Rogers Park in 1,000 words

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Dog hit on Sheridan Road

An older grey dog has been hit on Sheridan Road in front of the 7313-15 N. Sheridan Road property.

I called 311.

That's all for now.

Rogers Park pond

Melting snow in the park forms a seasonal pond.

From our friends at Flatts and Sharpe Music Company

What we really want to do this week in our newsletter is stress just how thoroughly our neighborhood rocks, and to encourage everyone to patronize local businesses. Go have dinner at the still brand new Morse Theater. Get your shoes fixed at the cobbler shop. Say hi to the bartender at your favorite saloon and then barhop to the one you haven’t visited in a while. Browse the amazing deals at Armadillo’s Pillow. Take some yoga lessons at any one of our 483 yoga studios. Learn kung-fu. Buy chili pepper lights from the Heartland to brighten your life. Buy cowboy boots from Jessica’s Western Wear to spring up your step. Experience ennui at Panini Panini. Eat a panini at Ennui. You get the drift.

Just because the last paragraph was all about commerce doesn’t mean we at Flatts & Sharpe only think about money. If that were the case, we wouldn’t be at Flatts & Sharpe. Our ultimate goal is to promote music in every way. So, if you have a music program at your school or you would like to start one stop on by and we can offer you all kinds of help. We are involved with several foundations that help schools with lesson plans, instruments, and grants. We’re big fans of trying to make this world a little nicer one note at a time.

Thanks for reading!

Flatts and Sharpe Music
6749 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL. 60626
(773) 465-5233

This morning in Rogers Park

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Jarvis Beach

Reserve your Flowers Today!

Saint Scarlet

Winter - Saint Scarlet - February 5th - March 8th 2009

Directed by Lenny Wahlberg

ST. SCARLET by Julia Jordan lets us in on two days in the lives (and in some cases the deaths) of the members of an Irish-American family in backcountry Minnesota, where three siblings are left to deal with each other for a change, now that their mother has passed away. Ruby, Rose, and Seamus not only have to contend with each other over their mother's house, her possessions, and her funeral arrangements, but must also battle for their own identities and for the truth. Add Vinnie to the mix, a mysterious stranger bearing years worth of love letters from "Scarlet", who believes he's here to propose to Rose—who may or may not even know who he is—and you have a snowbound quartet with no phone, no instructions, and no answers. Join Idle Muse Theatre Company for a look inside a family home where nothing out of the ordinary ever seems to happen—until tonight.

St. Scarlet by Julia Jordan runs from February 5th to March 8th, 2009.

For tickets by phone, please call the Box Office at (312) 342-5725

Thursday - Saturday @ 8pm
Sundays @ 3pm
The Side Project Theatre
1439 West Jarvis Ave
Chicago, IL 60626

This morning in Rogers Park

Grill Inn on Morse Avenue cleans large graffiti from wall.

DevCorp North worker urinates in an alley near Morse Avenue and Sheridan Road.

Window washers and Construction workers at The Morgan on Sheridan Road and Archer Avenue.

Abandoned bicycle found on sidewalk near Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago.

Icy sidewalks melt into large puddles on beautiful Spring-like weather in Rogers Park.