I kicked off my toy drive for Care for Real less than a week ago.Since the drive started there was a holiday and a long weekend when many people go out of town, so I didn't think we would have collected much yet. Still, since it was a big shopping weekend, I thought there might … Continue reading Cyber Monday Virtual Toy Drive
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Updated 11/30/2012 Bikram Hot Yoga Midwest (formerly Bikram Yoga Andersonville) and Listing Toward Forty are partnering to collect toys for needy children in Edgewater. The collected toys will be brought to Care For Real, Edgewater's food pantry, for distribution to the families they serve. Bring unused, unwrapped toys to Bikram Hot Yoga Midwest at 5715 North … Continue reading Care for Real Toy Drive: Help Edgewater Kids in Need Have a Happy Holiday
Support small businesses by shopping locally for your holiday gifts. When you shop local you can find unique gifts instead of whatever thing all the big box stores and major online sites are shilling, plus you help to keep your community vibrant. Below are just some of the stores in Edgewater and Andersonville that have … Continue reading List 19: Shop Local in Edgewater/Andersonville This Holiday Season
There are two big shopping events happening in Edgewater this weekend. Both are perfect ways to jump start your holiday shopping or pick up something fun for yourself. Chicago Craft Mafia's DIY Trunk Show Broadway Armory, 5917 North Broadway Street Saturday, November 17 from 10 AM to 5 PM Free Admission This is not your … Continue reading Two Unique Shopping Events in Edgewater this Weekend
If we had to move I would need to ask about the Halloween situation in our potential new neighborhoods. After two years on a street that takes Halloween very seriously, I would have a hard time adjusting to a place that counts its trick-or-treaters by the dozens (if that) instead of by the hundreds. The … Continue reading 1,173 Trick-or-Treaters: More of Why I Love My Chicago Neighborhood