Mr Nelson Mandela

RIP Mr Nelson Mandela.

Red Line Reopening: 'Almost Perfect' - Downtown - DNAinfo.com Chicago

Red Line Reopening: 'Almost Perfect' - Downtown - DNAinfo.com Chicago

South Lake Shore Drive extension opening in next couple of weeks

This is pretty big news especially when one considers the future development planned for this area of the city. Please click the link to get more details. Full article.

Ice Rink And Gymnastics Center Slated for 115th and Western - Morgan Park - DNAinfo.com Chicago

Ice Rink And Gymnastics Center Slated for 115th and Western - Morgan Park - DNAinfo.com Chicago

MORGAN PARK — An indoor ice rink and gymnastics center is slated for a long-vacant lot at 115th Street and Western Avenue in Morgan Park.

Officials on Saturday are scheduled to officially unveil plans for the $11 million dual-use building. A combination of state, city and Chicago Park District funds will pay for construction, according to a source familiar with the project. Story continues at DNAinfo.

Wavy DePaul Arena Design Wins Approval for Architects by McPier Board - South Loop - DNAinfo.com Chicago

Wavy DePaul Arena Design Wins Approval for Architects by McPier Board - South Loop - DNAinfo.com Chicago

 

Whole Foods Market to open Englewood store in food desert

What can you say? I actually like the idea. Please see more details for the plan development at 63rd and Halsted via www.suntimes.com.

City of Chicago :: Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground for Cermak Avenue Green Line Station

City of Chicago :: Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground for Cermak Avenue Green Line Station

CHAMPS!

Congrats to the Chicago Blawkhawks for winning 2013 Stanley Cup!

Mariano's and Wal-Mart to Bronzeville?

Found below article over at Crain's Chicago

Two big retailers are honing in on properties for new stores in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. plans to open a Mariano's Fresh Market on land owned by the Chicago Housing Authority near 39th Street and Martin Luther King Drive, according to a person familiar with the project.

Less than a mile from that site, at 39th and State streets, Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants to open a supercenter, another source said.

The projects provide a vivid example of how retailers are scouring the market for development parcels with strong population densities, often in Chicago.

Read more: http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130529/CRED03/130529785/marianos-wal-mart-push-into-bronzeville#ixzz2Uk8xuDty

Gigabit Squared is looking to transform nine Chicago neighborhoods, and just keep growing from there.

Technology projects worth $150 million will transform nine South Side neighborhoods by 2015 with a data center, a job training center and ultra-high-speed Internet connections that will bring Chicago’s fastest fiber and wireless broadband capacity to 100,000 residents and 11,000 schools, businesses, hospitals and clinics, the project’s leader says.Story continues at Chicago Grid.