This week's open post 3/2 - 3/8

Here's this week's open post. Please post all your off topics, questions, etc here. Thanks.

J.R. Boz Sweets and Eats

As the weather is getting warmer and spring is around the corner, we will soon be thinking of Ice Cream. Please visit J.R. Boz's Sweets and Eats at 3402 W. 111th Street at Homan. It is a wonderful little piece of nostalgia with the penny candy we will all remember plus a lot of the new favorites. The ice cream counter serves all our favorites made with Edy's Brand Ice Cream.

Support our local businesses and give this wonderful business a visit.

Southside Irish Parade

The parade is two weeks from tomorrow. Are you ready? If you go to the parade, where do you watch it from? East or West Side of Western? 103, 1o5, 111th, etc????

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Walgreen's Revisted - Again

12 years later. Still nothing.
Committees formed. Still nothing.

From MGLRC - Breaking News

City Council Adopts Ordinance
‘Coming Soon’ just got sooner. An Ordinance authorizing the redevelopment agreement between developers of the Walgreens Signature Corner project and the City of Chicago was approved October 8, 2008. This is a huge step in moving closer to an actual groundbreaking.

Then going back a year or so, found this on the web (from the Southwestobserver) - Emphasis added to highlight complete and utter POOP!

Spring 2008.

It was an answer that more than 60 Mount Greenwood residents were looking for Monday night when they packed the Chicago Public Library's Mount Greenwood Branch to air their questions and concerns with the developer of the northwest corner of 111th Street and Kedzie Avenue.......

But the question on everyone's mind was: When will construction begin? It likely will be as early as spring 2008 but no later than summer of that year.

Ald. Ginger Rugai stepped in halfway through the hour-long meeting to calm what was fast becoming a fiesty crowd. (hmmm, wonder why everyone was mad, after 11 years in the making)

She explained to those in attendance that the process to create a signature corner, which began four years ago (try many more than that since the plan was initially approved in 1997) with Terraco's initial purchases, has progressively (too funny, we ALL know the City does nothing quick, at least without secret pocket $$$) made its way through the city's planning and zoning departments.

Nonetheless the process - however slow - is moving ahead, added Rugai, who underscored the need for such a development. "There was no sense of Mount Greenwood pride," she said. "This creates a signature corner at 111th and Kedzie."....

"Our home values are skyrocketing (not anymore)," argued resident Maureen Chausse. "But 111th Street, which is our signature, looks like the ghetto. (with our 1960's Walgreens, Currency Exchange, Dollar Store and Nail Place, this is something to be proud of, Mt. Greenwood's signature corner!)"

Anyway, I called the alderman's office this morning, after getting the "I'm not sure what is going on" I was told to call the Mt. Greenwood ward office, of course, being city run, nobody answered. But I was told by the Beverly ward office that the

"WALGREENS' PROJECT IS NOT DEAD, BUT HAS SLOWED DUE TO LACK OF MONEY"......what?????????????

So I guess we need to raise money for the Signature Corner now too....just like the park project that took years to get done???

I don't get it, please someone explain, how did all the stores at 95th and Western get put up within weeks, but the Walgreen's project has been 12 years in the making.

Fat Tommy's

I heard it through reliable sources that Fat Tommy's will be moving to 3031 S. 111th Street (or where Veggie Bite was). They will have ice cream too!!!! The nice thing about that location is that there is 1) parking and 2) an outside courtyard. So keep a look out in the future for the new Fat Tommy's.

60655 blog

This blog was started to be informational and fun. As a commentor stated, it has become a place to bicker and fight over the smallest things. In the beginning, I censored everything. Then I realized that all opinions, if stated correctly, have a place here and started letting MOST comments in.

Please don't forget that we are all adults and all neighbors with one goal in mind and that is to keep 60655 a great place to live and raise our families. I put up an open post every week where you can talk about anything you like. Please use this post to state your opinions and comments that have nothing to with a specific listed topic. Please remember that this post is for 60655, which includes West Beverly and Morgan Park, not just Mt. Greenwood. If someone doesn't like the dog poop in the park, well, that's a legitimate concern to that person and let that person have a opinion without worrying whether or not they will be verbally attacked. That will stop now. This is not the place to tell the world that a neighbor is a loud mouth. Or to air your personal vendetta against a co-worker. This is the place however, to list what concerns you regarding the neighborhood, such as crime, school events, if you need a dentist, etc. Keep your comments racially void, as not everyone in 60655 is just like you.

I am sure that not everyone is going to like these rules and if you don't, I apologize, but let's keep this blog informative and fun.

Thanks for your readerships and comments.

Lent begins tomorrow!

So, that time has come again. LENT. Have you ever noticed you never crave chocolate as much until you give it up for lent?

Just for fun, what are you giving up? Where is the best fish fry in the area?