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Every Garden Has a Story: Here's a Few
|  "Ah, to be a duck in a wash bin in a fenced-in yard on a hot summer day, what would that be like?" might be the thought running through Bucktown residents Crystal and Dan's heads this past Saturday, or perhaps they were just enjoying the Petting Zoo next to Lottie's, as this young girl, above, was. The zoo was one of many activities held in conjunction with the Bucktown Community Organization's (BCO) Annual Bucktown Tree and Garden Walk.
Sam Marts, with some garden walkers  | Garden lovers from around the neighborhood, other parts of the city, the suburbs, and even neighboring states like Wisconsin and Indiana convened in the heart of Bucktown, specifically Club Lucky---the event's home base and presenting sponsor--for the two-day "fun'd-raiser," which provided the opportunity to go on a self-guided walking tour through some of the city's finest private gardens. A guided Tree Tour led by Janet Mrowka featured a comprehensive tree census cataloged by Janet and Tree Committee co-chair Sam Marts.
"Lake Huron"  | Sam was born in Athens, Ohio. He set up roots in Bucktown in 1985, and, along with his partner, artist Nick Sistler, purchased a bungalow. The men rehabbed the home and started a garden in 1987.
Their backyard garden features many species of plants representative of the Great Lakes region, and the lakes are also represented, Lake Huron being a bathtub that appeared to be catching rainwater. Other signs of success were noted by Sam's lament that the leaves of his blue hosta were "swallowing my mirror ball!"-- a comment that's like a gardener-to-gardener equivalent of a woman casually saying to a friend fighting muffin top that she needs to gain weight to fill up a pair of skinny jeans. Across the way from the uber thriving blue hosta, however, was a perplexing situation. Per Sam, just 3 lilies were still standing out of 40 that were initially planted. And whose fault is it? Well, don't get this otherwise kind man started on the bunnies. Some say that the West Nile virus killed a large number of crows, who would have otherwise been alive to snack on the bunnies, but instead the bunnies are very much alive and eating everyone's lilies.
Vivek and Shalani  | Well, maybe the bunnies are not munching on everyone's lilies. Up the street from Sam's Bucktown backyard paradise is another, albeit much younger, garden, which, while I didn't check on its lilies, seems uniquely poised to keep the rabbits at bay, unless rabbits go up and down staircases. Situated above a former frame garage, Vivek and Shalani began their rooftop garden five years ago. The serene space contains a ceiling that is a canopy of greenery surrounded by a mixture of lower hanging sunny and shady plants, with many of their indoor house plants lining the back of the garden during the summertime.
In regards to the gardening process, Vivek reflected, "It's intensive in the beginning of the season. We had about one-and-a-half weekends devoted to preparing the pots and getting the soil ready." Vikek said that he prefers mixing one-third top soil, one third compost, and one-third moss. Like many modest gardeners, he added that the garden "mostly takes care of itself" after the initial groundwork.
Globe thistles, echinacea, Black eyed Susans (and a few hydrangeas)  | The entire family participates in gardening. The couple's twins tend to two flower boxes full of marigolds at the base of the stairs leading to the rooftop. Vivek is responsible for the diverse array of plants he and Shalani are standing in front of in the above portrait. The front garden, which began a couple of years after the rooftop garden, is comprised of plants transplanted from Vivek's mother's garden in the suburbs. The front garden is Shalani's preferred spot, and it is full of flowers more poised to survive in time of draught, like echinacea, globe thistles, and black-eyed susans. Shalani expressed a bit of frustration--reminiscent of Sam's mirror ball woes--that her hydrangeas had gotten so big that the stems were not strong enough to support their fast blossoming heads. She said, "I'm almost ready to get rid of them [the hydranageas]." "How long have you been saying that?" I asked. Her reply: "Five years".
Trolley time!  | Speaking of five, on day one of the walk I'd volunteered on the trolley and circled the neighborhood what felt like five times. Joining us on the trolley adventure were two dads with five kids in tow, along with a Martha, far right, joined by a fellow Plein Aire painter  | family of three who just wanted a ride back home from Holstein pool. We had the pleasure of watching this little Bucktowner go out cold and awake disorientated and unable to smile for anything, especially my camera. We disembarked from the trolley and met Martha Stevens, one of the many plein air painters of Chicago spotted around the area. Martha had been painting ("I'm working on clouds," she said) while facing this view of St. Mary of Angel's School. The following day I encountered her on the street again and she told me that she scrapped that painting and wasn't happy at all with the clouds.
Alas, I wish our adventures at the Garden Walk had lasted much longer than two days. With 100 private and public gardens on the map, and activities like a guided tree tour and a monarch butterflies workshop at Bucktown Respite, Maggie, a budding Bucktown gardener  |
there weren't enough hours to experience everything that the walk had to offer--and then go home and assemble it into a story, too. The good news is that we've got a guide book. Thumbing through it just now, I learned why the catalpa tree was selected by Sam and Janet to be honored as the tree of the year. "In many ways it [the Catalpa] is representative of Bucktown's attractive and diverse community," they wrote. "Like our residents, they range in age from 'infant' to 'very mature'; there are mature catalpas that took up residency several decades ago as well as many that have recently joined our community."
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Jude of Forte  |
Forte opened this past weekend at 2301 W. North, in the space formerly occupied by the Carlos Jimenez Gallery.
Covered in a previous Pipeline, though not as in-depth as this govtech.com article spotted via the 'Buck Town' Facebook page, is a new LEED-certified 'green' parking garage slated for completion in July, 2011.
A friendly construction worker with ACOA, taking a break from the heat to smile for the camera  |
A new dental office appears to be opening soon at 2245 W. North, next to Colori Eco Paint Boutique. The build-out is being constructed by ACOA Ltd. Per Nicolas Sinadinos, who owns the building, Dr. Priscella Yeung will be relocating her specialty practice from 1725 W. North to the new space.
Green Corner, 1800 N. Damen, does not appear to be open just
yet, yet. Stay tuned!
Do any readers know the story behind Cat's Eye on Damen? I passed it while on the Garden Walk trolley ride, and thought it was a new shop until I did some Googling. Thanks!
Eric of Gunner's  |
Gunner's Pub, 1467 N. Milw., is now open, per this Our Urban Times interview with owner Eric Palm.
At left is an impromptu shot of Eric taken a few months back during construction. The mannequin arm had piqued our interest!
Smoke Times is now open at 1850 W. Division. I popped in and met owner Zamen, who wanted to let readers know he's got a humidor, too.
Colorlab Cosmetics is now open at 2140 W. Division.
Cindy of Interior Minded celebrated the five-year anniversary of her business earlier this month.
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Tweets & Local Links
| Miss Wicker Park Pageant Host, Coburn Flint, with winner Miss Hopkins, in middle, at a pre-pageant warm up party at Debonair Social Club
 | Do you have a local link from traditional or social media that we should include here? Should I be attempting to follow you on Twitter? Links must be recent, or timely, and pertain to the neighborhood. Send your links and Twitter handles!
NBC posted a photo album from the Miss Wicker Park Pageant at Double Door yesterday (Monday). The caption on one of the photos said, "Most likely the only pageant where the winner sprays the crowd with PBR."
Leonor Vivanco of the RedEye posted a recap of the pageant.
Red & White/Pipeline file photo  |
The Chicago Reader's July 8 issue contained a feature story on eight indie wine shops, "The Right Wine for the Weather."
Of the eight shops, two of are located in Wicker Park and Bucktown. Read the story here.
Time Out Chicago featured some of the city's classic neon signs in its July 8-14 issue, and it's no surprise a few local favorite places turned up in the mix, like Rainbo Club and Margie's Candie's!
The press is pouring in, from Time Out Chicago, ChicagoNOW, the Redeye, and many other sites, in anticipation of a Rubik's Cube tournament to be hosted by Cat & Mouse on July 17 at the WPB Library! Read more details here on Pipeline Community News sponsor Cat & Mouse's web site.
Natasha McShane has returned to Ireland, to continue her recovery there, per this Sun-Times story, spotted on the 'Buck Town' Facebook page.
Tweets of Note:
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Wow, yet another new BBQ joint:
Lillie's Q, opening August in Bucktown, w/ Carolina-style bbq,
craft beer, moonshine & moonshine cocktails.
On the table: Pimento cheese,
boiled peanuts & more at Lillie's Q, a barbecue joint in the
Aberdeen space in Bucktown:
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This week the pals decided to take a break again, though they will be back... many thanks to all of the local business who've been participating in this ongoing serial story. It is because of you that The Pipeline is able to exist and we are grateful for your sponsorship.
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Up Close: 'Tony Goes to the Farmer's Market'
by Tony Fitzpatrick
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Wicker Park Farmer's Market  | Nothing gets me more excited about being a sophisticated urban dweller than the Wicker Park Farmer's Market. Here we get to interact with the the country folk and sport our 'green' cloth grocery bags while fingering their produce like we actually know what the f**k a kohlorabi is.
You have to be careful here -- there are all kinds of healthy types fussing about with their fanny-packs. If you beat them to the wrong bunch of carrots they will stare at you and give you the sh*t-eye. You know what I say-- 'You snooze --You lose, Baby', next time, spend less time bullsh*tting with the cheese guy and you'll get to the carrots before I do.
I love bringing my dog, Chooch, to the farmer's market because everybody loves him and therefore I become more welcome by osmosis. My favorite part of the market is the MEAT. My man Nick Spenser and his wife make the BEST Back-Bacon I've ever tasted-- PLUS they make Bangers-- a delicacy from Ireland that is made of Pork, Pork, and more Pork-- Boo-Yah.
I dropped about a C-note this morning-- and yeah, I bought the $20 mint jelly-- there is no such thing as too much jelly. I also loved walking around and seeing all of these local farms out in force. Now excuse me whilst I make a back-bacon sandwich on very healthy bread.....
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"The Buck Town All Star" (Goat Man) by Tony Fitzpatrick  | About the author: A longtime local artist-and-playwright-and-too-many-other-things to list, Tony Fitzpatrick is Bucktown to the Core-- maybe that's why his latest Drawing-Collage, Goat Man, right, is all about the Bucktown legendary petting zoo beast. Read all about Tony here on my favorite back hole to get lost in, or on his web site, or just go see his latest show, This Train, now showing at Steppenwolf Theatre. Oh yeah, we almost forgot: Tony is a Sox fan.
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"Walking so that no one else has to walk in my shoes"
by Cindy Schesinger
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believe
Cindy's story is relatable and we thank her for allowing us to share it here, for the purpose of helping to
spread the word on a human struggle which touches us all)
Photo of Cindy and her dad, courtesy of Cindy  | June 23 was the 14th anniversary of my father's death. On September 25, I'll be walking for the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
My dad always seemed happy and content
with his life. He loved photography, tennis, and bike riding along the
lakefront... He was very outgoing and at ease talking to anyone.... One time he
went to Blues Fest by himself and found an elderly woman dancing alone. He was
so taken by the energy and zeal she had at her age that he wanted to photograph
her, and he did. I remember how excited he was to tell me about this woman he
had met and how much he admired her dancing so happily by herself At the age of 61, just six months before my dad died, his mood
drastically changed, and he went into a deep depression. He was nearing
retirement after working for the same company for 40 years. He started
to question what he had done with his life, and he was fearful about
what his future held. He knew he was depressed, but he couldn't bring
himself to ask for the professional help he needed. I think he was
overwhelmed and paralyzed by his thoughts and fears.
Every 60
seconds someone attempts suicide, and every 18 minutes someone
completes suicide. Each suicide leaves at least six "survivors," those
people who are left behind to grieve and make sense of the death.
Sadly, with the economy changing so much over the past 12 months, and
with how stressful life can be these days, suicide rates are escalating. Please help me to end the stigma associated with depression and suicide
so we can help others get the professional help and resources that they
need. This struggle touches all of us. Together, we will make a
difference!
Sincerely,
Cindy Schlesinger
'Survivor' and Survivor Outreach Volunteer for AFSP
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About the author: Cindy is an interior decorator and owner of Interior Minded. She is also a member of the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce.
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Liz Mason  | In last week's 'Up Close' feature on Liz Mason, I incorrectly spelled Britney Spears' name...
....Also from last week, in our round-up of newly opened independent businesses, we inadvertently left out Core Chiropractic, 1850 N. Milw.
In other news, a reader wrote in to wonder why we were being snarky in a play-on-words commentary related to a soon-to-be opened smoke shop, Dude, I forgot, 1400 N. Milw. We'd like to apologize for any perceived edge in our words or tone.
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And the Winner of the Miss Wicker Park Pageant Is....
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Click here to few a few images snapped during the Monday night pageant.
Here is a brief video clip with Miss Hopkins that I shot during the "Introduction" portion of the pageant.
This past Friday there was a pre-pageant warm up gathering at Debonair Social Club this past Friday.
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 Bucktown Garden Walk Recap
By
Eva Bergant
| This was the third consecutive year I've served as chair, and the sixth year overall of the Bucktown Tree and GardenWalk. We were very lucky to have great weather all day and soaking rains overnight. The gardens looked wonderful. A minimum of 650 people joined us for the walk, based on guide book sales.
Here's a comment from one of our volunteers Erik Hope "But honestly in my opinion the great thing about the whole event, irrespective of which gardens you see, is how it serves as a tour of the neighborhood, which in my opinion is just a fantastic place for walking around."
Over the last few years I have also noticed how many houses have done more gardening. Not everyone has a green thumb, or the finances for formal landscaping, yet the neighborhood looks great and full of green and bright flowers.
I don't have a firm count on the money we raised yet. The BCO will be using funds to continue to beautify the neighborhood. We are also supporting the efforts to get a Community Garden established in the vacant lots at Hoyne, St. Paul and Wilmot. During the walk, volunteers were there to spread the word and get more active volunteers to work on the infrastructure and planting plans.
What else can I say? the music at Club Lucky was great! the petting zoo at Lotties is a big hit ... everyone enjoyed the free trolley rides ... The composting, rain barrel and monarch demonstrations were fabulous... and our signature guided tree tours were great!! Look for seasonal tree tours in the future!
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2212 W. Armitage, p: 773-384-4454
News just in.. there will be a HUGE Summer Clearance Sale at Cat & Mouse Game Store, on Sat. July 31, and Sun., August 1. We need room! We can't stand looking at some of this stuff anymore! We're serious! Help us clear out some of our stock so that we can bring in exciting and new products for the holiday season. You'll find savings of 40-70% off lots of great clearance items, from kids' games and strategy games to jigsaw puzzles and brainteasers.
|  Sports leagues, music, hands-on gardening classes, and lectures--it's all happening at the park, 1425 N. Damen. The June edition of Wicker Park's Park News is now available: here is Page 1, as well as Page 2, also added to Community Links. In other park news, the Sunday Farmer's Market season is underway! It takes place on Sundays from 8 AM to 2 PM. The market is located on park grounds, 1425 N. Damen, and runs through Oct. 24.
Bucktown's Holstein Park is a happening park, too, so click here to read the latest news from Friends of Holstein, including its outdoor swimming pool schedule! The pool will remain open through Sept. 6.
32nd Ward Alderman Waguespack's latest e-newsletter (from July 9) can be read here.
STREET SWEEPING is here to stay until Nov 30, 2010. Click here to read a letter from 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno about the sweeping. Note: night hours for the 1st Ward are now Tuesdays from 5 to 8 PM. In other First Ward News, it's been just over 100 days in office for newish Alderman Moreno. Too see what he's been up to, click here.
Read the latest news from the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce by clicking here.
The next Business CAPS meeting will take place Tues. July 27, at 9 AM at the 14th District Police HQ, 2150 N. Calif. The topic of the meeting will be TripWire, which is a Bureau of
Justice Assistance and Federal Bureau of Investigation program aimed at
educating the private sector business owners on suspicious
activities/purchases/behaviors and providing them a mechanism to report
such activities to law enforcement.
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| Rebecca, left, with friends wearing her dresses  | Ahhh, su mmer.....
With the season in full swing, it's time for light, fun dresses. There's perhaps
no better way to find a new dress than to spot a random one on the
street and ask the person wearing it where it came from. On Damen, we encountered Rebecca, a 2008 graduate of Marquette and three of her girlfriends from college. The four women seemed to have a similar style and fashion sense, which made more sense when we discovered that the dresses worn were all owned by Rebecca, who lives in Bucktown and was hosting her friends, who ended up staying the night and needed new apparel in the morning! Rebecca's dress is from the TJ Max at Riverpoint Plaza and the solid blue dress and patterned dress both hail from Francesca's, 1920 W. North.
Up the street, while enjoying the Onion and an iced coffee from Just Indulge, we met Jenny, above left, who was on break from her retail job and enjoying a smoothie. Jenny reported that her summery white dress was from AKIRA, where she works.
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 The Week(s) Ahead: These happenings are proudly co-sponsored by Sapere Art Gallery, in Studio 341 of the Flat Iron Building, 1579 N. Milw. and Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milw.
| Wed. July 14, 6PM
Veggie Bingo; proceeds
benefit Chicago community gardens
1354 W. Wabansia (The Hideout)
Thus. July 15, 9 to 10 AM
SSA #33, WPB Facade Rebate Workshop
1370 N. Milw.
Thurs. July 15, 4 to 9 PM
'Welcome to Tokyo: AKIRA's 8-Year Anniversary
1835 W. North (Akira)
Thus. July 15, 5:30-8:30 PM
Keeping It Real: Burglary Presentation
2200 N. Oakley (Holstein Park Fieldhouse)
Thurs. July 15, 7 to 9 P<
SSA #33/WPB Make Believe Kickoff
1547 N Milw. (Pint)
Thurs. July, 5:30 to 8:30PM
Local First Chicago: First Annual Meeting
1936 W. Augusta (Leona's)
Fri. July 16, 8:30AM- 4:30PM
2010 Small Business Expo
725 W. Roosevelt (UIC Forum)
Fri. July 16, 7 to 11 PM
The Art of Touring
1561 N. Milw.
(Johalla Projects)
 Sat. July 17, 9:30AM-4:30PM
Rubik's Cube Tournament
1701 N. Milw. (Wicker Park Bucktown Library)
Sat. July 17, 3 to 6 PM
2nd Anniversary Show Featuring Three Artists
1924 N. Damen (360SEE)
Sat. July 17, 1 to 5 PM
Peter Hoffman and Dick Dermody
1550 N. Milw.(Heaven Gallery)
Sat. July 17, 6 to 10 PM
COLORAIN: The Art of Alberto Cerriteno
1800 N. Milw (OhNo!Doom Gallery)
Sun.. July 18, 1PM
Adventure Stage Chicago Presents The City of Ember
1012 N. Noble (Vittum Theater)
Sun. July 18, 10-11:30 PM
Dedicated Ears Presents a Post-Pitchfork Show
1543 W. Division (Chopin Theatre)
Sun. July 18, 8 AM to 2 PM
Wicker Park Farmer's Market
1425 N. Damen (Park Grounds)
Fri. July 23, 10AM and 10:30AM
Postpartum Pilates; rsvp required.
1943 W. Division (Grow)
Fri. July 23, 7 to 11 PM
Heaven Gallery Ten Year Anniversary
1550 N. Milw. (Heaven Gallery)
Sat. July 24, Noon to 10 PM
"We Come in Peace," The Silver Room's 8th Annual Soundsystem Block Party
1442 N. Milw. (The Silver Room)
Tues. July 27, 9 AM
Business CAPS meeting: TripWire
2150 N. Calif. (014 Police District)
Weds.
July 28, 8:15 PM (dusk)
Movies in the Park: Planet 51
1425 N. Damen (Wicker Park)
Sat. July 31, 10 AM to 5 PM
Creating Eco-Friendly Play Space
2243 W. North Ae. (Colori Eco Paint Boutique)
Sat. July 31 (10AM-7PM), Sun. Aug. 1 (11AM-5PM)
Summer Sidewalk Clearance Sale
2212 W. Armitage (Cat & Mouse)
Sat. July 31 to Aug. 1, Noon to 10 PM
Wicker Park Fest
North Milw. Avenue (Between North Ave. and Wood)
"Three spirits migrating on Jupiter the Whalaphant," by RW Ruehle, at Sapere Art Galley through July 21  |
Closing July 21: Mindscape by RW Ruehlen
Closing July 31: Less: work by Jason Middlebrook
and Ladies and Gentlemonsters and Saints and Sinners.
Closing Aug. 15: No
U-Turn, Bruce Holwerda
SAVE-THESE-DATEs:
America's National Night Out Against Crime (Aug. 3)
 A Year in Humboldt Park (Opens Aug. 11th)
Bucktown Arts Fest (Aug. 28-29)
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official CPA to various local small business superstars.
Today we share the following 'classic' Al-ism:
"I know nothing and there's nothing to know."
For more great insights, call the "Al-isms HOT-LINE
@847-226-4895,
or alspenadelcpa@comcast.net
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