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GSLA Wins Constant Contact All Star Award - 3rd Year Winner
We wanted to share the great news and express our gratitude to you, our loyal members, for receiving this honor. Our emails and events are made with our members and supporters in mind, so thank you for engaging and interacting with us.
We look forward to more interactions in 2013!
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Community Updates Meeting March 23rd |
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Reggies
2105 S. State Steet
Website: http://www.reggieslive.com/
REGGIES brings a music fan's ultimate dream
to reality with a terrific bar and grill, kickin' rock club, and a music lover's record store - all under one roof! On September 8, 2007, REGGIES opened its doors, transformed from a once run-down auto bumper repair shop. Now home to one of Chicago's hottest music scenes, REGGIES has hosted the Tragically Hip, Alkaline Trio, Gaslight Anthem, Carl Palmer, Supersuckers, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Screeching Weasel, and many other top acts.
- REGGIES' MUSIC JOINT - our laid-back bar and grill with great live shows, feels like it's been a neighborhood fixture for years. REGGIES' ROCK CLUB - our close-up-in-your-face concert venue, with special emphasis on innovative, cutting-edge bands.
- REGGIES' RECORD BREAKERS - pour through our impressive selection of new and used vinyl, CDs, memorabilia, posters, cool t-shirts, buttons, and other surprises.
- REGGIES' ROOF DECK - enjoy food and drinks atop one of the coolest rooftops in the city. Play free pool, bags, and shoot hoops before cooling off with a nice cold shower.
- REGGIES' ROCKIN' BUS - complete fleet of vintage buses ready to run to the game, concert, local event or road trip. Roll with us and don't fight traffic or pay for parking. Our buses are available to get your group to the show, party or event.
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Urban Re-Mix Consignment
1468 S. Michigan Avenue
Website: http://urbanremixconsignment.com/
Urban Re-mix, LLC is an upscale home furnishings consignment shop offering items from modern to traditional, contemporary to antique, offering only the best, high end furnishings from the finest homes.
If you are moving up or scaling down, looking for a unique piece, or a change in décor, Urban Re-mix can help. We have great pieces at affordable prices.
Consignment shops have benefited from the shift in consumer thinking. Consumers are more economical and their spending habits have changed. People still desire luxury high quality items but do not want to pay retail. That's where Urban Re-mix comes in... beautiful pieces deserve a repeat performance!
Urban Re-mix is a "must visit" for anyone looking for special treasures. |
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Brasserie LM
800 S. Michigan Ave
Website: http://brasseriebylm.com/
A brasserie is a type of French restaurant with a relaxed, upscale setting, which serves single dishes and other meals. The word brasserie is also French for "brewery" and, by extension, "the brewing business."
Brasserie by LM is a modern French Brasserie serving traditional, affordable French food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The breakfast menu features Croissants, Croques and American favors. The Lunch and Dinner menu features Brasserie Steak with Frites and Beef Bourguignon as well as a $25 three-course prix fixe menu that includes soup or salad, entrée and dessert. The Bar offers domestic, French and German draft beers, and a wine list with domestic and French options.
Bon appétit!
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Social Media on Main Street Facebook Marketing
CIBOLA
1647 South Blue Island
Thursday, March 21st | 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Attention small business owners, are you interested in using Facebook to market your business or other services? Join us for a free seminar on all the basics you need to know to get started!
Topics we will cover:
- Why is Facebook a big deal?
- How large is it?
- Do people really use it?
- How to attract Facebook fans to your page
- How to advertise on Facebook
- How to manage content and make sure your page stays interesting
Speaker: Blagica Bottigliero
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Soldier Field Spring Egg-Stravaganza presented by Dominick's
Soldier Field
Saturday, March 23rd | 9 AM
Soldier Field together with Dominick's celebrates the beginning of spring by inviting families to take part in the 10th annual Spring Egg-Stravaganza on Saturday, March 23rd. The largest candy grab in the city taking place here on the stadium field. The stadium will open at 9am to the general public to enjoy all types of kid and family friendly activities including face painters, fun inflatables, balloon artists and much more!
The fun on the field will begin at 10am with the first group of kids to collect all the goodies they can on the field. The event is FREE and open to the public. The first 2,000 children to participate in the candy grab will receive a commemorative wooden egg designed by a local Chicago youth participating in the citywide open art contest that is now open. Learn more here |
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South Loop Elementary 10th Annual Spring Benefit |
 Friday, May 10th from 6 -10PMMcCormick Place Hyatt
2233 Martin Luther King
The 10th Annual Spring Benefit promises to be a wickedly good time! It's a dressy evening event full of fun, dancing, libations and plentiful food at a newly-redecorated ballroom in the elegant Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Our emcees will be Andrea Darlas from WGN Radio and Rick Pearson from the Chicago Tribune! We hope you will join your fellow South Loop Parents, Teachers, Administration and neighbors as we celebrate 10 years of the "brain, heart, and courage" which has become South Loop School.
Planning to come, but need childcare? Bring your munchkins to the school so they can play with their friends! Spots are limited and we don't like turning families away, so don't wait until you see the tornado on the horizon before making this important reservation.
Each year, the Spring Benefit supports annual fundraising efforts of Friends & Family of South Loop School (our nonprofit organization). This year's overall goal is to raise $100K towards expanded technology for our Early Childhood Center, and Spanish instruction for all of our students. Please use the Donation, Advertising, and Sponsorship forms to start a conversation with local businesses about helping us reach this ambitious goal. There are many ways to get involved - contact us at 2013.emerald.city@gmail.com.
Learn more & download forms click here |
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South Loop Toastmasters Club Meeting
Monday, March 25th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM |
 Is your fear of public speaking holding you back? Get ahead of your fears at the South Loop's new Toastmasters Club. Toastmasters has been training speakers and leaders since 1924. Providing a safe, friendly environment where members practice prepared speeches, extemporaneous speeches, as well as evaluating each other, offering them opportunities of personal growth and building self-confidence. Come see what it is about at our next meeting. Meetings are held regularly on the second and fourth Monday of every month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St. Everyone welcome (18+).
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Winter Workshop: Wet Plate Photography
Saturday March 23, 2013 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Fee: $10/PP
Rediscover the art of early photography with modern-day tin-typist Steve Ingram. Learn about mid-nineteenth century photographic techniques, how to date and preserve period images, and watch Steve demonstrate the wet plate process. An exhibit of early photographs c. 1845-1865 will be on display.
R.S.V.P. to 312-326-1480 |
We had a great night out at Reggies listening to potential bands for the 10th anniversary Bash on Wabash! Our committee is securing sponsorships and reserving booths for local businesses for this year's event right now. The Chicago Bears announce their schedule in early April so we will have a 'save the date' soon. If you are interested in volunteering, lending your talents to the organizing committee, or securing a booth for your business - get in touch with us!
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Guest Judges (L to R)
Rebecca Faber (The Lifeline), Taylor Kravitt (Vicarious Venues), Yvonne Scissors (The Scissors) |
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Alderman Fioretti's Clean & Green
Saturday, April 20th |
Mark your calendars for Alderman Fioretti's Bi-Annual 2nd Ward Clean & Green on Saturday, April 20th.
Join us at locations across Chicago to clean up and better your community. Stay tuned for site information in the next few weeks. You'll meet your neighbors while giving back to the community. Call (312) 263-9273 to sign up to volunteer!
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Become a Member or Sponsor Today!
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Greater South Loop Association
P.O. BOX 4632 - Chicago, IL 60680-4632
A non-profit 501(c)(3) neighborhood organization comprised of an alliance of residents and businesses in the South Loop.
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