Edgewater

A Slew Of New Restaurants Open On North Side

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Chicago Food, New Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants, New Restaurants Chicago, Andersonville, Edgewater, Chicago, Chicago News

In just the last few weeks, the Edgewater area has turned into the hub of new restaurant openings. Here's a rundown of what's new on the North Side th...

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UPDATE: After Protests, School Eases Policies To Protect Student With Peanut Allergy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edgewater School, Food Allergies, Americans With Disabilities Act, Student Peanut Allergy, Edgewater, Peanut Allergies, Peanut Allergy in Children, Peanuts, Edgewater Peanut, Education News

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- A Florida elementary school beset by parental protests is scrapping some of the more severe restrictions it had implemented to prot...

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New York City Apartment Hell Pt. 4

David Serchuk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edgewater, Apartments, Brooklyn, Brokers, Deposits, Real Estate, NY Real Estate, Bay Ridge, New York City, New York News
David Serchuk

Wherein we are basically extorted by our broker and revisit, once again, a place we didn't even like that much the first time.

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A Reluctant Vote for Walmart -- A Report From the Chicago City Council

Joe Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living Wage, Walmart, Chicago City Council, Edgewater, Chicago Big Box Ordinance, Rogers Park, Big Box Stores, Chicago News
Joe Moore

I voted for the zoning change to allow for the Walmart because I wanted to honor the hard work of labor and community organizations. I cast my vote with great trepidation, however.

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All Blacks Told To Leave Whole Foods In Copycat Bias Case

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whole Foods, New Jersey, Whole Food Racism, Whole Foods Racist Announcement, All Blacks Must Leave, Edgewater, Walmart Racist Announcement, Walmart Racism, New York News

EDGEWATER, N.J. — Police in northern New Jersey say a 14-year-old girl grabbed a supermarket microphone and announced, "All blacks leave the sto...

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Power to the People

Joe Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Aldermen, Discretionary Capital Budget, Edgewater, Chicago City Council, Participatory Budgeting, Chicago Politics, Rogers Park, Chicago News
Joe Moore

As an alderman, I have embarked on an new alternative to the old style of decision-making. I'm letting the residents of the 49th Ward decide how to spend my entire discretionary capital budget of more than $1.3 million.

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Paterson: Affair Rumor 'Outrageous Lie'

nydailynews.com | By Kenneth Lovett in Albany and Michael Saul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paterson Scandal, Edgewater, Jennifer Jones, The River Palm Terrace Steakhouse, Paterson Affair, Governor Paterson, David Paterson, Michelle Paterson, New York News

A defiant Gov. Paterson Monday blasted as bogus a report claiming he got cuddly with a woman over the weekend at a New Jersey steakhouse. "The port...

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Aaron Seibers Stabs Himself So He Doesn't Have To Work At Blockbuster

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saint Anthony's Hospital, Colorado, Aaron Seibers, Denver, Blockbuster, Edgewater, Man Stabs Himself Blockbuster, Stabs Leg Blockbuster, Denver News

An Edgewater man has admitted to stabbing himself in the leg Monday night because he didn't want to go to work. Aaron Seibers, 29, reported that he ...

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