"Evening had come to an oddly pastoral little piece of Chicago's downtown. Kids ran through sprinklers, dogs bounded around a dog park and office workers strolled home."

"While Lakeshore East is not the largest residential development downtown in terms of the area it covers, it has the most units. In all, 4,950 units, 1,500 hotel rooms and some office space are proposed."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,5675108.story...

Eric Frost

I found this restaurant search engine which uses Google Maps and shows which restaurants in an area deliver. They cover just a few cities but luckily they do include Chicago. Look for -- Chicago restaurant delivery.

"GrubHub.com is a cowinner of the 2006 Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, an annual competition hosted by the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business."

"after a redesign in 2005, GrubHub's usability started to improve. Now users...

Eric Frost

Although a bit of a distance from the "New Eastside", there will be a new park at Erie St. and the North Branch of the river.

See Screenshot / Map.

The dedication will be featured on a TV broadcast tonight!

Alderman Natarus writes.. [the new park] "is a wonderful new amenity for the 42nd Ward.

Tonight, we will be talking about the history of Erie Park as well as other green...

Eric Frost

My notes from the meeting held last week at the Shoreham are now posted in the forum --

http://forums.new-eastside.com/index...opic,85.0.html

If you were there and remember things I don't list or would like to post additional questions or comments, please do so.

Eric Frost

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM MOVING TO GRANT PARK

"Mayor Richard M. Daley announced today that Chicago Children’s Museum will move from Navy Pier to a new building to be constructed on the northeast corner of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive in Grant Park.

The Chicago Park District will provide the site, which is at the south end of Daley Bicentennial Plaza, and Allstate Insurance will donate $15 million toward the construction costs, the Mayor announced."

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Eric Frost