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Owner Robert Magiet is joining The StopAlong restaurant in Bucktown as a managing partner. Magiet has organized numerous food drives and other initiatives with his nonprofit, West Town Feeds.

The restaurant will serve French staples, including escargot and steak frites, while also offering burgers and other fare. The space was formerly home to a Pizano's.

Four buildings along Damen Avenue would be torn down to build the three-story day care, including the former home of Mindy's Hot Chocolate.

Anna Romo co-founded the Chicago Makers Pop-Up Shop, which temporarily operated three stores for local artisans and businesses. Now, she's focusing on her own business.

Filmed at dozens of locations across the city, the movie is the latest feature from Chicago-based Kernel Productions, which launched in 2020.

Owner Pawel Petrykowski moved to Chicago in 2019 from Poland, where he'd spent years honing his craft and competing in gelato competitions.

Villarreal shares "the Southeast Side with the world" through more than 40 years of sculptures and paintings, which are on display at a West Town center for outsider art until Jan. 8.

Officials hailed the designation as a way to support Polish culture and businesses across the Northwest Side through tourism and other initiatives.

The project at Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy is funded by a mix of city, state and Chicago Public Schools funding. Construction is expected to finish by mid-October.

The bar was supposed to be a beer-focused, "drink-forward" spot when it opened in 2015 — but its British-Indian food became a hit.

A city report last year said the Ukrainian Village bar had raw sewage leaking in its basement. Owner Denis Fogarty said this week that was "factually incorrect."

The coffee shop is sourcing its bagels, doughnuts and other food from mostly small, local companies. It opened in late May near Ashland and Division.

Alex Hodovanets was supposed to return to Ukraine this month — but Russia invaded. Instead, he's hoping to attend college in the Chicago area this fall.

The lanes would run between Milwaukee and Western avenues. The plan would also shorten pedestrian crosswalks and lower speed limits on that stretch of Augusta.

The zero waste shop is occupying the West Town Chamber of Commerce's pop-up shop space for June and July. " I think that everyone would be on board with being eco-friendly if we can make it accessible," owner Kelli Pelc said.

The deli's last service will be Sunday. A new restaurant will open in the space later this summer, owner Ursula Siker said.

The market will run 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the museum in Ukrainian Village.

The festival is organized by Lawrence Peters, a longtime fixture in Chicago's country music scene. It went virtual in 2020 and was canceled last year because of the pandemic.

Ukrainegiving.info gathers fundraisers, charities, and other information on how to support Ukraine in one central place.

The restaurant opened in the former Alba's Restaurant space and offers dishes from all over Latin America.