Truman Square Neighbors

Sadly, the Double Door will not become our neighbor. Its plans to open on Wilson Avenue won't pan out. A big disappointment to those of us who looked forward to having another concert venue within walking distance.

CAPS Beat 1913 meeting tonight.

Twin Towers 4550 N Clarendon

6:30 PM

Come join your neighbors and your Beat Officers!

Next year’s Beat meetings will be at the newly renovated Clarendon park Fieldhouse. Stay tuned for beat meeting dates for next year’s schedule.

Next weekend there's a festival right at our front door!

DJ Mark Farina is turning it up at Uptown Live on 9/20! Check him out on Saturday, along with Tortured Soul, House N' HD (Terry Hunter / Mike Dunn) , Lori Branch, Andrew Emil, Dom Brown, David Sabat, Groovin Kiki B2B Yoe, Beyond the Blonde, Baton Show Lounge, S@n!c Healing, Crocodile Rockstar: Tribute to Elton John, and Planet Claire: Tribute to B-52s 🎉 UPTOWN LIVE IS A FREE EVENT 📍 N Broadway between W Lawrence & W Leland 💕To support Uptown Live and other Uptown Community initiatives, we will be hosting a raffle with a variety of great prizes for festival attendees! Every $5 and $10 donation receives a raffle ticket. We thank you in advance for your support! Enjoy explore local art and creatives, restaurants, and a family zone filled with kid-friendly fun. This isn’t just another street fest — it’s Uptown turned all the way UP. See you next week!

You are invited to an online meeting ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6th, about an upcoming street festival in our neighborhood!

From Uptown United:

The Uptown Chamber of Commerce & DUFF Entertainment would like to announce the arrival of a new street festival - UPTOWN LIVE - coming this September 19th -21st to Uptown along Broadway between Leland Ave. and Lawrence Ave.

Given your proximity to (or within) the street fest, we wanted to invite you to a virtual meeting taking place next week on Tuesday, August 5th at 6:00pm to learn more. See attached flyer for more details, and see here for meeting link (https://meet.google.com/yoy-pdtc-gzm)

We hope you can join us!

EVENT DETAILS:
Just Announced: Uptown Live!

Three Days. One Iconic Neighborhood. All the Sound + Soul of Uptown.

The Uptown Chamber of Commerce and DUFF entertainment proudly present Uptown Live, a brand-new street festival lighting up Chicago’s historic entertainment district this September 19–21 on N Broadway between W Lawrence and W Leland.

Catch mainstage performances by Joywave, DJ Mark Farina, Liquid Soul, Tortured Soul — and more to come. Plus, explore local art and creatives, and a family zone filled with kid-friendly fun.
This isn’t just another street fest — it’s Uptown turned all the way UP.

Let’s close out summer with music, movement, and community at Uptown Chicago's premier street festival. More details available soon.

MUSIC - Stay tuned for the full lineup.
JOYWAVE
Mark Farina
Tortured Soul
Liquid Soul
The Western Eltons
Soul Message
Too Much Molly
Beyond the Blonde
Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute

If you're around on Friday morning, bounce on over to Stan's to meet our local beat cops.

Meet your local cops Friday morning at Stan's, Wilson & Broadway

Given the triple shooting yesterday in front of Lucy's, this "conversation" couldn't be more timely. Held at the Winthrop Family Historical Garden on Thursday evening. https://www.uptownupdate.com/2023/07/public-safety-conversation-this.html?fbclid=IwAR2RC-70tb3_8fqDhgOi9s1fFW0HxiMSTzfVtoecvrKd0_4b8b4ogE13f5o&m=1

Public Safety "Conversation" This Thursday for 46th Ward Residents Given the recent uptick in violence, Ald. Clay (46th) will hold a "community conversation" about crime on Thursday at the Winthrop Family Hi...