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🌊 Friday Morning Swim Club canceled
August 30, 2023
Grieving Chicago restaurants that closed during the pandemic? You’re not alone: We’re talking about the biggest losses to the city’s restaurant scene on today’s City Cast Chicago podcast. RIP Oysy 😥
What's CITY Talking About?
Friday Morning Swim Club Officially Canceled
Organizers behind the weekly Montrose Harbor dip said they won’t host the popular event for the rest of the summer after police were at last week’s “unofficial” meetup. The group plans to announce other free events. [Sun-Times]
National Association of Realtors Prez Out
Kenny Parcell stepped down Monday from the powerful Chicago-based nonprofit after multiple allegations of sexual harassment. In his resignation letter, the Utah Realtor called the accusations “categorically false.” [New York Times 🔒]
Downtown Residents Don’t Want More NASCAR
That’s according to a survey commissioned by 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly, who was an outspoken critic of the Grant Park street race. Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism arm, has not yet published its economic impact study. [Crain’s 🔒]
- Those responses track with what we heard from readers and listeners. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Pizza City Fest a Flop?
Some attendees who went to the Goose Island fest over the weekend felt duped by the long lines, high ticket price, and lack of promised pizza. Some vendors reported trouble with power and small ovens. Pizza City Fest is the brainchild of Steve Dolinsky, also known as the Food Guy and the Hungry Hound. [Block Club]
What To Do
Near South Side Karaoke 🎤 Wednesday | 8–11 p.m.
Join actress Zuri Salahuddin, comedian Lisa Beasley, and DJ Jukie Tha KidD™ at the Bassline for the weekly live band karaoke series. [$15+]
Celebration in Humboldt Park 🇵🇷 Thursday | 5:30 p.m.
Head to Roberto Clemente High School to celebrate the Puerto Rican Cultural Center’s 50th anniversary with a taste of Paseo Boricua and a performance from “La Otra Cara de La Moneda.” [$50+]
Boxing in Portage Park 🥊 Thursday | 7–9 p.m.
Young boxers are facing their peers on the Northwest Side. [Free]
Today on City Cast
Did Your Fav Chicago Restaurant Close?
Many Chicago restaurants are still reeling from the pandemic and inflation. Eater’s Ashok Selvam has been tracking Chicago’s restaurant closures and tells us about the summer’s hidden story.
Restaurants are where memories are made ... and when they close, a part of you just vanishes.
August may be slipping away into a moment in time, but this TikTok trend spinning dogs to the Taylor Swift song lives forever.
—Sidney Madden
Thanks to editor Simone Alicea!
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