It may be hard to believe for newer residents, but once upon a time there were four Starbucks in Uptown, the two in-store "Starbucks" locations at the former Dominick's and Wilson Yard Target, the "Magic Johnson" Starbucks at Wilson and Magnolia, and the Starbucks located prominently at the intersection of Lawrence and Broadway.We lost the Wilson Starbucks in 2016 for what was supposed to be the "new" location of Baker & Nosh that never came to be. In 2017, the Lawrence Starbucks was the location of a tragic gang- and drug-associated shooting, and by 2022, rumored union-busting by Starbucks Corp. led to the [...]

Weiss Memorial Hospital (from Weiss Webpage)Reader JL writes in:Hey UU. Thanks for all you do. I live across the street and have seen more lights on at Weiss and more cars parked at the entrance. Have you heard anything about the hospital? Will it be reopening any time soon?Unfortunately, we remain in the dark about Weiss and Resilience Healthcare's plans for the hospital. As of today, the hospital website shows the campus is only open for outpatient services, while there are no inpatient or emergency services. However, Alderwoman Clay's December 5 newsletter announced outpatient services were closed as well just after Thanksgiving.Based [...]