Earlier this week, Puptown Dog Park (4921 North Clarendon) posted on Facebook to ask for some help from the community."Friends,We recently found several bags of heroin in the space just east of Puptown (very near the pollinator garden). A resident in the encampment informed us that it was brought in last night by another individual.We have notified the Alder (Clay) and will file a police incident report.We have communicated with the Alder our increasing concerns about these issues. The encampment has grown, and with it potential threats to dogs and their owners.The obvious dynamic is that water service attracts more [...]

We were sad when Clark Street fixture "Thai on Clark" closed a few years back. Not only was it nice to have another open restaurant on this otherwise quiet strip, but the food was great and the owner (Tanut) was a nice man. Future Home of La Mexicana, 4641 N. ClarkWhen Tanut retired, he sold the building at 4641 N. Clark in 2022 to the owner of La Mexicana Grill, which has a Wrigleyville location across from Metro. We heard through the grapevine that a new restaurant was planned for the location, but have been waiting two years for the next step [...]