RAWNRGY Juice's future home at 4600 N. Magnolia Unit FWe've noticed workers in the retail space along Wilson Avenue just west of Magnolia for a while now. Old-timers might recall this space as the former home of Alma Pita. Signs are up around the butcher paper and we now know what to expect: RAWNRGY, a veteran-owned shop specializing in cold pressed juices, wellness shots and cleanses. This appears to be their first brick and mortar location after starting online several years ago.They have a Facebook and Instagram page as well. We wish RAWNRGY much success! [...]

Hard to believe, but May 15 marks the 15th anniversary of Uptown Update. We started the blog May 15, 2007. Our founding group consisted of five Uptown residents, both new and old. Our older contributors had been active in the neighborhood since the days of Ralph Axelrod and Jerry Orbach.  Everyone met online first, discovering each other on message boards and the proto-blogs of the day.  A social dinner in February 2007 led to a discussion of starting a common news source, and shortly after, one of our founding members started what we now know as Uptown Update.Uptown Update was conceived… [...]