Taken at the Uptown Fitness Closure in 2020With the issuance of an $850,000 building permit yesterday, Planet Fitness took a major step towards opening in the former Uptown Fitness space.While there is no official opening date, expect renovation work to start very soon. Commenters on prior posts have reported employees of the Lakeview location mentioned an opening in July. If you would like to sign up, the new club is in pre-sale mode (with discounts) and the sign-up page is here.  The general gym page, with a list of planned amenities, is here. [...]

Feeling crafty? Want to learn new skills? Meet like-minded folks nearby?Chi City Craft Club has been around for about a year, holding pop-up events in coffee shops and people's homes, dedicated to creating community and crafts. Now they're about to open in their own space in the McJunkin Building, in the second floor corner unit directly above Lucy's.They invite interested folks to follow them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chicitycraftclub) and check out their Linktree (https://linktr.ee/chicitycraftclub_) to see what's coming up and what looks like a good fit.Coming up this week:Speed Friending (and origami!) at Felix, February 25thGouache Painting at Mochinut, February 26thWe [...]