Great Rivers Chicago: Near South Side, Public Open-House Meeting, October 28

Great Rivers Chicago will hold an open-house meeting at Ping Tom Memorial Park Leonard M. Louie Fieldhouse, 1700 S. Wentworth Ave. October 28, 2015, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

At the meeting you will be able to “discuss issues and provide ideas for the stretch of the river within the region you care most about.” The meeting is free, but you need to RSVP. You can do so by clicking the link here.

From spring 2015 to summer 2016, the City of Chicago and Metropolitan Planning Council, in partnership with Friends of the Chicago River and many others, is embarking on a process to reimagine our city’s Calumet, Chicago and Des Plaines rivers and riverfronts. From improved shipping to water quality to dining options, we’re scouring existing plans and reaching out to business owners, community leaders and people like you to create a coordinated vision for our rivers’ future.

For more information on Great Rivers Chicago, please visit their Web site.

Green Eggs and a Green Chicago River

Green River
This was the year I finally went to see the Chicago River dyed green before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade. Before the big event, I met two friends for breakfast at around 8:30 a.m. We decided to eat close to the river, so we picked Eggsperience Pancakes & Cafe at 35 West Ontario St. Eggsperience is a big, cool, modern space. The menu choices are plenty and the service is prompt and friendly.

Eggsperience has been in business for about a year. Their Web site says they're open 24 hours, but that isn't true during the winter months. According to our waiter, they'll be going back to the 24 hour schedule this spring.


There's plenty of green here, but dig that awesome hat!

Inside Eggsperience, there were many folks doing the same thing we were: having breakfast before trotting off to the Chicago River to see it dyed green. Many people inside were wearing their green for St. Patrick's Day.

Check out the videos below. The titles may lead you to believe they're not in order, but believe me, you're getting a true sense of the event.