Around the South Loop and Chicago

How's your eyesight? The American Academy of Ophthalmology was at McCormick Place for six days.

Happy Birthday to Lauren, my friend and waitress at Sweet Maple Cafe in the West Loop

The Original Five BBQ is coming to 1030 Taylor St. this fall.

Signs directing the crew and extras for the new Matt Damon movie, Contagion

Dearborn Park: It's still nice enough to play tennis.

The Roosevelt St. L platform was a fairly pleasant place to be yesterday afternoon.

Plants and vegetables are still growing in the community garden.

Take a Walk Down Halsted St. During "A Taste of Greece" 2010

Annual Family Fun: Food, Drink, Music, and More
Take a walk with me down Halsted St. in Greektown during the 2010 "A Taste of Greece." The sights the sounds, the smells (well, okay, not the smells) of the festival are captured in the video below. This annual festival is fun for the whole family.

Marché to close in June

Popular French restaurant Marché located at 833 W. Randolph St. in the West Loop will close its doors June 13. According the ChicagoBusiness.com, cowner Jerry Kleiner said, "it's time to do something else." Kleiner and partner Howard Davis, an attorney, opened the French brasserie 17 years ago in 1993.

Kleiner and Howard own the popular South Loop restaurants Gioco and Opera.

Opera will be hosting the the "Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party on Thursday June 24. The movie screened that night will be Houseboat starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren.