Bananas Foster to Ann Sather

Bananas Foster to Ann Sather

By Bill Morton, Rogers Park in 1,000 Words Author
Photography by Bill Morton

updated 10:47 AM CST, Sun April 23, 2012

Ann Sather

Swedish Cuisine and Catering

Coming Soon

For more information www.AnnSather.com

773 348-2378

Despite having a pretty solid local following and having recently undergone a dining room expansion, Bananas Foster Cafe abruptly closed last October. But that left an opportunity for another restaurant to move into a prime space at the corner of Broadway and Granville and Ann Sather, which has been in Chicago for more than 65 years, is taking advantage of that.

source: Ari Bendersky, Eater Chicago: Ann Sather Taking Over Closed Bananas Foster Spot



Ann Sather
1147 W. Granville Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60626


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Edgewater Antique Mall

Edgewater Antique Mall

By Bill Morton, Rogers Park in 1,000 Words Author
Photography by Bill Morton

updated 7:36 PM CST, Sun April 22, 2012

Edgewater Antique Mall

Open Daily

With over 45 unique, quality dealers, Edgewater Antique Mall is a must-see for any vintage shopping excursion.  The selection in the store, everything from mod to mid-century to mission style, changes quite frequently. 

The staff at Edgewater Antique Mall, including the owner, Paul Chaty, are always around with a friendly smile and offers of assistance. They can arrange delivery of your purchases and even coordinate prop rentals.

source: Jason Loper; Edgewater Antique Mall: Eclectic, Offbeat and Vintage

Edgewater Antique Mall 773-262-2525

Edgewater Antique Mall
6314 N. Broadway Street
Chicago, IL. 60660



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Edgewater, Rogers Park, West Ridge... We're all connected.

I have been chatting with Bill Savage over the past few days about the concept behind uniting our three communities of Edgewater, Rogers Park and West Ridge with Word 49. The conversation continued onto the pages of everyblock chicago with the following:

...And lots of folks who have lived west of Ridge all their lives call it West Rogers Park. It's a losing battle, not worth fighting, especially since contiguous neighborhoods can be considered the same place; if this story was about gang rivalries in Englewood, it would be much less relevant to RPers, but WR isn't 15 miles away, it's right next door.

Bill Savage goes on to mention:

Check out Bill Morton's new site, which covers WR, RP and Edgewater. Our problems don't magically stop at Devon or Ridge or the city limits; we're all connected, like it or not.

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Saint Henry's Church

Saint Henry's Church

updated 9:05 PM CST, Weds April 4, 2012

Saint Henry Church, at 6346 North Ridge, became Angel Guardian Croatian Catholic Church in 1982, after the disused church was renovated by the Angel Guardian Croatian Catholic Mission. In 1998, it was renamed Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Parish. Saint Henry Cemetery is on the north side of the church, at the corner of Devon and Ridge.

Source: Graveyards.com, Additional photos at the Graveyards Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery feature and Word 49: Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery.

St. Henry's Church

A.D. 1905.

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Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery

Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery

updated 6:06 PM CST, Weds April 4, 2012

Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery is the only surviving churchyard (that is, a graveyard adjacent to and affiliated with a church) within the city of Chicago. Located in the West Ridge neighborhood on the far north side, the church, erected 1905, is a neo-Gothic structure, clad in brick with ornamentation of limestone and bronze. Originally serving the German Catholic community, as the population changed, it was given to a Croatian parish in the 1970s. Local legend has it that "Sailor Jack", the boy on the "Cracker Jack" box, is buried here, though various identities are given for him. I have not yet found definitive proof of this.

Source: Graveyards.com, Additional photos at the Graveyards Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery feature.

Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery office located at Calvary Cemetery 301 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois (847) 864-3050

Office hours 8:30am - 4:00pm Mon-Fri
9:30am-1:00pm Saturday


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Fresh Start a Success in Rogers Park

Fresh Start Mondays a Success!

By Bill Morton, Rogers Park in 1,000 Words Author
Photography by Kris Luck

updated 8:52 PM CST, Mon April 2, 2012

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce's new Fresh Start Program titled "Fresh Start Mondays" had it's first event earlier today. The fresh start is in reference to refreshing the cleanliness and safety of our community. Neighbors gathered to pick up litter and trash including broken glass, fast food wrappers and discarded cigarette butts at 7315 N. Sheridan Road.

The location was selected due to regular complaints that the chamber of commerce received regarding the neglected property and it's close proximity to local businesses Quest Network Services, Sheridan Beach Foods and The Lighthouse Tavern at 7301 N. Sheridan Road.

Fresh Start Mondays are scheduled for every first and third Monday of the month, all year long. You can join the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce in freshening Rogers Park up!... for a cleaner and safer neighborhood with less litter, debris and contaminants on our sidewalks, streets and beaches.

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