🌱 Anshe Emet Synagogue Supports Ukraine + Odenkirk At Music Box

Happy Saturday! Georgi Presecky here with the latest Lakeview Daily.

First, today's weather: Warmer; breezy in the p.m. High: 64 Low: 43.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Members of the congregation at Lakeview’s Anshe Emet Synagogue are praying for their relatives in Ukraine, Rabbi Michael Siegel told WBEZ this week. Other Jewish congregations in Chicago are pitching in to aid residents and refugees during the Russian invasion. (WBEZ)

2. Mental health needs spiked along with food insecurity in Chicago during the pandemic, the Tribune reports. Lakeview Pantry served more than 8,700 new people last year and received a $240,000 health department grant to hire therapists. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. A Lincoln Park home dating back to the 1860s will hit the market in mid-March, Crain’s reports. The structure survived the Chicago Fire and was designed by W.W. Boyington, who also designed the historic Water Tower. The home on North Hudson Street is valued at $2.4 million. (TRD)

4. Emmy-nominated actor and Naperville native Bob Odenkirk visited the Music Box Theatre Wednesday to discuss his new book “Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama” alongside fellow Second City alum Tim Meadows. Odenkirk told the Lakeview crowd he “didn’t feel like a Chicagoan when I left at 25 to do ‘Saturday Night Live,’” but now proudly calls himself a Chicago native. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

5. North Side Bike Ride will host its first-ever group ride today on the Lakefront Trail. The group formed in February and today’s meeting is designed to be a “low-stress, low-speed” ride for interested cyclists. (Block Club)

Today in Lakeview:

• Chicago’s “Unofficial Bar Crawl” winds through Wrigleyville. (Noon)
• Replay Lincoln Park launches its “Shrek” pop-up. (3 p.m.)
• Visit “Chicago’s most magical Irish pop-up bar experience” at Charm’d. (3 p.m.)
• Discover local eats during Lakeview Roscoe Village Restaurant Week. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• CTA officials said crews will repair the missing chunks of concrete on the Red-Purple Bypass this spring. (ABC)
• PetSmart locations will waive pet adoption fees today in honor of National Adoption Week. (CBS)
• Registration remains open for the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle, set for March 19. (NBC)
• Tata Tacos is expanding from Lakeview to another Portage Park location. (Block Club)
• Lincoln Park salon owners are helping hair stylists through the pandemic with the Illinois Salon Coalition. (WGN)

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That's all for today, Lakeview! Have a great day.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.