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Happy St. Patrick's Day, Lakeview! Here's your guide to the neighborhood news for March 17.

First, today's weather: Cloudy with a passing shower. High: 59 Low: 38.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Cyclists are asking the city for better safety precautions near the Lakefront Trail after a driver struck and killed a Lincoln Park man on a bike last month. It is the second cyclist death on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the past six months. (Block Club)

2. Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week marked two years since Chicago’s first COVID-19 death was reported. Since March 2020, 7,500 Chicagoans have been killed by the virus. (Patch)

3. The new Cubs general manager is moving to Lakeview. Carter Hawkins and his wife Lindsay bought a $3.65 million home in the neighborhood in January, according to a Tribune report. (Paid source: Tribune)

4. More than 70 Chicago chefs joined forces last night at Navy Pier to raise funds to feed Ukrainian refugees. Proceeds from the event went to World Central Kitchen’s efforts in Poland at the Ukrainian border. (CBS)

5. DePaul University graduate Sam Straley stars in the new comedy “Welcome to Flatch,” premiering tonight on FOX and Hulu. He also appears in the Hulu limited series “The Dropout” as the brother of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. (FOX)

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Today in Lakeview:

• The Wrigleyville St. Pat’s Bar Crawl begins at Old Crow. (11 a.m.)
• GMan Tavern hosts a Patrick Swayze movie marathon. (3 p.m.)
• Make a shamrock craft at Lincoln Park Branch Library's family night. (6:30 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at Smoke Daddy. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out St. Patrick’s Day food specials at Kennedy Rooftop, Oaken Bistro + Bar, Stan’s Donuts and more. (Chicago Food Magazine)
• Southport Lanes made the Axios list of “iconic” Chicago businesses that closed during the pandemic. (Axios)
• Edgewater cocktail bar Nobody’s Darling was nominated for a James Beard Award. (Paid source: Tribune)
• Cubs tickets go on sale tomorrow. (Twitter)

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That's all for today, Lakeview! Have a happy St. Patrick's 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.