🌱 Dinkel's To Sell 30,000 Paczkis + Mask Up On CTA, Metra

Hello, people of Lakeview! It's me again, Georgi Presecky, your host of the Lakeview Daily.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 33.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Three people are in custody after stealing a car at gunpoint in Lincoln Park Sunday night. Police said they approached a 56-year-old woman in the 2600 block of North Clybourn Avenue and stole her BMW SUV. One teenager is charged with aggravated vehicular carjacking, but charges are still pending for the other two suspects. (CBS)

2. Beermiscuous is one of many Chicago businesses who will continue requiring masks and vaccine proof for patrons now that the city has dropped its COVID-19 mitigations. “We just don’t feel quite ready to part with a system that has worked to keep customers and staff safe and healthy these past few months,” management wrote via social media. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. Dinkel’s Bakery plans to sell 30,000 paczkis today in honor of Fat Tuesday, celebrated every year before Lent begins. The Lakeview bakery opened at 6 a.m. today and had more than 1,000 pre-orders for the celebratory Polish pastries. (FOX)

4. Today is the final day for Lakeview residents to submit proposals for neighborhood events. Individuals and organizations can apply for a Community Events & Placemaking Grant, which awards $5,000 to create a local program. (Chamber)

5. Vendor applications are now open for the Lakeview Low-Line and Roscoe Village farmers markets, which will return to the neighborhood this June. The deadline to apply is April 12. (Block Club)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Celebrate Mardi Gras with specials at Tuman’s Tap & Grill, Carol’s Pub or The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant. (4 p.m.)
• Deuce's hosts a spring floral workshop. (6 p.m.)
• WBEZ presents “March Forward — A Celebration of Black History.” (7 p.m.)
• See “The Clever Comedy Show” at the Lincoln Lodge. (10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Masks are still required on Metra and CTA trains, buses and platforms per a Transportation Security Administration mandate. (Patch)
• First installment property taxes are due today in Cook County, according to the treasurer’s office. Online payments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. (Cook County Treasurer)
• Plum Market will close in June to make room for Dom’s Kitchen & Market. (Block Club)
• Former Blackhawk Duncan Keith sold his Lakeview home last month after 14 years in the neighborhood. (Crain’s)
• Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe will also sell paczki today. (Paid source: Tribune)

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— 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.