🌱 Sidewalks Widened On Cornelia + CTA Crime Concerns + COVID Uptick

Hello! Here's your weekend edition of the Lakeview Daily.

First, today's weather: Clearing and cold. High: 43 Low: 36.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Lakeview:

1. The sidewalk was widened this week on part of Cornelia Avenue near Clark Street. Chicago Department of Transportation crews removed diagonal parking spaces to “enhance the pedestrian experience along Clark Street,” according to Ald. Tom Tunney’s office. (Block Club)

2. Dr. Allison Arwady said the increase of COVID-19 cases in Chicago “remains in good control.” The city is averaging 66 more daily cases this week, but the health department is reporting less than one death per week from the virus. (FOX)

3. Crime concerns continue on the CTA despite the transit authority stepping up security measures. Two violent attacks were reported at different Red Line stations earlier this week. (NBC)

4. Obvious Shirts opened its first brick-and-mortar store this weekend in Wrigleyville. The online store sells more than 10,000 t-shirts a month. (Block Club)

Today in Lakeview:

• Ald. Tom Tunney's office hosts a free paper shredding event. (9 a.m.)
• Chicago History Museum “Fire in Boomtown,” a music and story-telling event set around the Great Chicago Fire. (1 p.m.)
• Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry takes the stage at Auditorium Theatre. (7 p.m.)
• No Turn on Red performs at Cubby Bear. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The city is planning to add 48 miles of bike and pedestrian trails. (The Daily Line)
• Pequod’s Pizza was just named the “absolute best pizza in Chicago.” (The Tasting Table)
• A “megamansion” at 1909 N. Orchard St. in Lincoln Park could sell for $18 million, making it the second-most expensive home sale in the city this year. (TRD)
• Kenan Thompson’s “Ultimate Comedy Experience” comes to Laugh Factory tomorrow. (EventBrite)
• Roscoe Village brunch spot Orange will close this summer. (Eater)

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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.