🌱 Wrigleyville Hoping For End To MLB Lockout + Ash Wednesday

Good morning, Lakeview! Here's the latest news in the neighborhood.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 49 Low: 30.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Lakeview:

1. Wrigleyville businesses are hoping for a swift end to the Major League Baseball lockout, which will delay the start of the regular season. The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce said Cubs game days bring an influx of $5 million to the neighborhood. (WGN)

2. Plum Market shoppers are “outraged” after the store’s owner said it was being “pushed out” of the neighborhood by Dom’s Kitchen & Market. The new grocer plans to move into the space at 1233 N. Wells St. this June. (Block Club)

3. Customers and staff at Lakeview’s Paulina Meat Market had mixed reactions about Chicago’s mask mandate being lifted this week. About half wore masks while the others reported feeling "free" to go without a face covering. (CBS)

4. Chicago announced plans for the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, which will return March 12 after being canceled the past two years because of the pandemic. This year’s parade will honor Chicago’s frontline workers. (Patch)

5. The Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Women’s History Month by honoring women-owned local businesses. Many will offer discounts in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8. (Chamber)

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From my notebook:

• Carjacking numbers are down from last year in Chicago, but still above pre-pandemic levels. (Axios)
• Participating in Lakeview Restaurant Week? Submit your receipts to the chamber of commerce for the chance to win a gift card. (Chamber)
• Lakeview violinist Baird Dodge will be one of the featured musicians at Southwest Symphony Orchestra’s New World Symphony and Double Concerto in the suburbs this weekend. (Paid source: Daily Southtown)
• Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church will offer six Ash Wednesday services today. (St. Mary Church)
• 5411 Empanadas is expanding from Lakeview and Wicker Park into Evanston. (Daily Northwestern)
• Kyle Davidson will be the new general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks. (Patch)

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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.