🌱 YMCA Hiring + Where To Find Free N95 Masks

Happy Sunday, Lakeview! Let's get to the latest neighborhood news.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Lakeview:

1. Chicago-area pharmacies will begin distributing free N95 masks this week after the Biden administration made 400 million masks available. Jewel-Osco, Meijer, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and more are expected to have masks on hand, with a limit of three per person. (NBC)

2. Top doctor Allison Arwady said this week that Chicago will not drop its proof of vaccine mandate any time soon. "Is that in our future imminently? Absolutely not," she said. "I’m hopeful that sort of by the spring we’ll be in that place." (Paid source: Tribune)

3. The city is now using sewage to monitor the spread of COVID-19. The Chicago Department of Public Health recently joined the National Wastewater Surveillance System in examining sewage to determine levels of the virus causing COVID-19. (WBEZ)

4. Don Pablo’s Kitchen & Bakeshop will open next month in Uptown. The empanada delivery business is named for Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda. (Block Club)

Today in Lakeview:

• Learn to skate at Gallagher Way. (9 a.m.)
• See “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at ChiTown Movies. (7 p.m.)
• Minor Moon performs at Schubas Tavern. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Lakeview YMCA is hiring day camp counselors for summer 2022. (YMCA)
• Chicago Public Library will undergo system maintenance this morning until 9 a.m. (CPL)
• The Sun-Times reports that the Cubs will likely seek relief pitchers in free agency after the MLB lockout. (Paid source: Sun-Times)
• Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves took her “Star-Crossed: Unveiled” tour to Chicago this weekend. (Rebellious Magazine)

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