Bike and Save in Lakeview
Lakeview businesses are now offering deals for customers arriving by bike who show their helmet! The Lakeview and Lakeview East Chambers of Commerce have partnered with the local business community to promote their bike-friendly neighborhood with the Bike-Friendly Business discount program. Look for the Bike-Friendly Business window decals in storefronts around the neighborhood. The discounts are part of Lakeview’s Bike-Friendly Business District program, which promotes shopping local and markets neighborhood businesses to a growing and vibrant customer group: people who ride bikes. Join the conversation about biking in Lakeview on social media by using the tag #BikeLakeview. Learn more about bike-friendly discounts and biking in Lakeview at www.bikefriendlylakeview.com.
The Low-Line Market Is Back at Southport CTA Station on Thursdays
Now in its second year of operation, the Low-Line Market is a prepared food and farmers market, with the goal of creating an experience where neighbors can meet and gather while enjoying greater access to a collection of high quality produce, prepared foods and handcrafted goods from local farms and vendors. By increasing availability of local food sources within convenient walking distance of a high-traffic residential area, the Low-Line Market aims to increase sustainability within our community. Find it Thursday evenings at the auxiliary exit of the Southport Brown Line CTA Station. June 5 – September 4: 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.; September 11 – October 16: 3:00 p.m. – Sunset. Learn more at www.lowlinemarket.com.
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