Rebranded Howard Brown clinic delayed after building permit oversight
Howard Brown Health Center’s new Aris Health clinic — a reboot and expansion of its Triad Health Practice — was supposed to open March 25. But over a month later, the facility remains shuttered with little explanation from officials at Howard Brown, the Midwest’s largest
Pie Hole Pizza turns to crowd funding for expansion
Pie Hole Pizza Joint, a popular Boystown eatery at 3477 N. Broadway St., plans to expand to a second location in the Andersonville neighborhood after asking the community to financially support the project. Owner Doug Brandt will begin working on a new Pie Hole location
Circuit permanently closed, BOI Magazine targeted as creditor plans lawsuit
The owners of Circuit Night Club, a popular gay bar at 3641 N. Halsted St. in Boystown, announced early this week that the club’s recent and sudden closure will be permanent. Owners Mike Macharello and Patrick Harms told BOI Magazine, an LGBT nightlife publication Macharello owns, that
Circuit Night Club, Boi Magazine assets apparently seized by debt holders
Debt holders have seized Circuit Night Club, Boi Magazine, and other assets owned by Michael Macharello. This was made evident when public notice of the seizures effective Nov. 1 replaced the content of its
Circuit Night Club closes; owner to reboot business
Circuit Night Club, 3641 N. Halsted St., announced its indefinite closure due to financial stress from the economy and the price of rent in a letter posted on the entertainment company’s website and Facebook page Friday. Circuit Owner Mike Macharello
Pastor of St. Peter’s Episcopal in Boystown leaving parish
After five years of service in one of the most diverse communities in Chicago, The Rev. Sarah K. Fisher of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 621 W. Belmont in Boystown, will be leaving her pulpit. Pastor to many LGBT parishioners and advocate of its surrounding neighborhood,…
Boystown vigil held for lesbian couple shot in Texas
Members of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church hosted a candlelight vigil Wednesday as showing of mourning and support for a lesbian couple shot in Portland, Texas June 23. One of the victims, Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, was killed in the attack. News of the tragedy has
Feigenholtz meets with 12th District residents
State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) held a “Coffee and Conversation” event with a large group of 12th District constituents at Next Door Café on Wednesday. The meeting, at 659 W. Diversey Parkway, is a reoccurring opportunity
Rainbow Sash Movement asks Tunney to attend demonstration against Cardinal George
The Rainbow Sash Movement, an advocacy group for LGBT Catholics, issued an open letter to Ald. Tom Tunney (44th Ward) him to attend a demonstration against Cardinal Francis George on Sunday. The letter is the latest action from RSM following the compromise made among
Rainbow Sash Movement, Gay Liberation Network join local activist’s call to protest Cardinal George
Chicago LGBT right-groups have joined a local activist’s call to protest Cardinal Francis George, following the cardinal’s recent comparison of the gay liberation movement to the Ku Klux Klan. Lair Scott, a public speaker and
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