The Official Chicago Discussion Thread

[@OffHalsted]

yall let the Harold's by the docks close?

 

[beenz]

regarding harold's, there's one on the other side of the expressway that they will use instead. I never tried that one, but if it's the same owner, I'll fukk with it. especially since it's in walking distance for me.

 

[beenz]

I'm thinking about this situation with the curfew and the bridges being up once again. it's like lightfoot is saying that only downtown and the affluent areas matter.

and speaking of that, my homie lives on state and grand. there's a jewel there as well. dude told me they looted jewels on monday, and 3 hours later it was open for business. which shows the disparity that exist here on the south side.

it's been 3 months damn near since shyt was looted out here, and I'm still seeing a shytload of big businesses that are still not open. I'm referring to the nike outlet, walmart, walgreens on 75th/state, walgreens on 79th/racine. but downtown, the apple store gets hit, and they have their doors and glass fixed at like 7am the same day. I saw this on the news.

so what it looks and sounds like to me is folks downtown and up north need to be protected from mayhem, but because there are poor people on the south/west sides, they should just fend for themselves. its bullshyt.

 

[beenz]

lanlord was short sighted. dude had another restaurant 2 blocks away, and he wasn't gonna allow himself to be squeezed in a pandemic due to greed .

totally understand why he bounced.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

I haven't been to harold since January....no reason to.

Remember way back in the thread where I showed yall that the candy shop on 71st and state sells the mild sauce in gallon tubs?

Been putting it on different fried chicken and harolds is no longer a required middle man for me

 

[Macallik86]

I'm thinking about this situation with the curfew and the bridges being up once again. it's like lightfoot is saying that only downtown and the affluent areas matter.

and speaking of that, my homie lives on state and grand. there's a jewel there as well. dude told me they looted jewels on monday, and 3 hours later it was open for business. which shows the disparity that exist here on the south side.

it's been 3 months damn near since shyt was looted out here, and I'm still seeing a shytload of big businesses that are still not open. I'm referring to the nike outlet, walmart, walgreens on 75th/state, walgreens on 79th/racine. but downtown, the apple store gets hit, and they have their doors and glass fixed at like 7am the same day. I saw this on the news.

so what it looks and sounds like to me is folks downtown and up north need to be protected from mayhem, but because there are poor people on the south/west sides, they should just fend for themselves. its bullshyt.

It reads to me like it has everything to do with big businesses and the decisions that they make and not the city officials. I do know that Lightfoot was begging Walmart and a few other big businesses not to leave the city after the initial looting so I'm not sure how the blame is placed on government?

Also, you are comparing a Jewels that was looted for 1-2 hours with something like the Walmart on 47th and Cottage that was looted for 1-2 days. On a related note, as far as I know, all Chicago Walmart's were scheduled to reopen by early August. I know the 47th & Cottage Grove Walmart reopened 8/1.

 

[@OffHalsted]

People might have forgot even before all this popped off, stores were already closing
2 Targets


As Walgreens Closes Calumet Heights Store, Residents Ask: ‘Why Is It Always Stores In Black Neighborhoods?’

This basically sped up the process..

Also in Roseland stores magically keeps catching on fire this been happening for the last 13yrs..
This like the 7th property..

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

Up in Skokie and trying Jollibee for the first time

They put hot dog things in their spaghetti

 

[WesCrook]

lanlord was short sighted. dude had another restaurant 2 blocks away, and he wasn't gonna allow himself to be squeezed in a pandemic due to greed .

totally understand why he bounced.

And assumed he was going to shut up and and the new terms and continue on. They really underestimate us when it comes to us exercising our options.

Plus considering how much business Harold's generated at that location, I don't see any other proprietor that can come close, let alone be profitable under those conditions.

That property owner is going to be sitting on an empty lot for a long ass time.

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

Anybody been biking on the lake? Thinking of going to blow off some steam but recent activites have me hesitant

 

[invalid]

I'm thinking about this situation with the curfew and the bridges being up once again. it's like lightfoot is saying that only downtown and the affluent areas matter.

and speaking of that, my homie lives on state and grand. there's a jewel there as well. dude told me they looted jewels on monday, and 3 hours later it was open for business. which shows the disparity that exist here on the south side.

it's been 3 months damn near since shyt was looted out here, and I'm still seeing a shytload of big businesses that are still not open. I'm referring to the nike outlet, walmart, walgreens on 75th/state, walgreens on 79th/racine. but downtown, the apple store gets hit, and they have their doors and glass fixed at like 7am the same day. I saw this on the news.

so what it looks and sounds like to me is folks downtown and up north need to be protected from mayhem, but because there are poor people on the south/west sides, they should just fend for themselves. its bullshyt.

I mean, what do you really expect when downtown is the money maker?

Money talks and you place your priorities in line.

If stores closed, and tourist stopped coming, and downtown residents start leaving, if you think things are bad on the south/west side now, what do you think will happen when there is no money in the city at all?

 

[invalid]

Anybody been biking on the lake? Thinking of going to blow off some steam but recent activites have me hesitant

I have. It's not ideal but think about wearing some type of protective covering. I was just out yesterday and, especially in areas downtown or the northside, there are hundreds of people out cramped on the bike path especially since the lake levels have risen, so there is potential for airborne transmission.

It would probably do you good to stay more on the south side where the path is not so crowded.

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

I have. It's not ideal but think about wearing some type of protective covering. I was just out yesterday and, especially in areas downtown or the northside, there are hundreds of people out cramped on the bike path especially since the lake levels have risen, so there is potential for airborne transmission.

It would probably do you good to stay more on the south side where the path is not so crowded.

I won't pass Navy Pier then

 

[Macallik86]

Anybody been biking on the lake? Thinking of going to blow off some steam but recent activites have me hesitant

I've been using Divvy's nonstop during quarantine. They started throwing the electric bikes in there as well. They gotta make the map easier to follow but I think the takeaway is that if you live in a black neighborhood, you get 45 minutes for free as a member or 30 minutes free w/ a day pass. The white neighborhoods have to start paying as soon as they hop on the bike regardless of whether you are a member or not. No complaints from me

Spoiler: Map

Ebikes | Divvy Bikes

 

[WesCrook]

Anybody been biking on the lake? Thinking of going to blow off some steam but recent activites have me hesitant

Yeah, but they can get crowded. I lot of bobbing and weaving.

Try to hit a trail if you can. There are plenty, especially outside city limits.