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True to the Pru: Farmers Market Reporter on a Downtown Newcomer
FARMERS MARKETS l Our Farmers Market Reporter shares photos of the Chicago's Pru Farmers Market, where you get food with a side order of city architectural history
Bob Benenson
Jul 7, 20252 min read
Everything's Beautiful on This Urban Farm, and the Flowers are Dillies
URBAN FARMING l My CSA subscription with Just Roots non-profit provides great produce, inspiration from their social mission — and Zen photo opps on their urban farm
Bob Benenson
Jul 7, 20252 min read
Plainly Fruitful: Tree Fruit Started Shedding Grace for July 4 Weekend
FARMERS MARKETS l June brought the berries and cherries, adding color Chicago area farmers markets. The July 4th weekend brought tree fruit such as apricots & plums
Bob Benenson
Jul 6, 20252 min read
Mixology Era Ends as Chicago's The Violet Hour Closes Its Doors
CRAFT SPIRITS l When the news broke last week of the closure of Chicago's The Violet Hour, commenters on social media aptly called it as the end of a cocktail era
Bob Benenson
Jul 1, 20253 min read
Prairie State of Mind: Chicago Area's New Co-op Opens Next Week
FOOD CO-OPS l The latest in the Chicago region's mini-wave of food co-op openings takes place on July 9, when Prairie Food Co-op Community Grocery opens in Lombard
Bob Benenson
Jul 1, 20252 min read
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