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🌱 Patch AM: How a new $11.5M Belmont project could reshape Lakeview
Make time for Digital Marketing Strategy Information Session on the Lakeview Patch calendar
Good morning to you Lakeview! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new $11.5M Belmont project could reshape Lakeview
Also on today's calendar: Digital Marketing Strategy Information Session and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny spells, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Top permits: Meta's new Gold Coast retail store, Mavrek files plans for $12M mixed-use building in Lakeview (therealdeal.com) — A five-story, $11.5 million mixed-use project is planned for 917 West Belmont Avenue in Lakeview, bringing ground-floor retail, 46 residential units, and limited parking to the neighborhood. The same permit roundup also highlights several major office renovations and retail build-outs elsewhere in Chicago, including Meta's Gold Coast retail space and school and condo upgrades across the city. 
📸 Around Lakeview
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeview
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★ Featured events ★
- Digital Marketing Strategy Information Session →
Online,
12:00 pm
Thursday September 10
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Other local events
- Football: Varsity Game vs Murphysboro (Away)
Roxana Cusd 1 Murphysboro High School
7:00 pm - Varsity Football (Away) vs. Jersey
East Alton-Wood River High Sch Donald W. Snyders Community Sports Complex, 1101 S Liberty St, J
7:00 pm - Soccer: Boys Varsity Kickoff Classic on Route 66 vs Carlinville v
Roxana Cusd 1 Carlinville High School - Smokin Aces - Main Event Tournament
Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095 - Volleyball: Girls Varsity Tournament vs TBA (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana High School, Larry Milazzo Gymnasium - Cross Country: JH Invitational vs Mascoutah vs. Roxana Junior Hi
Roxana Cusd 1 Mascoutah Middle School
8:00 am - Boys Soccer (John Martin Tournament) vs. TBA
East Alton-Wood River High Sch Wood River Soccer and Skate Park, Rock Hill Rd, Wood River, IL
5:30 pm - Smokin Aces
Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
📣 Lakeview Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Social Quarters-Hicktown
Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095
6:30 pm - Football: Varsity Game vs Murphysboro (Away)
Roxana Cusd 1 Murphysboro High School
7:00 pm - Varsity Football (Away) vs. Jersey
East Alton-Wood River High Sch Donald W. Snyders Community Sports Complex, 1101 S Liberty St, J
7:00 pm - Volleyball: Girls Varsity Tournament vs TBA (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana High School, Larry Milazzo Gymnasium
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lakeview PatchAM possible:
- Chicagoland Firearm Training — (773) 355-1691
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Douglas Center Public Hearing Notice —Linda Cordero Read on Patch
- Divas® Running Series Returns: Sparkle, Stride and Support a Great Cause —St. Steven PR Read on Patch
🗞 Nearby News
Wood River
- Volleyball Recap: Madison Falls to Roxana (maxpreps.com)
Edwardsville
- Illinois funding backs Alton, Wood River road projects (thetelegraph.com)
- Wood River Man In Custody After DUI Crash Injures Elderly Woman (riverbender.com)
- East Alton-Wood River High School Turns Existing Cameras into a More Proactive Layer of Campus Safety (omnilert.com)
Granite City
- Looking for a new coffee order? Try these three Edwardsville cafés (thetelegraph.com)
Ok Lakeview! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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