Local links...
- City council meetings and agendas
- Galileo Scholastic Academy
- Columbia College
- National Public Housing Museum
- Spertus Institute
What we're reading...
- This American Life and Derrick Smith
- One year later: Goose Island-Budweiser
- 20 years ago: The great Loop flood
- Rahmfather portrait's artist unveiled
- What we know about G8/NATO
Latest comments
- This bank was robbed again yesterday!...
- So I guess if I show up in Bitsy's...
- Andy tells the truth. I was there. I...
- Andy tells the truth. I was there. I...
- Andy tells the truth. I was there. I...
- Bonnie, thanks once again for all the...
- Ooooh Hamburger Hamlet and Acorn On...
- Bonnie, You did a great job! How...
- Thayer wasn't watching the live stream...
- Great reporting! I almost feel like I...
Put South Loop market on Saturday
05/04/2011 10:00 PM
No Comments - Add Your Comment
We get what the Chicago Park District is trying to do by putting the new Grant Park farmers market on a Friday. Tapping into the workforce in town for the weekend is a fine idea, and folks may enjoy heading over to pick up a loaf of bread or some fruit.
But we have one big problem with that plan: It hurts the people who actually live in the neighborhood.
South Loop folks who work during the day may not have a chance to really enjoy the market, strolling from booth to booth to examine the goods.
We think a farmers market in the South Loop should serve those who live there, and those who work in the neighborhood should be a secondary concern. Put it on a weekend — or at least put it in the evening — so that residents can take advantage of it.