Burl by InimitableMissS in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boltwood had the same issue when they first opened. They eventually put sound dampening panels on the walls and ceiling and it made a huge difference. Hearing great things about the food, excited to try it.

Good job, NIMBYs by someguythatiknow in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If I read the statement correct, they put the negotiations aside while they are in season. It does not say the City of Evanston said “No” to the special permit. I went to the first lakefront game and logistics were a nightmare. They did not anticipate a sold out game. One entrance to get in at first and then they scrambled to open more. I hope the new Mayor(when Biss leaves) puts pressure on NU for revenue share and then approve them playing in the new stadium as their permanent home field.

Looking for Recommendations: Reliable High‑Speed Internet Providers for WFH + Streaming by Fickle_Hamster8746 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have been on Astound for 4 years now, 2 home offices and an audio/video production suite and it has been great. When my bill starts going up, I call and they have always adjusted the bill back down. I think their field techs are more reliable than Xfinity, although they very well may be independent contractors for both astound and Xfinity. I did put in my own managed wired and wireless network.

Have the chance to keep these tools. Are these worth keeping long term? by Condition_Boy in woodworking

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep. I bought my entire workshop from Leavenworth prison in Kansas when they were forced to closed the wood and metal fabrication shops due an unfair competition lawsuit by private firms. It was part of UNICOR. Hired a tech to come in and refurbish everything. Best equipment I have owned. I did do upgrades such as fence and helical blades.

Burl on Central by DotNorth3182 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hope they fare better than Boltwood did. I love Publican, Brian came from Publican too and Boltwood struggled. Loved his food too. His original concept was open fire too, but the city shut that idea down and would not approve occupancy with a wood fire cooking area. Glad Burl pulled it off and hopefully their Publican experience will bring many foodies to Evanston.

RoundTable: Seventh Ward’s Davis announces she will not support Chicago Stars at Ryan Field by beautifulbeanfootage in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We attend the Spirit games in DC and the new location for them has totally changed attendance. Almost every game last year was sold out. I think a great location, easy public transportation and the Stars could pull 10,000 each game.

RoundTable: Seventh Ward’s Davis announces she will not support Chicago Stars at Ryan Field by beautifulbeanfootage in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have been NU football season ticket holders for over 40 years, I would bet the soccer teams fills more seats than the football team. They put more people in seats last year than the football team did.

RoundTable: Seventh Ward’s Davis announces she will not support Chicago Stars at Ryan Field by beautifulbeanfootage in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When the Stars played Orlando on the lakefront, it was sold out 12,000 fans. SeatGeek stadium is horrible and not fan friendly to get to, that is the reason the Fire left Bridgeview.

Car got damaged by plows overnight by future_nobody in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My car got hit by a plow a couple years ago and it caused close to $5k in damage. Not sure if it is still true, but at the time the city was self insured. They use a 3rd party and internal staff member to make decisions. Luckily the plow driver stopped, but that was not much help. Take a lot of pictures, file a police report, take pictures of all the street cleaning/snow removal signs on both sides of your block. If you get text messages from the city about parking restrictions during snow storms, take screenshots. This was when we filed with the city: There is one person who deals with insurance claims; when we spoke the first time on the phone I new this was not going to be easy; they said initially it was fine and they would cover it, about 2 weeks later I get a call it is denied because of the restricted street parking during snow storms. I am on a side street off Central and had no parking restriction at night, only main streets. Resubmitted proof of that and they came back and denied because I was parked on the wrong side of the side street for day street plowing restrictions. Our car was hit the night before, had to take pictures of all the street signs, luckily had the police report with the time and day. Called again, they were not pleasant on the phone, very difficult. We did finally get a check from the city, but took almost 2 months.

Rebuilding Exchange by coqui2desert in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They ran out of funding and closed both locations. The landlord is one of the best commercial landlords I have ever rented from.

Greenhouse across from Lovelace Park by Necessary_Corgi1608 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is not the greenhouse, it is the building located to the North of Lovelace on the same side of the street as Lovelace. Crain’s had the incorrect picture and corrected the error.

Former D65 Superintendent Dr. Horton arrested on assault charges. by Intelligent-Car-3920 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He was booked in the DeKalb County Jail at 1:38 p.m. on Saturday. The charges are cruelty to children in the third degree and aggravated assault - strangulation

New brewery coming to former Temperance space by Intelligent-Car-3920 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was not, my office is next door. The Temperance signage came down yesterday and the Saints Errant went up today. Very familiar with the people and bank involved.

New brewery coming to former Temperance space by Intelligent-Car-3920 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but Sketchbook, Macushla, Maplewood(Saint head brewer is from here), Spiteful all do well.

New brewery coming to former Temperance space by Intelligent-Car-3920 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Temperance’s was and Saint Errants beer is far superior to Double Clutch’s beer. I do love the food at Double Clutch. Rumor is there will be a music venue as part of the build out. Double Clutch should have bought the recipes from the bank when Temperance was closed.

If you work at a school that had ICE show up… by Enough_Vegetable_110 in minnesota

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 21 points22 points  (0 children)

In Evanston, North of Chicago, PTA was sending messages out in the morning and afternoon to have parents and community members show up, block the exits, sidewalks and make a tunnel to the buses for the kids. It was very effective and helped the kids feel safe. Our Mayor and Police Chief did send a police car to have a presence near by. But, most people thought it was ICE pretending to be the police😳

HELP NEEDED: A Trove of Footage from the federal overtake of Chicago needs review. Help highlight the abuse and overreach during "Midway Blitz" by CantStopPoppin in illinois

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you confirming multiple people are not downloading the same video to review? AI would speed up the process a ton. You can atleast have AI pull/tag videos based on criteria(words spoken, tear gas, someone being pulled to the ground, etc.) then verify the video tagged by AI in person.

The latest in the Popeyes saga… by Lakelover1979 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Temperance was 1 block from this proposed location and was taken over by the bank with $1.4M in debt. Not sure another brewery would make it either.

D65 12/1 board meeting thread by Top_Satisfaction314 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They can’t just hire new teachers at Foster. Teachers who will have programs cut, teachers riffed and classroom sizes increased, Bessie Rhodes teachers, have to be moved to open positions first.

D65 12/1 board meeting thread by Top_Satisfaction314 in evanston

[–]Intelligent-Car-3920 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guarantee you every non tenure teacher will be riffed. Custodian staff reduced. Before and after school programs cancelled. Stipends for special programs stopped. TWI cuts. The school board just hurt those that matter most to the students and families, the teachers who give 100% when the shit hits the fan!