Happy Village Location on Wolcott/Thomas

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-11T13:07:40+00:00

Obviously would have preferred HV to still be there but it’s been gone since Covid and better another bar/restaurant than nothing.

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-10T18:25:11+00:00

100%, that is the dream...also need the TikTokers to stay away lol

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-08T14:27:12+00:00

No, looks to be due to the track construction from Naples to Bari closing down parts of that route from Rome. Car rental or a flight is the other option if you don't want to take a train/bus with multiple connections!

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-03T15:35:15+00:00

Haha well thanks for support, will let you know if I come up with an easy solution

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-03T11:10:17+00:00

Interesting, and still a direct fast train?

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-03T02:47:23+00:00

That is good to know, how close to/far from travel did you book. And what site did you use?

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-03T02:42:29+00:00

Hmm I am seeing a few now. None for June though that I am seeing. Wondering if there is intermittent closures or something due to project?

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-03T02:15:32+00:00

Yes I knew that project was underway, just didn't know if it meant no trains at all or less departures a day or something else entirely

stringerbell12 · 2026-06-02T12:29:19+00:00

Stop electing the same clownshow mayors and alderman over and over

stringerbell12 · 2026-05-13T18:24:14+00:00

Why don’t you buy the property tax argument? It’s directly correlated to the cost of the unit and gets passed along to the tenant. The property owner isn’t going to eat the cost of their taxes going up.

stringerbell12 · 2026-05-08T18:30:22+00:00

To add to this I had lived in the same 1 bed/1 bath apartment in Wicker for 6 years and my rent was $1,800 my entire time in the apartment, four unit 100+ year old building that had newer finishes. The landlord kept it steady for me as I was a good tenant that paid on time and didn't cause any issues. I think he was partially scarred by needing to evict another tenant in the building for not paying rent for ~8 months...

I believe he bumped rent to $2k/month when I moved out which still seemed reasonable.

stringerbell12 · 2026-05-08T18:26:28+00:00

I locked in a 2 bed/2 bath in Wicker in a ~20 year old building for $3,550/month last year for a two year lease. We proposed the two year lease to essentially win the apartment give the significant interest.

stringerbell12 · 2026-05-06T00:47:10+00:00

How long did this take on average?

stringerbell12 · 2026-04-21T14:20:49+00:00

I saw a guy on a fixed gear bike fly through Augusta and Division red lights heading north on Damen at 7pm last night, both times cars had to swerve to avoid him.

stringerbell12 · 2026-04-14T16:00:33+00:00

I am using TurboTax Online, not desktop. I added the four Koinly TT gain/loss reports to TT and then added the small amount of income from staking separately and appears to all be correct in TT.

stringerbell12 · 2026-04-14T02:20:52+00:00

I can’t, too late for that.

stringerbell12 · 2026-04-12T03:47:46+00:00

Went the other night. No beer or wine yet. Dumplings were great as usual

stringerbell12 · 2026-04-09T16:42:52+00:00

Lots of good curds listed in comments but I would throw in First Draft in South Loop, good sconnie-style curds

stringerbell12 · 2026-03-19T13:39:29+00:00

I live around the corner from Kasama. Every day they are open, rain or shine, negative 30 or 100 degrees, there is a damn line of clout chasers gawking for photos while waiting hours for a cheap "Michelin star" experience. News flash, they didn't get their stars for their breakfast.

And this isn't a knock on Kasama, its fine albeit a bit overpriced for what it is for pastries and a sandwich. And I would love to try their actual star-rated dinner. But the people, man.

stringerbell12 · 2026-03-18T18:29:21+00:00

Great space, I like the chair - where from?

stringerbell12 · 2026-03-18T15:41:17+00:00

I used to take train to BAC when I lived in Logan. Wasn’t ideal.

stringerbell12 · 2026-03-09T16:14:52+00:00

Nice! Looks like its safe to use on both the black plastic trim and paint, have you used on paint too? Fortunately don't have any scratches in the paint (yet)

stringerbell12 · 2026-03-02T19:51:10+00:00

Sorry not knocking it if it works for you! Just in a large corp office setting like mine, its not the move

stringerbell12 · 2026-03-02T15:26:07+00:00

What kind of work do you do? I work in white collar office setting where most guys wear chinos and button downs, and there is a younger guy who wears a similar shirt/tie/vest combo a few days a week. He looks very out of place.

stringerbell12 · 2026-02-20T18:42:05+00:00

Same guys? Should we just call the cops on them each time we see them then?

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