🌱 Patch AM: How a new $11.5M Belmont project could reshape Lakeview

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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!)

Weather forecast:

• 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.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeview

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Digital Marketing Strategy Information Session →
  Online,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• 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
Saturday August 29
• 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
Sunday August 30
• Smokin Aces
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• 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
Saturday August 29
• Volleyball: Girls Varsity Tournament vs TBA (Home)
  Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana High School, Larry Milazzo Gymnasium

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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
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🗞 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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