Plan fun, interactive activities for the kids all summer long while supporting local Ravenswood businesses! Throughout the summer, we’ll highlight kid-friendly virtual activities, workshops, and classes to occupy their time while giving you a break. Read more “Interactive Summer Activities for Kids from Local Small Businesses, an Ongoing Series”
GRCC PresentsCommunity News
Here’s where you’ll find community events, activities, and general news.
Tips and Tools for Working from Home
Working from isn’t as easy as it seems. We miss the routine chats with co-workers to think through problems, the structure of a scheduled workday, and a reliable work-station. For many of us, working from home also means childcare, pets, and all the other household tasks (and distractions) that require our attention. Not to mention […] … Read more “Tips and Tools for Working from Home”
Local Printers Provide Support for Fellow Business Owners and Nonprofits
In the midst of our current pandemic, local businesses and community members are impacted by prolonged uncertainty; both in terms of supporting families and businesses through the immediate stresses of lockdowns and furloughs and being able to plan for the future. Several local printers are offering their services to local business owners to help them […] … Read more “Local Printers Provide Support for Fellow Business Owners and Nonprofits”
KOVAL Distillery makes Free Hand Sanitizer for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, First Responders, Front Line Workers
In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, local Ravenswood business KOVAL Distillery has focused efforts on providing hand sanitizers in bulk to the medical community, retirement homes, and front line workers. Read more “KOVAL Distillery makes Free Hand Sanitizer for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, First Responders, Front Line Workers”
Shop Small, Earn Ravenswood Rewards
Many of our favorite neighborhood restaurants, shops, service providers, bars, and breweries are still open. These small businesses and their employees need you now more than ever! Read more “Shop Small, Earn Ravenswood Rewards”
The Night Ministry Transitions Out of Its Ravenswood HQ
After 17 years in the neighborhood, The Night Ministry is moving its home office out of Ravenswood. The Chicago-based non-profit, whose mission is to provide housing, health care, and human connection to individuals struggling with homelessness or poverty, will be relocating its central administration, as well as Health Outreach staff, to a facility in the Bucktown […] … Read more “The Night Ministry Transitions Out of Its Ravenswood HQ”
Local Business Spotlight: Empirical Brewery
Each month, the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce spotlights a different business from our neighborhood. This month we get to know Bill Hurley, CEO of Empirical Brewery at Foster and Ravenswood. Read more “Local Business Spotlight: Empirical Brewery”