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    June 7, 2025
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    Park Ridge Insider Anna Sealund

    Mystic Rogue in Norwood Park What you do for a living: I’m currently a student at Northeastern Illinois University, where I’m majoring in Elementary Education. I’ll graduate with my teaching license next winter. For now, I teach part-time at the Nature Preschool in Park Ridge at the Wildwood Nature Center. How long you’ve lived here: ...
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    May 16, 2022
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    Park Ridge Insider Aykut Imren on favorite dishes at Pazzi di Pizza, Beacon Tap and Boston Fish Market, shopping at Jerry’s Fruit & Garden, and escaping to Lake Geneva and Evanston Beach

    Boston Fish Market What you do for a living: We work for Turkish Airlines and a local delivery service. How long you’ve lived here: About three and a half years. What you like best about Park Ridge: How nice the people are, all the different activities at our fingertips, the parks and Park District. But ...
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    December 20, 2020
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    Park Ridge Insider: Marty Lennon on burgers at Beacon Tap, family meals at Sunrise Grill and Nonna Silvia’s, and Lake Opeka sunsets

    The Beacon Tap How long you’ve lived here: I was born and raised on the northwest side of Chicago in the Norwood Park neighborhood with my nine brothers and sisters. We were just one of many large families in the neighborhood at that time. All my siblings still live in the greater Chicago area. I moved to Park ...
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The Real Chicago — an eye-catching, family friendly entertainment magazine for active locals and tourists — originally launched in 2006. It now has a sister publication: The Real Park Ridge. Proud to be servicing our new home in Park Ridge, as well as the surrounding areas of Rosemont, Niles, Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect and NW Chicago.

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If you haven’t experienced the large, versatile If you haven’t experienced the large, versatile and flavorful menu at @mughalthebiryanihouse in the Shops of Uptown on Touhy yet, you should. Pretty fantastic.

Check them out in the upcoming summer issue of The Real Park Ridge
Join the @parkridgeparks this Saturday, June 7 at Join the @parkridgeparks this Saturday, June 7 at Centennial Park for the Summer Craft & Vendor Fair. From 9am–3pm, shop a variety of handmade goods, art, accessories, skincare, baked treats and more, all from local vendors.

📍 Centennial Park, 100 S. Western Ave.
📅 Saturday, June 7 | ⏰ 9:00am – 3:00pm
🌦️ Held rain or shine | 🎟️ Free admission

It’s a great way to support small businesses and find something unique!
“We bought our new house last summer and knew we “We bought our new house last summer and knew we wanted a garage. … We met with a @danleyschicago salesperson, and they were very detailed and did a great job explaining options and what to expect in the building process. During the permit, concrete pour and build, they would check in with us and give us updates on where things were and what to expect, which helped ease our concerns. They were very on point with the timeline, and I am happy to say our garage was finished after about six weeks. We would 100 percent recommend them and be very confident they’d do a great job.”

Read more from our Local Recommendations section of the spring issue at TheRealParkRidge.com
After a long but fun-filled night of volunteering After a long but fun-filled night of volunteering with the @parkridgechamber of Commerce at the first Park Ridge Market after Dark of the summer, breakfast at Mac’s with the family was a nice reward.

Save the date: The next Market After Dark is June 21
The crowd is already out at the @parkridgechamber The crowd is already out at the @parkridgechamber Market After Dark. Come join the party … it goes till 9:30
The weekday happy hour deal from 3-6 p.m. at @tave The weekday happy hour deal from 3-6 p.m. at @tavernpointchi in Edison Park is one of the best around with $5 house wines, $15 domestic buckets, $8 espresso martinis, $8 old fashioned and Manhattan cocktails, and half-priced select appetizers like flatbread pizzas, Irish nachos and their famous elote dip. 

And did we mention the rooftop deck is open and ready for your crew? 6724 N. Northwest Hwy in Edison Park. TavernOnThePoint.com
Saturday is the day! The first of three Market Aft Saturday is the day! The first of three Market After Dark @mad60068 events this summer is upon us, and there is plenty of fun to be had thanks to the @parkridgechamber and the work of a bunch of hard-working volunteers. Artisans, live music, food & drink, tasting opportunities and more, all right in the @parkridgefarmersmarket lot. 

@therealparkridge magazine will be pouring craft beer samples all night, so come by and say hi.
A welcome addition to the thriving alfresco dining A welcome addition to the thriving alfresco dining scene in Park Ridge is the beautiful new front patio at @mullysgrillrestaurant and @social18restaurant at the end of Main Street. 

Don’t leave without trying the gyros or Mully’s burger, and be sure to check out the weekday happy hour from 3-6 p.m. with $7 house wines, $4 Miller Lites, $6 vodka cocktails, $8 Jim Beam old fashioneds and more
Check out the Chicago Scene section from our sprin Check out the Chicago Scene section from our spring issue: Frida Kalhlo exhibit and Egyptian artifacts at the @artinstitutechi of Chicago, plenty of shopping opportunities at @blockthirtyseven and tasty bites and sunny vibes at @summerhouselp 

Read it all now at TheRealParkRidge.com
If you find yourself in town this Memorial Day wee If you find yourself in town this Memorial Day weekend, head on over to the annual Main Street Craft Beer Festival on Sunday. The eighth annual event — hosted by @wehavegreatbeerpr and @theharpandfiddle — will be held from 12-9 p.m. in the farmers’ market lot. With food, live music, a kid zone and, most importantly, 100+ craft beers available from local breweries like @hopbutcher @dovetailbrewery @phasethreebrew and @morebrewing it’s a pretty solid way to kick off summer here in Park Ridge. 
#TheRealParkRidge #craftbeer #beerfest
Deal of the week: @shop2sisters is having one seri Deal of the week: @shop2sisters is having one serious Memorial Day sale this weekend. Swing by Friday-Monday (they’re open Memorial Day 10 a.m.-2 p.m.) for 60% off select merchandise. 
33 S. Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge. 
Shop2SistersPR.com
From the archives... Park Ridge Insider @juliedavi From the archives...
Park Ridge Insider @juliedavisdds from @parkridgedentist 

A great night out with friends usually includes… “ @haycarambarestaurant because the food is delicious, the premium margarita hits the spot and the service is fantastic. I love when they have the mariachi band on weekends.”

Read it all in our Park Ridge Insider section at TheRealParkRidge.com
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