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  • Inside Scoop: 9/11 mobile exhibit in Rosemont, Mother’s Day brunches and specials, Main Street craft beer fest, Market After Dark and more

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  • Good Eats
    By Trent Modglin
    October 7, 2024
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    Good eats at Don Juan’s Cantina: Thanks to a family-friendly vibe, authentic Mexican food and margaritas, and generations of loyal customers, this former Edison Park staple has definitely found a home in Park Ridge

    Don Juan’s Cantina 650 N. Northwest Highway in Park Ridge DJsCantina.com
 (847) 430-3535 History in short Maria Concannon, who opened Don Juan’s in Edison Park back in 1982, was a visionary of sorts, widely credited for bringing authentic Mexican food to the area. “She’s educated so many people about Mexican food and culture,” co-owner Jake ...
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  • General Features
    By Trent Modglin
    October 2, 2024
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    Did you know: Beautifully New Med Spa adds online store, Home Comfort’s seasonal deals, Tavern on the Point’s $15 lunch special, MPowered Orthodontics’ free consultations and more

    Some helpful info you may not have realized about a handful of local businesses Beautifully New Med Spa launched a new online store At Beautifully New, their medical-grade skincare assortment is uniquely curated to address the specific skincare goals of each patient. And in September, they brought this impressive assortment online, offering patients free shipping ...
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  • Park Ridge Insider
    By Trent Modglin
    September 28, 2024
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    Park Ridge Inside Dean Patras on the chicken calabrese at Pennyville Station, the allure of Pines Room, the entertaining new Market After Dark, and looking forward to Social 18

    Dean Patras What you do for a living: I am a human resource executive for Amgen, a multinational biopharmaceutical company. How long you’ve lived here: How do we count that?! I grew up in Park Ridge and then moved here with my family in 2008. All in, I have called Park Ridge my home for 40 ...
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  • Shop Around the Corner
    By Trent Modglin
    September 20, 2024
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    Fall fashions: A look at some of the best, most stylish seasonal items available along Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge

      Edie Boutique 27 S. Prospect Ave. ShopEdie.com Game day attire It’s prime football season, and Edie Boutique has you set up for everything this fall regardless of whether you’re watching the game at Soldier Field, Maine South, a flag football field in town or just cheering at home on the couch. What to expect: ...
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  • Around Town
    By Trent Modglin
    September 16, 2024
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    Inside Scoop: Park Ridge Trucktoberfest Sept. 21, Market After Dark Sept. 28, Rosemont’s Family Fall Festival Sept. 29, Oktoberfest at Sketchbook Brewing and Goebbert’s Farm and deals around town

    Park Ridge Trucktoberfest is Sept. 21 Trucktoberfest is your chance to come celebrate everything we love about Oktoberfest — and the fall season in general. The 2024 event, held in Hodges Park, is presented by the Park Ridge Park District, MPowered Smiles Orthodontics, Harp & Fiddle, and Beer on the Wall and sponsored by this very ...
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  • Park Ridge Insider
    By Trent Modglin
    August 19, 2024
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    Park Ridge Insider Matt Hachigian on the beautiful Foxtail on the Lake, the hospitality at Hay Caramba, stocking up at Around the World Cigars and escaping to Minocqua, WI

    Foxtail on the Lake What you do for a living: My wife and I each run our own business. I’ve owned my law practice as a criminal defense attorney for more than 20 years. The office is located in Addison, but I serve clients throughout Cook County and the surrounding areas. My wife, Jen, is ...
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  • General Features
    By Trent Modglin
    August 11, 2024
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    Spotlight on Luvvli
: This new wellness studio above the Pickwick Theater offers a variety of mindfulness practices that are “fitness for the soul”

    By Trent Modglin Luvvli 3 S. Prospect Ave., suite 203 in Park Ridge
 847-220-4228 Luvvli.com Inspiration for Luvvli After earning an executive MBA from Loyola last year, Jenny Sepulveda was ready to take the plunge toward something she had wanted to do for some time. “I’ve been practicing personally — yoga, meditation, Reiki and various ...
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  • Around Town
    By Trent Modglin
    August 1, 2024
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    Inside Scoop: The Park Ridge Park District’s preschool program is the perfect place for kids to develop social skills, learn and grow as an individual

    By Margaret Holler Marketing & Public Relations Director Park Ridge Park District Did you know the Park Ridge Park District offers a structured preschool program for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds that emphasizes socialization and self-expression through art, music, fine and gross motor skills, and hands-on activities? Our preschool program is certified by the Illinois Department ...
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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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When Grandpa wants to take the kid to his favorite When Grandpa wants to take the kid to his favorite ice cream shop, and @triplescoopdicecream is donating a portion of the next three weeks’ proceeds back to local schools ... that’s what we call a win-win. And the very definition of supporting local. Nine total schools will get 10% of their designated day’s sales donated back. Keep tabs on social media for who’s next!
There’s no shortage of great Mother’s Day gift There’s no shortage of great Mother’s Day gift ideas at @raffiagifts under the Pickwick Theater. Think everything from jewelry and dishware to scented soaps and lotions, candles, frames, Hammit handbags and more.
Local recommendations from our spring issue includ Local recommendations from our spring issue include @danleysgarages … the Greek chicken and gyros from @mullysgrillrestaurant … achieving whole body health with @mettaperspective Acupuncture … diner burgers at @easystreetpizza … great denim options at @shop2sisters and @pennybirdboutique … and brunch at @sweetcafehiggins 

Read it all here: therealparkridge.com
Another fun campout in the books with the @prwilde Another fun campout in the books with the @prwilderness scouts

Zip lining, bball, Winnebago Games competition, hiking, Bingo, s’mores, and clothes that will smell like a bonfire for two months = good times.
Support Local Monday If you haven’t swung by the Support Local Monday
If you haven’t swung by the new @neta_sushi (35 S. Prospect Ave in Park Ridge) yet, we’d definitely recommend a visit. Love what they’ve done with the interior, and the sushi was fantastic. Favorite dish for the family was probably the Angry Crab maki, consisting of soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber and spicy snow crab and topped with red tobiko

#therealparkridge #eatlocal #supportlocal
Felt like some fish & chips on a Friday night at @ Felt like some fish & chips on a Friday night at @theharpandfiddle and couldn’t turn down the ahi tuna appetizer or tender scallops that are a new special (well done @chefjerry82 and Chef Edgar). And as it turns out, my 10-year-old son deserves photo credit here (no child-labor laws were violated).
From our big spring issue — Park Ridge Insider N From our big spring issue — Park Ridge Insider Nicole Hanlon on her family operation at @triplescoopdicecream … the margaritas and steak tacos at @westsorestaurant in Edison Park … finding the perfect something at @shop2sisters and exploring the South Park neighborhood

Read it all here: therealparkridge.com
70 degrees, 23 stops, dozens of participating @par 70 degrees, 23 stops, dozens of participating @parkridgechamber businesses, 260+ attendees, lots of smiles and stained lips
Thanks to all who came out to our Trivia & Tasting Thanks to all who came out to our Trivia & Tasting event benefiting the @parkridgeparks and @aminagracefund 

Lots of fun, lots of money raised, and plenty of tasty beverages and laughs. Special thanks to @northwindexteriors @parkridgechamber @whiskeyacres @maplewoodbrew @illuminatedbrewworks @oldirvingbrewing @chimneyrockwinery and Todd Gentile-Allstate Insurance for sponsoring... and to @chefjerry82 and @theharpandfiddle for being gracious hosts and donating all the food. Let’s do it again soon!
Last call for what figures to be one fun night of Last call for what figures to be one fun night of tastings (wine, bourbon, whiskey, beer and cocktails) and trivia benefiting the @parkridgeparks and @aminagracefund 

$30 gets you in on everything at @theharpandfiddle — appetizer buffet included. Tastings kick off at 5:30 tonight and trivia begins at 7 p.m. Ticket link in bio
Had the pleasure of helping the @parkridgechamber Had the pleasure of helping the @parkridgechamber and @parkridgemayor “officially” welcome three new businesses to town in the last week — @timperryart gallery, @elevatephysicaltherapychicago and @ariyarnshopandstudio 

Go check ‘em out! 

#TheRealParkRidge #supportlocal #parkridge
Ever have the @tavernpointchi elote dip, boom boom Ever have the @tavernpointchi elote dip, boom boom shrimp at @theharpandfiddle or @patinawinebar brûléed bone marrow?

If not, you’re going to want to after you read our spring issue cover story on some of the more intriguing appetizers in the area. 

Read it all now at therealparkridge.com
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