During this time of social distancing, it is still possible to support your local economy and small business community. Below are some ways to support your favorite businesses and examples how of some businesses are still open for you. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a complete list. If your business (or your favorite business) is not listed, please email us. We are continually updating this page as we get information.

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Essential Businesses Open During the Shelter In Place Order:

• Auto Repair

  • Logan Square Auto Repair, 2442 N Milwaukee, is open. They are offering door to door drop off and pick up service. Staff is taking all steps to stay safe and continue to keep customers safe according to CDC guidelines. Call 773.825.5677

• Bike Shops

  • Earth Rider Cycling has regular hours to help with any bike related issues. They are following all CDC guidelines.

  • Boulevard Bikes is open regular hours. If you prefer not to have face to face contact, call them to schedule a service 773.235.9109

• Veterinary Services- Boulevard Veterinary is open and doing curbside service during this time. Call ahead!

• Real Estate Services- Niche Realty is still open for business, visit their website for more information

• Mortgage Services- The Kambs Jennings Group of Compass Mortgage is ready to help you with your mortgage needs

• Grocery (see item 1 below)

• Restaurants for Delivery and Take Out (see item 5)

 

1) Buy Your Groceries Locally (and please no hoarding, there is no danger to our food supply and our stores will remain open)

• You can still buy your favorite Logan Square Farmers Market items, visit our virtual market.

• Dill Pickle, 2746 N Milwaukee, has reduced hours but remains open and well stocked. Find Logan Square Farmers Market Vendors here, too! Including: 

  • Mindful Baking

  • Montelimar Bread

  • Phoenix Bean

  • Feed Your Head

  • Middlebrow

• Foodsmart has two convenient locations- 2901 W Armitage and 3415 W Diversey. The Armitage location even has the only 24 hour US Post Office in Chicago. You can also shop online and have your groceries delivered by Mercato

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** if you recieve SNAP benefits, Expensify.org is helping to reimburse families for their groceries, to learn more about how to receive assistance or donate, visit their website.

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2) Check Out Online or Virtual Options: 

• Take in a show at Rosa's Lounge from your own living room, check out their Facebook page for details
• Paula Interiors is booking virtual appointments and selling gift cards. E-mail to request a video appointment.

• Take a streaming class at Tula Yoga Studio

• Work out from home with Orangetheory Fitness

• Logan Square Pilates is now Livestreaming Pilates Mat, Barre, Yoga, and Cardio Core Fusion classes led by your favorite LSQP instructors

• Balanced Life Counseling is offering all of their clients, current and new, phone and video sessions during this time. 

• Wise Owl Daycare is offering free preschool online with fun FREE engaging content families can access from home. Visit their online preschool website, it's packed with content.

• Take a virtual music lesson with Access Contemporary Music

• Penguin Foot Pottery has virtual pottery classes and is offering wheel rentals.

• Sanar Spa sells skincare products on line, buy them here.

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3) Shop Online:

• Chicago Distilling Company is making hand sanitizer, click here for details (pro tip: you can order canned cocktails, too!)

• Steel Petal Press has online shopping and is offering FREE SHIPPING with the code VIRTUALHUG, they are shipping out Corona Care Packages to anywhere in the USA so you can spread love from isolation.

• City Lit is still filling online orders

• Shop for fine jewelry at Torres Omar Jewelers

• Monarch Thrift Shop is closed but always open for shopping online.

• Lemaster Family Kitchen

• Send an email to FELT Chicago if you are interested in receiving a personalized package of the latest spring styles to shop in the comfort of your own home. Check out their Instagram, @feltchicago, to see the latest.

• Buy an album at Record Breakers

• Shop for artist and designer jewelry at Adornment + Theory

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4) Find Them on Social Media: Check in with your favorite business on social media. Spread the love and share their posts.

 

5) Order Delivery or Take Out:

• Buona Terra will open for limited hours from 4pm to 8pm offering carry out and delivery.  Visit their website to order online or call 773.289.3800.

• Serai  is extending their hours and their delivery radius, effective Wednesday, 3/18.

  • **Serai is also offering free meals for those in need, beginning March 24th, visit their facebook page for details.

• necessary & sufficient coffee's take out window is open 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Order ahead using JoeCoffeeApp. Also offering basic grocery items: eggs, cheese, butter, milk, retail coffee beans, and soon - bread!. Prepay for a fruit or vegetable produce box delivered on Fridays. Reserve your box at here. Donors have set up a ‘cafe sospeso’ that means prepaid coffee until the gift card is depleted for anyone who needs it. Click here to purchase gift cards. 

• Cafe Con Leche is open for delivery and pick up from 9AM - 10PM

• order from Cafe Mustache over the phone, 773.687.9064, and the brave folks of Cut Cats Courier will bring it to you

• Chicago Diner has expanded delivery to 7 days a week, 12PM to 8PM and within 10 miles of their restaurants, order here

• Katherine Anne Confections is offering take out services and contactless delivery through Cut Cats Courier, give them a call  at 773.245.1630

• middle brow bungalow is offering delivery and pick up, visit their website for more info

• Reno is offering 2 for $22 pizzas and 20% of bottles of wine and cans of beer (take out only); or order for delivery

• RYUU Asian BBQ is open for pick up and delivery Wednesday through Sunday through GrubHub and DoorDash

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• Caribella is open regular hours, call for carry out 773.360.8873

• Friendship Chinese Restaurant is open for pick up or delivery, order online

• Daisies is open for curbside pickup from 5-8PM, order online

• Sipping Turtle Cafe is open for take out and deliverythrough Uber Eats and GrubHub

• Chiya Chai is open daily 11AM - 9PM for pick up and delivery

 

**Find more restaurants on Dining At A Distance

 

6) Buy Gift Cards As a Treat to Your Future Self or a Gift For a Loved One:

• Legacy Hospitality, including Logan Square spots the Whale and Welcome Back Lounge,  purchase gift cards here

• Logan Theatre

• Fleur

• Wolfbait and B-girls

• Logan Parlor

• Bang Bang Pie

• Cafe Mustache, please call 773 687 9063 

• necessary & sufficient coffee

• Little Broken Things- click through Book An Appointment, Log in/Sign up/Click Shop

• Paula Interiors

• Mi Tocaya is selling gift cards and other merchandise

• Bungalow by Middle Brow

• The Gilded Lily

• Monarch Thrift

• *play

• FELT Chicago, email info@feltchicago.com to purchase

• Sipping Turtle

• Sanar Spa

• Torres Omar Jewelers

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7) Tip Generously and Virtually- Many businesses have set up Go Fund Me pages, virtual tip jars or other ways that you can support their employees, artists or vendors.

• The Milwaukee Avenue Alliance has set up a donation page to help the workers whose businesses are temporarily closed. 

• Logan Parlor Go Fund Me Page

• The Burlington Go Fund Me Page

• Cafe Mustache Go Fund Me Page

• Cole's Bar Go Fund Me Page

• Tacos Tequilas Go Fund Me Page

• La Celia Go Fund Me Page

• Fleur Employee Aid Go Fund Me

• Navigator Taproom Go Fund Me

• Emporium Arcade Bar Go Fund Me

• Rosa's Lounge Go Fund Me

• El Cid #2 Go Fund Me

• New Wave Go Fund Me

• Sipping Turtle Go Fund Me

• Moonlight Vulture

• Hopewell Brewing is selling Stay Well t-shirts, hoodies and totes , proceds will go to keeping their staff paid and insured.

• Don't see your favorite Logan Square haunt listed? Maybe they are listed on the Chicago Hospitality Employee Relief Guide

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8) Donate to a local non-profit. They are impacted by these closures, too.

• Center for Changing Lives is providing financial coaching and emergency aid to those who are out of work due to COVID-19. Donate now.

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9) Stay healthy, physically and mentally, Sip of Hope has mental health resources posted online and in their window. See item 2 for more virtual health options.

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Other resources to help and to find help:

• This Block Club article provides even more ways to help employees impacted by the closures.

• Chicago Service Relief is a directory of fundraisers for Chicago bars, restaurants and venues that need our support.

• Buy a T-shirt and leave a tip at Chicago Hospitality United ​,created by Leisure Activities Hospitality Group, which includes Young American

• One Fair Wage is offering cash assistance for tipped and service workers. Donate here and learn how to get assistance here.

• Rowboat Creative has launched an initiative called Creatives Who Care, to help any and all impacted by the current situation by creating donation platforms. The Creatives Who Care Initiative not only helps raise funds for others, but also assists in keeping Rowboat Creative team members employed. Learn more here.

• Serai is offering free meals for those in need, beginning March 24th, visit their facebook page for details.

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