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SPORTS
Area sailors get ready to set sail in the upcoming "Mac" race. P31
One couple's story of dealing with early onset Alzheimer's. P38
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The Grand View Cafe of Chicago Botanic Garden is staking it's claim as a destination for dining. P14 FOLLOW US:
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NEWS
Market Square Improvements Progressing
Dining Al Fresco on the North Shore BY BILL MCLEAN
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couple of Highland Park residents walk to Abigail’s American Bistro, located in the Ravinia District, and decide to eat al fresco. Why not? It’s 75 degrees, slightly breezy, with a zero percent chance of rain. They sit. They glance at the menu. They hear music. But the tune is not coming from the inside of the restaurant. The band playing at Ravinia Festival can be heard along Roger Williams Avenue. Free water. Free entertainment tonight, too. Bonus. Diners sitting outside in the cozy patio area at Merlo’s, also located on Roger Williams Avenue, also get to enjoy the live music tonight. A conversation at a table halts. Feet begin to tap. “Eating outside here can be an extension of the Ravinia experience,” John Merlo, owner of Merlo’s, says. “Chicago weather is usually harsh, either too cold or too hot. When you’re able to eat outside, when the weather is ideal, you almost feel like you’re cheating the system.”
BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
LAKE FOREST— arket Square’s new courtyard has encountered construction delays and likely won’t be complete until the fall. Also, Starbucks’s move from Bank Lane to Western Avenue also has hit a snag and likely will not open in its new spot until August. Market Square owner L3 Capital announced plans in February to build a new terrace on the north side of the shopping area. It will have one entrance between Forest Bootery and Sweet Pete’s and another off Bank Lane near the post office to provide more outdoor space for people to eat or just gather. Michael Schreiber, an L3 principal, said at the time it would open by June 1. He now estimates an autumn start. Much of the initial work on the terrace requires utility companies to relocate power lines or other connections, according to Schreiber.
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Guests dining al fresco at Abigail's American Bistro in the Ravinia District. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
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