Welcome to Green Week 2010! Created by eco-Andersonville, the week-long event highlights Andersonville businesses’ and residents’ commitment to green living with events, activities, and demos.
Enjoy the week and enjoy the celebration! It was created for you! Visit our program booklet & Google calendar for a complete listing of programs for you to enjoy.
Happy Earth Day! Eco-Andersonville is excited to celebrate Earth Day’s 40 years of cherishing, honoring, and preserving our planet. One year ago, Eco-Andersonville launched a local sustainable business certification program for Andersonville businesses. The program recognizes businesses that are making a positive impact on People, Planet, and Prosperity by adopting sustainable business practices. When we launched the program, we had three certified businesses in Andersonville. As of today, we have nine businesses! GreenSky, Avalon Chiropractic Clinic, Green Genes, Hamburger Mary’s, Joel Berman Architecture & Design LTD, SIR Spa, The Coffee Studio, Visionary Eye Care, and Painted Light Photography & Framing Gallery!
Andersonville is a special place to do business and to shop, dine, and play. Our community’s commitment to sustainability and our dedication to our unique, local businesses set us apart. We hope that you enjoy Earth Day! And remember to shop, dine, and play sustainably at our eco-Andersonville certified businesses.
For more information about eco-Andersonville: www.eco-andersonville.org.
Keep Reading to find out all about special Earth Day offering from our eco-Andersonville certified businesses!
Jason gets all of his holiday shopping done at last year's Late-er Night Andersonville.
If you’re a procrastinator when it comes to holiday shopping, then join us for our second night of Late Night Andersonville, this Friday from 6-10pm. For four more hours, take advantage of the same discounts from Late Night Andersonville, plus once again enjoy free entertainment and refreshments!
Click here for the printable coupon with lots of great deals!
Click here for the Late-er Night Andersonville events schedule.
Wondering how to wrap all of those presents you bought at Late-er Night Andersonville?
Head over to George’s Ice Cream & Sweets (5306 N. Clark) from 6-10pm for the eco-Andersonville Green Gift Wrapping Bash! It’s earth-friendly and it’s FREE (do you need any more reasons to go?).
Your Ride’s On Us! Getting to Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood by car or CTA is free from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. To reward holiday shoppers who patronize the neighborhood, the “Your Ride’s On Us!” program will reimburse parking or CTA fees when customers spend at least $20 during their visit to Andersonville. The promotion will last from Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day. To receive their refunds, customers mail their parking receipt or print-out from the CTA’s Chicago Card Plus website, and the receipt from their purchase, to the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce.
For complete details, visit www.andersonville.org/freeride.
NEW! Email option: You can also email scanned copies of the receipts and documentation. Save a stamp (and a tree)!
CTA fares are being reimbursed to encourage sustainable forms of transportation – an effort that dovetails with the aims of the eco-Andersonville program run by the Andersonville Development Corporation, a sister organization of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce. For more information about eco-Andersonville, visit
www.eco-Andersonville.org.
Lots and lots and lots of peaches!
It is hard to believe that we are over 1/3 done with the Farmer’s Market and nearly halfway through with our 20/20 challenge! Oh well, the good news is that there is still plenty of time to pick up yummy produce and to buy more great stuff in Andersonville (and with the Sidewalk Sale coming up next weekend, there will be lots of great stuff all over the place). So sit back, relax, and enjoy the staff recap from week 9.
Summer is the time to be out in the neighborhood! As the days get warmer and you get the “itch” to be on the street, remember to shop local and sustainable this summer.
In Andersonville, five businesses have been certified as eco-Andersonville sustainable businesses. This means that the business has adopted sustainable practices that make a positive impact on People, Planet, and Prosperity.
How to keep cool this summer at eco-Andersonville Certified Sustainable businesses:
