Our custom storefront was stained a rich brown this week, with red and gold hues.

This weekend is the first Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival in Logan Square! We had hoped to participate, so we’ll have to say, “wait ’till next year!” So many terrific businesses and artists are opening working together to give us all a great weekend.

Check out the Map of Exhibitions and come to Logan Square for a happening.

The dining room of Logan Square Kitchen is coming along. The wall of doors is being refinished this week and the new ceiling was framed out.

Our friend Theresa from Studio One East asked me if we were going to bury a time capsule in our building. It had never occurred to me, but I immediately knew we had to do it. Thanks, T!

Our convection ovens, hand sinks, freezer, ranges and mixers were delivered this week.

I haven’t been contributing much to the blog lately, and wondering why. I write a great deal about the building, green construction, and our event space and shared kitchen; but the work that any new business must undertake to open its doors is staggering. So here’s a behind the scenes, not so pretty list of items I’ve not mentioned before. They have required a great deal of time and consideration apart from design or construction over the past couple of months:

1.) Line up post-construction insurance policies
2.) Draft event space agreement – in review with attorney