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SAPO Coffee House opened this past August at 3056 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lakeview, bringing Vietnamese-style coffee to a storefront on a busy stretch of Lincoln Avenue. The Vietnamese-owned shop builds its coffee program around honey-processed Robusta beans from Dak Nong, Vietnam. The menu includes Vietnamese coffee drinks such as …

Chengdu Impression, a Sichuan restaurant with several Chicago locations, has opened in Logan Square at 2770 N. Milwaukee Ave. The restaurant describes itself as “an authentic and creative Sichuan restaurant in Chicago,” according to its official site. The Logan Square location joins existing Chengdu Impression restaurants in Lincoln Park, Wicker …

Arthur + Lucca is a tailoring and custom clothing studio on the third floor at 845 W. Washington Blvd. in the West Loop. The business has been fitting Chicago clients since 2013, and its storefront combines a retail floor with an in-house alterations and bespoke workshop. More information is available …

LIFT CHICAGO operates a strength-training studio at 343 W. Erie St., Suite 100, in River North. It’s one of four locations the business runs in the Chicago area, along with studios in Lincoln Park, Glencoe and Kenilworth. The River North location offers private strength training in 30-, 45- and 60-minute …

Lateral Fitness is a boutique personal training gym on the lower level of 314 W. Superior St. in River North. The 11,000-square-foot studio has operated in the space since 2013. The gym pairs clients one-on-one with trainers rather than running group classes, offering personal training, Pilates instruction, physical therapy, massage …

Joong Boo Warehouse Market, also known as Hi-Mart, occupies a large retail space off Pulaski Road in North Park, part of the Joong Boo Market group run by Chicago Food Corporation. The store pairs a grocery and general-merchandise section with what it describes as the largest selection of kitchenware, appliances, …

Joong Boo Market, a Korean and Pan-Asian grocery store in Avondale, has served the neighborhood at 3333 N. Kimball Ave. since the early 1990s. The store is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., year-round. Inside, shoppers find produce, packaged and perishable groceries, a meat and seafood counter, and …

J9 Wine Bar has poured wine by the glass at 1961 N. Halsted St. in Lincoln Park since 2018. The room is built around a long wooden bar and exposed brick, with a list that ranges from Catalonia and Rioja in Spain to Burgundy and the Rhône Valley in France, …

The Inner Town Pub has been pouring cheap beer and free pool games at 1935 W Thomas St in East Village for decades, and it’s still going strong. The bar calls itself “a classic Chicago joint” offering free pool, darts, and a lineup of beer, liquor, and cocktails at dive …

Hill Family Pet Care, at 819 W Eastman St in River North, offers boarding, daycare, grooming and pet transportation for dogs and cats. Its boarding program is crate-free: overnight guests have free run of supervised spaces rather than individual kennels. Daycare is subscription-based and led by trainers, with structured activities …

Half Sour, an all-day café and cocktail bar, occupies 755 S. Clark St. in Printers Row. On its Instagram account, the business describes itself as a neighborhood bar with cocktails, fine food and brunch. The menu runs from house-baked bagels and matzo ball soup to pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, …

Ghareeb Nawaz serves halal Pakistani and Indian food from a storefront at 2364 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Park, one of five Ghareeb Nawaz locations operating around the Chicago area. The restaurant chain traces back to an original Devon Avenue location, and the Lincoln Park storefront has been serving the …

FFC South Loop is a health club and spa at 1151 S. State St., between 11th Street and Roosevelt Road. The location is part of Fitness Formula Clubs, a Chicago-based company that has operated clubs in the city since 1984. The 30,000-square-foot club includes a strength floor with free weights …

FFC Lincoln Park operates a 55,000-square-foot health club at 939 W North Ave, at the corner of North and Sheffield Avenues in Lincoln Park. The club is part of Fitness Formula Clubs, a Chicago-based company founded in 1984 that runs about ten clubs around the city. The Lincoln Park location …

Duffy’s Tavern & Grille has anchored the corner of Diversey Parkway in Lake View for more than 40 years, serving as a neighborhood sports bar and restaurant at 420 W. Diversey Pkwy. The tavern, now part of Last Call Tavern Group, pairs a scratch kitchen with a full bar and …