ASNA Meeting on March 10, 2008
The January ASNA Meeting will be held at Lisa and Joe’s home at 1712 W. Carmen Ave. at 7:00 PM, Monday, March 10th.
Hope to see you all there.
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Andersonville South Neighborhood Association News and Events
Category: News and Announcements
2008 Midwinter Blahs! Neighborhood Party
[UPDATED] Join us for one of ASNA’s favorite events – our 3rd Annual Mid-Winter Blahs Party. We’re set for Sunday, February 10, 3-6 p.m. at one of our neighbor’s newer restaurants Il Fiasco, 5101 North Clark St. (formerly Rioja, Atlantique). Meet your neighbors, play games and sample some great food . The suggested donation of $7 includes a ticket for a free drink and appetizers. If you are not yet a member of ASNA, join at the door and receive a free drink ticket. Bring a new member and you get another free drink ticket! Questions? Call Lisa Spiegler (728-3030).
A little something about of Il Fiasco:
Il Fiasco is located at 5101 North Clark Street (formerly Rioja, Atlantique) and is owned by Michael and Natalie Moore (original owners of Lincoln Park’s “Pasta Palazzo” and founders of Lakeview’s “Twist”). The Moores named the restaurant “Il Fiasco” to play on the word used for the wicker-based Chianti bottles named “fiasco” in Italian. The restaurant was also named “Il Fiasco” because while vacationing in Italy with their first daughter, Charlotte, they came across a restaurant named “Il Fiasca”. During the dinner, Charlotte, who was a baby at the time, nibbled on her first bites of solid food – pasta of course! So the restaurant was named for sentimental reasons, as well as for the fact that running a restaurant can sometimes become a “fiasco”! On January 2nd, Executive Chef, Eric Aubriot (“Taste” Food and Wine, “Aubriot”, and two time James Beard Rising Star nominee), was welcomed to Il Fiasco and has added accents to the current dishes, while also collaborating with Sous Chef Samuel Voss on new favorites, including an Antipasti Platter, Sea Bass fillet, and Octopus dish. The menu is vast, with classic Italian dishes, and has always boasted a reasonable price tag per check.
January ASNA Meeting
The January ASNA Meeting will be held at Chris Bayard and Kate Robinson’s home at at 7:00 PM, Monday, Jan 14th.
Hope to see you all there.
ASNA 12-10-07 Meeting Minutes
ASNA Meeting Minutes, 12-10-07
Meeting location: Pat & Laurie Daley’s home, 1716 West Winnemac Avenue
Present: Chris Bayard, Marsha Bukala, John Gavin, Laurie Daley
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. by Chris.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the November 12, 2007 meeting were reviewed. Laurie moved to approve the minutes, and the motion was seconded by John.
Speed Bumps/Stop Signs
Chris indicated that all stop signs and speed bumps are in the works. John will get a petition from the alderman’s office regarding the requested stop sign at Paulina on Winona Avenue.
Committee Reports
Social : The new chairperson is Lisa Spiegler. We thank Katie for doing such a wonderful job over the past few years and look forward to working with Lisa.
Greening : Nothing to report.
Membership/Communications : Nothing to report.
Old Business/New Business
Chris will check with Alderman Schulter’s office to determine whether there is still time to file property tax appeals even though tax bills have already been paid.
The ASNA winter holiday party will be held this Sunday, December 16, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. at Lisa and Joe Spiegler’s home, 1712 West Carmen Avenue.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m.. The next meeting will be held on Monday, January 14, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at a location to be determined. (There will be no February ASNA meeting.)
–Laurie Daley
ASNA Minutes–November 12, 2007
ASNA Meeting Minutes November 12, 2007
Present: Katie Robinson, Chris Bayard, Kathy Leszczynski, Ben Hollis, Camille Krueger, Lisa Spiegler, Noel Suarez, Dace Friss, Julia Bunn, Hariji Friss, Gary Forell, Linda Wallace
Chris called meeting to order.
1. Tax Appeal Workshop discussed for 11/19,20 and 26.
2. Gary gave Treasurer’s report; we now have on-line banking for ASNA; we’re waiting on a $400 contributions from Chase Bank to finish off the numbers from Howl-o-Ween.
3. Minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
4. Re CAPS Program and 311 – Dan Vrolo is our new CAPS rep at Schulter’s office.
5. Howl-o-Ween was great success. We had 47 entries; Julia proposed adding marching music and a parade like feel to the presentation to the judges next year. This will be taken into consideration.
6. Social Committee- Katie Robinson officially resigned her duties as chair this year. ASNA is very grateful for all she has done in the past three years to keep the torch glowing. Lisa Spiegler graciously accepted to co-chair with Julia Bunn assisting in the winter months.
a. Christmas Party to be hosted at Spiegler’s house possibly the weekend of Dec. 6-8
b. Winter Blahs Party ear marked for the weekend after Super Bowl venue TBA
c. Easter Egg Hunt under consideration for resurrection
d. Block Party – most likely to be in July again
7. Greening Committee – Julia Bunn has officially stepped down from her duties there to take on social affairs. Stephen Christy was not available for comment.
8. Membership Committee – People who have new Neighbors, please alert Linda Wallace. We are having a greeting gift from ASNA. Membership is up from July and 26 people have paid up their dues. There are about 240 households in our Organization’s boundaries, which are rumored to be expanding to the row houses on Ravenswood south of Winnemac.
a. We’ll be contacting realtors selling properties in our area to alert Buyers to ASNA’s existence.
b. Winter newsletter is in the works-writers welcome!
c. Ben will see if he can get Davis Theater tickets for newcomers packet
d. Ben will also write a new column in newsletter featuring pets in the ‘Hood
9. Community Development Committee is officially defunct. Any issues or concerns, let Chris Bayard know.
10. Next CAPS Meeting will be Nov. 29th – Marsha Buchala from south of Winnemac is our local caps leader for the 20th CAPS district of which ASNA is a part. Items to be discussed at that meeting will be
a. Getting address numbers on all alley garages
b. Hand out low energy porch light bulbs to encourage people to keep porch lights on
c. The Following People volunteered to help with distribution:
i. Julia, Cathy, Chris, Lisa (Joe) and Dace
Meeting was motioned to adjourn and seconded.
December ASNA Meeting
The December ASNA meeting will be held on Monday, December 10, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at Pat and Laurie Daley’s home, 1716 West Winnemac. Hope to see you there!
CAPS Meeting Schedule
BEAT 2032 (Bordered by Foster to Lawrence and Leavitt to Clark) meets the last Thursday of odd months January, March, May, July, September and November (11/29/07 & in 2008: 1/31, 3/27, 5/29, 7/31, and 9/25)
Location:
Ravenswood Evangelical Church at
Time:
7 p.m. : 8 p.m.
Learn what is happening in our neighbor like crime problems, festivals, seminars & other City Activities!
- Bring your City Service questions!
- Join an interesting committee such as Youth, Business, Senior Citizen or Court Advocacy!
- Meet your neighbors and the men and women patrolling your Beat!
Number Up : It’s the LAW! It can save your life!!!!!!!
Chapter 10-4 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago states, – The agent or owner must display address numbers 3-6 inches high on both front and rear of each property.
Can the numbers on your building be seen clearly from the sidewalk or street during the day or night? If you had an emergency at your residence and two police officers were dispatched : one to cover the front and one to cover the rear : would both officers be able to locate your address quickly?
The same is true in cases of fire or medical emergencies. The ability to find the right location quickly can make a difference. You should have your address permanently marked on the back of your property — on the gate, the fence, or the garage. Don’t rely on numbers on your garbage cans or other movable objects. While it makes it easy for you to find them, there is no guarantee they will always be in the right place.
If you own property, please post the building numbers on the front and rear of the property. If you rent, ask management to do the same.
Numbers are dispensed through your beat meeting or your community policing office 312-742-8770 : CAPS020District@chicagopolice.org.
From the Alderman’s office: Tax Appeal Workshops
A message from the Alderman’s office:
Tax Appeal Workshops
Sponsored by
Alderman Gene Schulter
Dear 47th Ward Residents,
I will be sponsoring a series of workshops for 47th Ward Residents to provide information on how to appeal the recent property tax assessments.
Monday, November 19th at 7:00 pm
Bell School – 3730 N. Oakley Ave.
Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00 pm
Sheil Park – 3505 N. Southport Ave.
Monday, November 26th at 7:00 pm
Welles Park – 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.
In attendance will be representatives from the Office of Commissioner Joseph Berrios, Cook County Board of Review.
Please bring a pen, your last tax bill or last letter from Assessor’s Office, and the property’s pin number.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office at 773-348-8400.
Best Wishes,
Alderman Gene Schulter
47th Ward Public Service Office
4237 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60618
773-348-8400
Howl-o-Ween Winners!
ASNA’s third annual Howl-o-Ween drew some 47 costumed dogs and a good-sized crowd of parade watchers. Alderman Schulter was on hand to announce the prize winners. [update] Pictures have now been posted.
Besides providing a lot of fun, ASNA netted about $300 for our Ravenswood Parkway fund. A special thanks to our sponsors Chase Bank-Ravenswood, The Hopleaf and the Uptown Animal Hospital. We also had some fabulous raffle prizes thanks to:
The Barking Lot, 2442 W. Irving Park
Call of the Wild School for Dogs, 2442 W. Irving Park
Famous Fido’s, 5430 N. Clark
Outward Bound Hound, 312 543 5531
Ruff N’Stuff, 5430 N. Clark
Taza Coffee & Deli, 5131 N. Damen
For the record, this year’s winners are:
Grand Prize – Jay Sukow, 5114 N. Wolcott, who with a little help from his friends and dog (a pit mix) portrayed “The Little Rascals” complete with dialogue.
Best Entry from Age 12 and Under – Truda Stockenstrv, 6200 N. Clarement, was a punk rocker with her lab turned into her horse.
Most Creative – Karen Holt, 1378 W. Thorndale, gift wrapped her boarder collie as a Christmas present.
Best Owner-Pet Combo – Michael Tooker, 1770 W. Ainslie. Michael, a toddler was dressed as his dog (a bernese mountain dog) and vice versa for their entry titled “Trading Places.”
Scariest – John Stauffenger and Paul Sheets, 1643 W. Carmen, turned their puggle into the “Vampire Puppy.”
Funniest – Michelle Garcia, 559 W. Surf, dressed her two black labs as a bathroom stall and a cop in this entry titled “Larry Craig and the Minneapolis police.”
A new prize for Best Handmade Costume was awarded to Erica Graff, 4717 N. Drake, for turning her Scottish terrier into a circus lion.
Cash prizes were awarded with the grand prize winner taking home $50 and others, $25.
Our thanks to everyone who entered and all the volunteers who pitched in!
See the Photo Gallery for lots more great photos thanks to our good neighbor and talented photographer Erich Schrempp.