At long last, the Dill Pickle Food Co-op is open for business at 3039 West Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square. Join us at the grand opening celebration this Saturday, December 12, 11:30a and on. We will be on stage to deliver some words of encouragement to our fellow picklers around 1:15p. See you then! UPDATE […]
Logan Square
Dill Pickle, days away (UPDATE 11/20)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozq_f6HAzNo] The shelves are being stocked and final inspection is mere days away (see update below). Good food coming to Chicago soon NOW! UPDATE: We have passed our final building inspection!!! Opening imminent! Celebration ensues.
moss on Public Radio, 89.5FM (UPDATED with audio)
Laura and I will be interviewed tomorrow, Saturday, October 24 at 10:20am–11:20am to discuss our Dill Pickle Food Co-op project on Vocalo Public Radio, 89.5FM in Chicago. You can catch it on the airwaves at 89.5FM in Chicago or online at vocalo.org. We will post the audio to our site if you miss it. Here […]
You May Now Park at Dill Pickle
The bike parking at the Dill Pickle has quadrupled this week, the bike racks have been installed! We have also finished the installation of the vintage-door-vestibule-window (see where the doors were before, below), reclaimed floor and wall tile (check out the groovy flower print in the center of the tiles) and storefront door from the […]
Food Co-op ready to sprout
We are closing in on completion of the Dill Pickle Food Co-op. Drywall has been hung, ductwork is in, reclaimed glass doors are installed, and painting to be completed this week. Storefront window and door are scheduled for delivery next week. Latest photos after the jump. New to moss’ food initiative? Read more here and […]
Sky Gardens
After completing the artist loft spaces on Milwaukee Avenue, we have been asked to reconstruct the currently dilapidated rear exit porch and stair. However, instead of reconstructing the stair only to serve the purpose of an emergency exit and, what will certainly become, a tenant storage annex, we thought, ‘What else could it be?’. One […]
Demolition, sandblasting complete at Dill Pickle
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwyzMZ8XQw] The avocado green paint has been removed from the masonry, walls are starting to be framed, rough plumbing is being routed, and insulation has been blown into the ceiling. Photos after the jump.
Sky Studios
Interior work is complete at the artists’ lofts in Logan Square. Photos after the jump. Next up, rehab of the back porch into sky gardens.
Dill Pickle Food Co-op
We were approved for permit last week! Construction is slated to begin next week. Stay up to date right here.
Milwaukee Ave Artists Lofts: Update
We were just approved for final inspection.
Milwaukee Ave Artist Lofts
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJRa37x5Hc&w=320&h=240]The original, existing roof rafters are rather shallow, so to save material and ensure we have the maximum insulation value in the roof, we are using a soy based, open-cell, spray-foam insulation. Typical pink, batt insulation has trouble filling all framing cavities in a roof or wall which leads to air leaks and a sub-par […]
Milwaukee Avenue Artist Lofts
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8zAy0x9Dlk&w=320&h=240] The Milwaukee Avenue Artist Lofts were an otherwise underutilized attic space that we are is transforming into a light-filled work space for the artist residents of a residential building in Logan Square. We are retaining and exposing the existing masonry and heavy timber structure at the interior space. The existing turret will be restored […]
The Dill Pickle Opens In Logan Square
Slated to open late this summer, Chicago will welcome its first food coop. While Chicago’s summer farmers’ markets are great, the Dill Pickle Coop will house community supported farming on a daily basis. Like most coop’s around the country Dill Pickle, located in Logan Square, will be a member-owned food store specializing in real, local, […]
Dill Pickle Food Co-op
The plans for the Dill Pickle Food Co-op in Logan Square have been submitted to the Department of Buildings for permits. If all goes well we expect to be under construction in July and occupied in late summer, just in time for harvest season! See some of our concept renderings after the jump. The new […]