Our Rotary speaker on Thursday June 29, 2023 was Terry Dason. Below is a summary of her remarks:
Good afternoon –
Here are the happenings within the villages represented by the Winnetka-Northfield-Glencoe Chamber of Commerce
Beginning with Winnetka –
On Thursday, June 29, the WNG Chamber held a ribbon cutting for H. Marion Home at 896 Green Bay Road in Hubbard Woods. The shop recently moved to Winnetka from their previous location in Edens Plaza due to the Wayfair Store build out that consumed their previous space.
WayFair is in Wilmette in Edens Plaza but will be a new addition to all of us on the North Shore. I am sure you have all seen the major construction site. WayFair has been an online home store for furniture, décor, outdoors and more. The new brick and mortar building will have 150,000 square feet and is now planning to open in Spring of 2024.
The store plans to feature “interactive experiences spanning 19 different departments, ranging from furniture and décor, to outdoor, home improvement and more. This store will be featuring their first restaurant.
Back to Winnetka –
Fons Empanadas and Aciai Bowls has opened at 552 Lincoln Avenue in the East Elm portion of the business district. I have heard excellent reports about their food.
There are plans to open a Vietnamese restaurant in the space previously used by Kaleidoscope Flowers on Lincoln Avenue.
Brittany’s Butters – a new bakery has changed their name and business model to be known as a bakery. The new name is Lincoln Avenue Bakery, located at 544 Lincoln Avenue.
Hometown has opened their third coffee and juice shop location in Lake Forest.
The previously called One Winnetka space is in process. It will be a planned apartment mix consisting of three options: one bedroom plus den, two bedroom and two bedrooms plus den. Nineteen units are planned for the second level, 21 for the third and 19 for the fourth. Retail mix on the ground floor.
Café Fleurette – French Bakery in the Winnetka train station location has been purchased by a local resident, John McGrath. He will be opening the shop sometime this fall. He is currently a fixture at the Winnetka Farmers Market on Saturdays. Get to the market early because he is generally sold out by 10:30 am.
EverEve opened in the old Kahler Location on Chestnut Street in the West Elm Business District approximately 2 weeks ago. EverEve is a fashion and styling company that delivers joy one outfit at a time. They offer modern and versatile clothing with just the right amount of edge. They have 13 stores in Illinois.
Chase Bank is planning to tear down their building and build a new bank. In the meantime they will be renovating the building next to their drive through on Spruce where they will move their current staff into while the new bank is being built.
As a result, Compass and Archambault & Associates have had to move out of the building and find other space. Compass is in the process of requesting a special use to move into the previous space used by Coldwell Banker Real Estate on Lincoln Avenue.
The music festival was a huge success in Winnetka this year.
Glencoe – Honey Butter Chicken will be opening a restaurant on Vernon in the heart of the business district.