This Fall in Chicago FACE OF THE ’HOOD Tonya Clemmer
38, Co-owner of Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
When did you open Rootstock? We opened May 18, 2009. It was terrifying. The economy had just taken a turn for the worse. We couldn’t get a loan from any kind of establishment, so we pulled together our personal savings and begged and borrowed from friends.
How has the area around Rootstock changed? Seven years ago, there were a couple of local businesses nearby that were successful, but there were a lot of foreclosed properties up and down California Avenue. There weren’t nearly
How do you see Humboldt Park changing over the next decade? I think it’s going to be as dense as Wicker Park or Bucktown, especially because the park is such a pivotal part of why people want to live here. But as long as small businesses stay strong, the neighborhood won’t change like Wicker Park did. It would Clayton Guse
“I’m going to quit my job and start selling advice on the O’Hare Blue Line platform.”
“I’ve never seen a pigeon at the beach, so don’t tell me the city doesn’t have bird turf wars.”
“They can’t evict you if you’re not on the lease.”
“I can’t wait for winter. Two
thirds of my wardrobe consists of Christmas sweaters.”
“If dating a bartender is the closest I’ll ever get to having a sugar daddy, then so be it.”
WORD ON THE STREET
The most ridiculous things we’ve overheard in Chicago recently
Overheard any wild exchanges? Tweet us @timeoutchicago #wordonthestreet.
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“This is why I keep a tub of cheese sauce in the fridge.”
“The last time I went to
Wrigleyville, I saw a grown man crying because he dropped his hot dog.”
“You’re a good person, but
you need to stop breaking into my apartment.”
“Well, at least you don’t look like you just threw up.”
“There needs to be more public napping areas downtown. That or free cocaine.”
September–November, 2016 Time Out Chicago
PHOTOGRAPH: JACLYN RIVAS
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