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Avalon Park Eatery First to Hold Pop-Up License
Chicago’s new pop-up license program has its first participant in the form of the turnkey eatery at The Woodlawn, an economic center in Avalon Park. Building owners and new entrepreneurs can create a business devoted specifically to hosting pop-ups through the license, which can cover periods ranging from five days to a year.
“The Woodlawn is a space designed to give chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and caterers the opportunity to ‘pop-up’ and operate a brick and mortar retail restaurant as their very own, without the overhead and expenses of a permanent location,” said Donnell Digby, owner of The Woodlawn, which has hosted artists and non-traditional businesses since last summer.
Since the licenses aren’t tied to a specific location, the program “gives entrepreneurs the flexibility to test-drive their product or concept in different city neighborhoods for short-term periods of time,” said Rosa Escareño, commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
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