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FROM THE HEART, October 2017
Winner of
Consecutive
APEX Awards For Publication Excellence
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October 26th, 2017
Dear Neighbors:
Earlier this fall, Fire Station Park was honored with a Chicago Excellence in Gardening Award. The key to the Park's overnight success?
Seven years of inspiration and dedication.
Likewise, when tiny goblins and other adorable (or terrifying) characters make
their way to Bauler Park
this Saturday afternoon for the festivities at Howler at Bauler, t
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ey will be following a well worn path.
What started small ten years ago has now grown into a beloved neighborhood tradition, not overnight but thanks to the contributions of many along the way, including both volunteers and generous sponsors.
In so many cases, the bountiful harvest our neighborhood reaps today results from seeds planted long ago. As noted in this letter on prior occasions, we all drink from wells we did not dig; we are all warmed by fires we did not kindle.
Each of us has a responsibility to wisely use what we have inherited through the inspiration and labors of others. Doing so helps ensure the fields entrusted to us are left prime for the future.
And, we can do more than serve
as mere caretakers. Within
each
of us lies the ability to make a lasting difference. Seeds planted today have the power to grow into meaningful contributions to the neighborhood. It's OK to start small; that's how most successful efforts start. Watching things grow is the fun part and a journey you can share with others.
So, why not take some time today and think about "seeds" you can plant or "wells" you can help dig?
From the Heart,
Kenneth Dotson, LCA President
P. S. Feel free to call or email at any time to learn more about LCA or if you have neighborhood concerns.
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HOWLER AT BAULER
The Haunt of the Neighborhood Returns For 10th Year
 This Saturday, October 28th | 3:00 to 5 PM | Bauler Park
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Get ready for another magical afternoon in the Heart when LCA hosts the 10th Annual Howler at Bauler, a festival of family fun scheduled for Saturday afternoon, October 28th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Bauler Park.
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Featured attraction
Danny Orleans
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America's premier family magician,
is returning for his third year at Howler. Danny will again wow kids and adults alike with his amazing sleight of hand and delight with his charm and humor. (
Read more
about Danny.) But, the event isn't just about tricks. We also have some great
treats
for you including fabulous Belgian chocolate fondue from our
friends
at Geja's Cafe.
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Engine 22 will be back |
Also returning will be face painters (
brought to
you by Oz Park Family Dental), balloon artist, raffle, music &
dancing, the annual costume parade, plus a visit from the always popular Engine 22 of the Chicago Fire Department. This year's event will also feature many new activities
including a bouncy house, Nerf Wars and carnival games all courtesy of our friends at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness, We'll have story tellers from Emerald City Theatre, bag toss, Bozo Buckets and more.
And, let's not forget, candy, candy, candy!!
Confirmed special guests include 5th District Congressman, Mike Quigley, 11th State Representative Ann Williams and 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith.
Follow us on
Facebook
to learn more about the activities planned for the 10th Annual Howler at Bauler.
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NOTHING SAYS MAGIC LIKE
A LINCOLN CENTRAL EVENT
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More than 200 attendees celebrated the  neighborhood at LCA's 4th Annual
Evening in the Garden
on September 14th.
An annual event highlighting the end of the growing season,
Evening in the Garden
featured food and beverages from our friends at Geja's Cafe, Gemini, J9 Wine Bar and Tea Gschwender
. Also featured were desserts and other treats made by members of the LCA Board.
 Guests were entertained magician Danny Orleans whose up-close, Chicago-style magic is known throughout the country. (You can see Danny perform again this Saturday, October 28th, at Howler at Bauler.)
"The park itself was the star of the show," LCA
 President Kenneth Dotson said in a post-event note to
LCA's Board. "It is one thing to say we are the heart of the neighborhood. It is another to demonstrate it by gifting a magical place like Fire Station Park to the neighborhood."
See photos from the the 4th Annual
Evening in the Garden
Album 1 |
Album 2.
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AN ANNIVERSARY IN THE HEART
Congratulations to LCA Sponsor J9 on Their 1st Anniversary
Help our friends at
J9 Wine Bar (1961 N. Halsted Street), an LCA member and sponsor, celebrate their 1st anniversary this
Friday, October 27th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
Learn more.
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LCA Monthly Board Meeting
LCA Board meetings are normally held the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM
in the back room of the Marquee Lounge (Halsted & Armitage). Meetings are open to the public.
Saturday, October 28th
Spooky Zoo Spectacular
The 31st Annual Spooky Zoo Spectacular, hosted by the Auxiliary Board of Lincoln Park Zoo, gives children the opportunity to celebrate Halloween in a free, safe, and family-friendly environment. This year's celebration will be held from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Read more.
Saturday, October 28th
10th Annual Howler at Bauler
The 10th annual Howler at Bauler will be held at Bauler Park on Saturday, October 28th from 3:00 to 5 PM.
Read about
last year's Howler which was attended by 1,100+. Back by popular demand for the 3rd consecutive year will be America's leading family magician,
Danny Orleans.
Sunday, October 29th
Tricks & Treats on Armitage Street
Join our friends at
Bridgeview Bank and
Ranch Triangle for their annual Halloween event to be held on the Bridgeview Bank parking lot (1970 N. Halsted) at 11:00 AM.
Learn more about this great neighborhood event.
Sunday, October 29th
Clark Street Spooktacular
Join our friends from the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce at the 9th Annual Clark Street Spooktacular.
Participating businesses from Armitage to Diversey, and on the south side of Diversey from Orchard to Lakeview, open their doors to trick-or-treaters from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 29!
Thursday, November 9th
Ribbon Cutting & Dedication of Armitage Ghost Mural
Please join us at 3:00 PM on Thursday, November 9th at 939 W. Armitage Avenue for the ribbon cutting and dedication of artist Steve Carrelli's
Armitage Ghost Mural.
Learn more.
Wine Tasting Reception at J9 Wine Bar
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LCA
member and sponsor
J9 Wine Bar (1961 N. Halsted) will host a complimentary private wine tasting reception for LCA members featuring
hors' d'oeuvres and a selection of
Burgundy wines on the evening of November 9th from 6 to 8 PM. A representative from the vineyard will be on hand to share pairing tips and other information about the wines.
Thursday, November 9th
Rock Band Chicago Benefit for DePaul
Legendary rock band Chicago will perform a private benefit for DePaul University at
Wintrust Arena at 7:00 PM. Neighborhood residents are eligible for a pre-sale discount.
Learn more
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Monday, November 13th
Best of Lincoln Park Awards
Join us in honoring the Lincoln Park business community for the
Best of Lincoln Park Awards from 5:30 to 8:30 PM on Monday, November 13th at Victory Gardens Theatre. Cheer on the businesses and people that make Lincoln Park a great place to live and work.
Learn more.
Tuesday, November 14th
LCA Zoning Committee Mtg.
Zoning Committee meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM in the back room of the Marquee Lounge (Halsted & Armitage). Zoning Committee meetings are open to the public.
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There is no charge for this event but it will be limited to LCA members current on their dues.
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VALUES FROM THE HEART ™ SET TO
LAUNCH
Membership Cards Mailing Next Week
Membership cards will be mailed next week to LCA members eligible to participate in
Values From the Heart ™, a new program offering LCA members on-going discounts (20% or more in most cases) and
other meaningful values from a
select number of businesses
in or near our neighborhood.
Participating businesses, all LCA members, are offering these values to express their appreciation to those who support LCA through membership. Participating businesses include restaurants, a health club, a bank, an art gallery, a florist, a salon, theaters and more.
In addition to on-going special values, LCA members will also begin receiving other benefits including invitations to private member-only events. The first member-only event will be a private wine tasting reception featuring hors' d'oeuvres and Burgundy wine at J9 Wine Bar from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday, November 9th.
Only LCA members current on their dues will receive a card and be eligible to participate in this program. If you have not yet renewed your membership you may do so
online or by mailing
this form. If you are not yet an LCA member, you may join
online or by mailing
this form.
Details on merchants and values, as well as program rules, will be included with membership card and updated on a dedicated page on LCA's website. Members current on their dues will also receive a special version of the newsletter which details offers.
Membership cards will reflect the level at which members have joined as pictured below. Members who joined at the Individual membership level will receive one card. Members who joined at the family level or above will be eligible to receive two cards.
In certain cases, at the request of the participating merchant, the value offered by that merchant will be limited to Annual Benefactor and Lifetime members only.
Annual Benefactors
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LCA MEMBER PROFILED IN CSO PUBLICATION
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A History of Fire Station Park
by Kathy Jordan
LCA's
award-winning Fire Station Park is known in the neighborhood
 as a beautiful, peaceful garden, a place to sit and ponder life. That was not always so.
The park had its beginnings in the early 1970s when urban renewal cleared entire blocks for affordable housing. In the 1900 block of North Larrabee, the Fire Station was built, followed by townhouses to the south. A lot in between was filled with a small park, a really old Engine 22 fire truck, a sandbox, and a fountain.
"It had been known as a water park, with a big fountain kids could enjoy," says former 43rd Ward Alderman Vi Daley. "I used to take my daughters there on summer days."
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"By 2000, neighbors wanted something different," said Daley. "With the help of the Chicago Department of Transportation, which had responsibility for the park, we began construction of a passive spot. Trees were replaced, and we planted annuals and perennials. It was lovely for several years."
During reconstruction, a concrete pad was added, and the first
Chicago Sculpture Exhibit
art was placed on it in 2001. "It added a lot to the Park," Daley says, "calling attention to this hidden gem. People began to notice."
By 2010, the Park was in disrepair, with weeds everywhere. According to Daley, "I knew LCA had done a great job with the little park at Lincoln and Dickens, so I went to then LCA President, Rodger Owen, and said, 'I need your help' and he wholeheartedly agreed," said Daley.
"It was an opportunity to enhance the neighborhood," said Owen. "And, I'm
proud LCA has played such an important role at the Park over the years"
In Fall of 2010, Sally Drucker, chair of LCA Parks Committee and the guru behind the present Fire Station Park, and her then co-Chair, Paul Maggio, began planning the renovation. Drucker recalls the Park's condition at the time.
"The hardscape was there, but the vegetation had become
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Armitage Mural Becomes a Reality
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Carrelli at work
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A mural beneath the Armitage Avenue El tracks, at Sheffield, is the first such work of that scale by Chicago artist
Steven Carrelli. Sx weeks of drawing and painting initially left Carrelli bruised and battered from building and scaling a six-foot scaffold. "I thought, 'How am I going to survive this?' It's more like construction work!"
Carrelli's "Armitage Ghost Mural" came about through a $1 million city initiative, begun in January, to create murals in all 50 wards. Aldermen were able to use menu money with the city matching up to $10,000. The 50x50 project is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; 300 artists applied.
The group zeroed in on the area's architectural and side-of-the-building advertising heritage. With that, Carrelli turned to DePaul University's archive of Lincoln Park photographs, where he discovered
a wealth of such images, which inform his design. The mural is a
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LCA PARK RECEIVES HONOR
Fire Station
Park
Wins Excellence in
Gardening
Award
Fire Station Park, a project of Lincoln Central Association, received a 2017 Chicago Excellence in Gardening Award, a city-wide competition created to acknowledge the many gardeners helping make Chicago a beautiful, sustainable and welcoming place to live and work.
Sally Drucker, LCA Parks Chair and Board Member, and LCA Vice
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President Kathy Jordan received the award on behalf of Lincoln Central at an awards ceremony held on Sunday, September 24th at the Chicago Cultural Center.
LCA President Kenneth Dotson said, "Congratulations to Sally whose vision and leadership of the Park has brought this wonderful achievement to LCA, and also to her volunteers." Dotson also credited his predecessor as LCA President, Rodger Owen, for seeing the potential of Fire Station Park and, along with other Board members at the time, supporting its renovation.
The competition featured gardens from 26 Chicago Wards including homes, schools, churches, universities, associations, businesses and demonstration gardens. Categories included community gardens, school gardens, residential gardens (vegetable, ornamental, specialty) and other gardens. Fire Station Park was entered in the "other" category, since it includes both vegetable and ornamental plants indigenous to Illinois.
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The awards were sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension, Shedd Aquarium,
Chicago Community Gardeners Association, Natural Awakenings Chicago and "The Mike Nowak Show" on WCGO.
Despite the award, Drucker says there's still room for help. "People see the garden doing well and think there's no need to help. But there's so much that can be done. I wish more people skilled in gardening would get involved." She'd also like to see more high school students needing community service hours donate time to the garden.
"It's always changing, always a challenge," Drucker says. "It's dynamic, alive and cannot be neglected. The reward is when things go well makes it all worthwhile."
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DON'T MISS AMERICA'S TOP FAMILY MAGICIAN
Danny Orleans Returns for Third Year
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Two for the price of one? |
LCA and
Bridgeview Bank are pleased to bring America's top family magician,
Danny Orleans, back to Howler for the third consecutive year.
Danny, a former elementary school teacher who also taught Kindergarten as well as Algebra to Middle School students, is internationally recognized as an expert on presenting magic to children.
Along with performing magic at kids' birthday parties, Danny has toured school shows nationwide and, with his wife Jan Rose, toured a theater show to museums and children's theaters in the U.S., Canada, and the Virgin Islands.
widely respected trade-show performer and corporate entertainer.
Don't miss this opportunity to see Danny Orleans as he performs up
close magic!
And, let's come out in record numbers again this year to show Danny the magic that is already thriving in our neighborhood.
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DELICIOUS TREATS AT HOWLER
While Danny Orleans is providing the tricks, our friends from
Geja's Cafe
, named the most romantic restaurant in America by USA Today in 2015, will be serving their amazing Belgian chocolate fondue to attendees.
When you think about places in the neighborhood
to dine at or order from, remember Geja's supports our neighborhood. Come out to Howler at Bauler and let our friends at Geja's know you appreciate their generosity. See and download their
TO GO menu
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Gummy Bear Tea for the little ones), hot chocolate
from
City Grounds,
candy and more.
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FIREFIGHTERS LEND A HELPING HEART TO LCA
Climb Aboard Engine 22 at Howler this Saturday
Our neighborhood is fortunate to be protected by the firefighters at
 Station 22 -who are as kind as they are brave. Whether responding to emergencies, delighting neighborhood children at LCA events, or pitching in to help at Fire Station Park, they are always prepared to serve. Recently, firefighters Ben Hosek; an LCA member, Greg Peters; and Jason Faber helped install new signage at Fire Station Park. Thanks guys!
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This Saturday afternoon, October 28th, Engine 22 will be making its annual appearance at Howler at Bauler, always one of the event's most popular attractions.
So come out to the event, meet the firefighters and let your little ones climb aboard Engine 22!
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Fire Station Park, continued
Actual work started in Spring 2011. "CDOT cleared everything except some bushes and shrubs," Drucker says."It had been an ornamental garden. We took out most flowering plants and gave them away and decided to replace them with a native Illinois garden."
Home Depot provided stepping stones with Christy Webber Landscapes and CDOT doing most planting. Volunteers placed plants according to the plan. "It was like a jigsaw puzzle with thousands of plants primarily native to Illinois," Drucker says.
Other project participants included Greencore, a Chicago program helping reintegrate ex-convicts by providing job training; Open Lands, which assessed soil quality; and landscape architect Hoerr-Schaudt, which provided an intern to help plan.
Building a core volunteer group who understood what it would take to maintain the garden was an early chore.
Neighbors were urged to contact FireStationParkGardens.com to join the effort. "We had lots of interest, but little commitment of time," Drucker says.
But when the Spring 2011 planting was complete, a core group of volunteers was in place. The Park was officially dedicated in September 2011.
Since then, "We've found what works and what isn't necessary," Drucker says. "Weeding was enormous at first, but over the years, we learned mulching did the trick. The volunteer hours of watering and tending are uncountable.
It's always changing, always a challenge," Drucker says.
"It's pretty amazing what's been done. I walk through the Park often. I'm very proud of what LCA accomplished," says Vi Daley.
Drucker sums it up. "Vi had the foresight, Rodger Owen was very committed to it, and the garden became a reality. All it took was the faith and patience to know it would look as we dreamed it would."
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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE LINCOLN PARK BUSINESSES
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Join the
Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce in honoring the Lincoln Park business community for the
Best of Lincoln Park Awards
. Cheer on the businesses and people that make Lincoln Park a great place to live and work. The nomination phase is complete and finalists will be announced on Friday, October 27th. At that time, you can vote for your favorites.
2017 BEST OF LINCOLN PARK AWARD CATEGORIES
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Best Place to Brunch
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Best Place to Shop for Your Home
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Best Place to Grab Coffee and/or Sweets
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Best Place for Arts, Culture & Entertainment
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Best Place to Get Fit
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Best Place to Dine
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Best Speciality Shop
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Best Place to Drink
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Best Place to Get Refreshed
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Best Neighborhood
Service Provider
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Best Place to Get Dressed
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Winners will be announced live on stage at an awards celebration on Monday, November 13, 2017 at
Victory Gardens Theatre. The awards celebration will feature delicious tastes from Lincoln Park favorites, extraordinary raffle prizes, and an exciting cocktail competition. Plus, residents and business owners will get to meet and mingle with each other in a casual, fun, and relaxed atmosphere.
Get your tickets now!
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.....mirage-like landscape of 19th century buildings and billboards that confounds the eye: where does the street end, where do the buildings begin?
"Memory is slippery," says Carrelli, who turns 50 in November. "It's a theme in my work, an uncertainty that's engaging."
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Steven Carrelli
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Carrelli lives in Rogers Park with his wife Louise LeBourgeois, a landscape painter. He teaches painting and drawing at De Paul University, as well as a Chicago Quarter freshman course on transportation and sustainability, which he designed. He commutes by bike and, with his wife, swims laps at the crack of dawn. He writes and reads poetry and when he travels, museums and galleries define the trip. "Art is the way I get into a city."
Carrelli discovered his affinity for art at Wheaton College. From there he went to Northwestern University, earning an MFA, studying with Ed Paschke, William Conger, and James Valerio in a program of ten students. A
Fulbright scholarship allowed him to study in Florence, Italy. His small-scale work - typically 19 inches by 16 inches - is shown at
Addington Gallery in River North.
Carrelli looked to the work of Renaissance artist
Andrea del Sarto in his mural design, employing a a white-grey-black style called grisaille. He's using mineral silicate paint that bonds well to masonry walls and is durable for 40 to 60 years. Over that neutral base, Carrelli will lay some color. "It will be like a watercolor wash over white paper."
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CAPACITY CROWD AT ENCORE PRESENTATION
Lincoln Central Then & Now
On Wednesday, September 27th, Lincoln Central hosted an encore presentation of
Lincoln Park Then & Now: A Neighborhood History Through
Photographs to a "sold out" crowd at Floating World Gallery
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This original presentation was created by LCA Board member, Bob Segal, an area resident and noted photographer,
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J9 Manager, Morgan Gabrielson and LCA Board member, Betsy Costello
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and debuted at DePaul University's Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative Spring 2017 program.
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LEGENDARY ROCK BAND CHICAGO TO
PERFORM AT WINTRUST ARENA
Discount Available to Neighborhood Residents
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The legendary rock & roll band with horns will perform a private benefit concert for the DePaul University community on November 9, 2017. Purchase your tickets to this exclusive event with the presale code
"CHINEIGHBOR.
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Learn more.
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Construction Progress at Lincoln Common
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