|
|
WINDY CITY TIMES
|
|---|
|
|
|
Baton to relocate to Uptown
by Matt Simonette
2018-12-10
|
|
This article shared 1120 times since Mon Dec 10, 2018
|
|
Longtime River North nightspot Baton will relocate to an Uptown location on Broadway in Spring 2019, owner Jim Flint announced Dec. 5.
In a statement, Flint said that, "As the years have passed, the River North Area of Chicago has become one the hottest areas in the city and I am thankful to have been a part of that growth. … Unfortunately, the area has surpassed us, and after 50 years, I felt it time for me to move on.
"Upon learning of my plan to close the club in early 2019, I was approached by several people who wanted me to keep the name and the reputation of the Baton going, so after a lot of thought and consideration, I have agreed allow them to take it forward."
Flint added that he will be involved with the nightclub in the new location only in an advisory capacity, but that he would continue to greet guests on the weekends.
"It is the people and all who have supported the club through the years that I love the most," Flint said.
The Baton relocation comes just as the previously Wicker Park-based Double Door also announced plans to move to Uptown's $75 million entertainment district as well. |
|
|
|
This article shared 1120 times since Mon Dec 10, 2018
|
| ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE |
|---|
| 
|  | WORLD Gay governor, Tokyo partnership policy, Daniel Radcliffe, Korean first
2022-11-06
On Oct. 30, the first openly gay governor of Brazil was re-elected in a runoff election, The Washington Blade noted. Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Eduardo Leite, a member of the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party, ...
| 
| | Tulsa business attacked after hosting drag event, HRC responds
2022-11-03
-- From a press release - WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Oct. 31, news broke that a business based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Donut Hole, was vandalized when someone threw a Molotov cocktail — a hand-thrown incendiary weapon — after hosting an event ...
| 
| | Touche Chicago's 45th-anniversary celebration marred by racist performance
2022-11-03
Racist performance mires Touche Chicago's 45th anniversary celebration By Carrie Maxwell On Nov. 1, the leather, fetish and bear-focused Touche Chicago celebrated its 45th anniversary with a feature performance by ...
| 
| | The Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade turns 25
2022-11-02
The legendary Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade returned for the 25th time on Oct. 31. Kicking off at 7:30 p.m. from Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue, the parade route traveled north before looping back to a large ...
| 
| | NATIONAL Birth certificates, university items, drag-show standoff, 'Models of Pride'
2022-10-30
Following a lawsuit from ACLU, ACLU of West Virginia and the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Vital Registration Office has introduced more accessible and safer policies ...
| 
| | Howard Brown Health's Big Orange Ball has 'Saturday Night Fever' theme
2022-10-27
Howard Brown Health's Big Orange Ball was back in-person at Park West on Oct. 22—this time with a big (not orange) disco ball. About 300 people brought their Halloween spirit to the event, dressed in costumes ...
| 
| | NATIONAL Michigan bill, trans woman killed, school musical, Alabama drag queen
2022-10-23
Michigan House Republicans recently introduced legislation that could have the potential to throw parents and doctors in prison for life for offering gender-affirming care to children under the age of 18, MLive.com reported. Under House Bill ...
| 
| | 'Martinis That Matter' to honor former TPAN CEO Jeff Berry on Oct. 30
2022-10-19
Marty's Martini Bar, 1511 W. Balmoral Ave., presents "Martinis That Matter," a community giving-back program that funds community groups, charities and organizations. Profits from the sales during these events go to the organizations hosting. On Sunda ...
| 
| | GLAAD: Empire State Building to go purple for Spirit Day on Oct. 19-20
2022-10-18
New York—GLAAD announced that the iconic Empire State Building will go purple on Wednesday evening, Oct. 19, in honor of GLAAD's Spirit Day taking place on Thursday, Oct. 20. RuPaul's Drag Race fan favorite Jujubee and ...
| 
| | Haven hosting 'Rocky Horror Picture Party' on Oct. 29-30
2022-10-18
Haven is welcoming back its "Science Fiction/Double Feature: A Rocky Horror Picture Party"—an immersive Rocky Horror-themed Halloween party that brings to life in vivid technicolor the world of the cult-classic film. Hosted by Helena Handbasket, the ...
| 
| | SHOWBIZ 'Black Panther,' 'Horror Story,' Beyonce, video game
2022-10-09
Video below - I May Destroy You actress Michaela Coel will play Aneka in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, according to Out. In the comics, Aneka is a Wakandan warrior who identifies as queer and has a relationship with Ayo ...
| 
| | Yvie Oddly summons sinful drag queens in upcoming 'Night of the Living Drag'
2022-10-02
RuPaul's Drag Race: Night of the Living Drag is coming to the Rosemont Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 25, starring Yvie Oddly as The Boogie Man and featuring ...
| 
| | UpRising Bakery hosts LGBTQ+ history event; protesters still a constant
2022-10-02
A handful of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters regularly stand outside the mall that houses UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Northwest suburban Lake in the Hills. That was the case again Oct. 1, the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, ...
| 
| | SHOWBIZ Hallmark film, Oprah, Janelle Monae, 'Dahmer,' Met Gala
2022-10-02
As a part of its "Countdown to Christmas" event, Hallmark Channel announced its first holiday movie that focuses on a gay romance, according to Out. The Holiday Sitter will be released on Sunday, Dec. 11, on ...
| 
| | TELEVISION Original 'Queer Eye' cast member Thom Filicia reveals his 'Secret'
2022-09-27
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race debuted in 2020 on VH1 as a spinoff of the Emmy Award-winning RuPaul's Drag Race. For its second season this year, there were more episodes and the celebrities' identities were hidden ...
| | |
|
|
|
|
