When Jack Dorsey co-founded Square in 2009, he narrowed in on a single goal, which was helping sellers make the sale. The Oakland-based company’s first product was a…
Read more Why Jack Dorsey Wanted His Company’s Name to Be ‘Boring’Peter Thiel, PayPal’s first CEO, turned his fintech fortune into a far-reaching empire of influence spanning venture capital, politics and power. Marco Bello/Getty Images In 2007, Fortune magazine…
Read more Where the ‘PayPal Mafia’ Is Today: Founders, Fortunes and FeudsRevolution Brewing will close its Logan Square brewpub in December after nearly 15 years along Milwaukee Avenue. Revolution found Josh Deth says the restaurant, which opened in February…
Read more Revolution Brewing to Close Logan Square Brewpub After Nearly 15 YearsChicagoans have hit the culinary jackpot with a dazzling array of regional Mexican dishes available at their fingertips including strong local representation from states like Guerrero, Jalisco, and…
Read more One of Chicago’s Top Mexican Restaurants Is Coming to Logan SquareThe summer season kicked off with a bang for chef Jason Hammel, who in June took home a James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality at his iconic 25-year-old…
Read more Lula Cafe Will Celebrate 25 Years in Logan Square With Star-Studded Pop-Up SeriesSmallBar, a cherished neighborhood watering hole inside a 118-year-old tavern space in Logan Square, is back in business after a brief hiatus after new owners took over in…
Read more Inside SmallBar 2.0: Logan Square’s Itty-Bitty Neighborhood Tavern ReturnsOn the first official weekend of farmers market season in Logan Square, a report about food and produce vendors being shunned in favor of non-food vendors has many…
Read more The Vibe is Off for Logan Square Farmers Markets VendorsBlock appears to be squarely in the government’s sights. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are reportedly probing extensive compliance lapses at the parent company of…
Read more Block reportedly greenlit transactions involving terrorist groups and sanctioned nationsThe team behind Common Decency knew they had big shoes to fill inside the former Lost Lake space. Their response? Focus on food and cocktails that everyone could…
Read more The Vibe at This New Logan Square ’80s Bar Is Totally TubularIt took its sweet time in coming but the Filipino cuisine boom that had been predicted year after year in Chicago is finally here. And it’s not just…
Read more A Filipino Bakery Will Bring More Than Ube and Calamansi to Lincoln SquareAs Chicagoans prepare to say farewell to Cafe Selmarie, a cozy Lincoln Square favorite that’s preparing to close after more than four decades, news about its forthcoming replacement…
Read more Lincoln Square Taproom’s Owner to Open a Bistro in the Cafe Selmarie SpaceTwo dives with more than two centuries of Chicago tavern history between them are making big moves in 2024. SmallBar in Logan Square has sold to new owners…
Read more SmallBar’s Owner Sells 118-Year-Old Logan Square TavernJakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Photographer: Jakub Porzycki/Nur Block began cutting jobs as part of the firm’s goal to cap its workforce at 12,000 employees. Block, run by Jack Dorsey, announced the…
Read more Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts jobs to achieve cap of 12,000 staffersFor years, Darnell Reed has pondered the future of Luella’s Southern Kitchen, the ode to his grandmother which opened in 2015 in Lincoln Square. Should he expand? Maybe…
Read more Luella’s Southern Kitchen to Leave Lincoln SquareThousands of pro-Palestine protestors have gathered at Aotea Square in Auckland’s city centre this afternoon calling for a ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas war. Dozens of Palestinian flags were…
Read more Large pro-Palestine rally gathers in Auckland city in continued calls for ceasefire in Israel Hamas war – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionSquare and CashApp, two payment platforms used by many small businesses, have been experiencing outages since Thursday. Users are reporting they have been unable to access their accounts…
Read more Square Outage Causes Payment Problem for Small Businesses | EntrepreneurThe total funding and number of deals in the fintech sector fell in the second quarter in the face of high-profile U.S. bank collapses in the spring. In…
Read more Q2 Fintech funding: Lowest since 2017 | Bank Automation NewsThe total funding and number of deals in the fintech sector fell in the second quarter in the face of high-profile U.S. bank collapses in the spring. In…
Read more Q2 Fintech funding: Lowest since 2017 | Bank Automation NewsSquare has teamed up with American Express to launch business credit cards to its customers. The launch is in beta phase with an unknown number of Square’s merchants…
Read more Square, AmEx to launc credit cards | Bank Automation NewsThe We Are Open campaign launched a few weeks ago to support Napier businesses. Napier City Business Inc (NBCI) is thinking outside the square with its latest campaign…
Read more We Are Open campaign gets behind Napier CBD – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
