So long Amphora
By rogersparkbusiness
As of December 31st 2008, restaurant, and (Dev Corp North member), Amphora closed it’s doors for the final time.
Kinda reminds us of the closing of Cafe Suron, restaurant, and (Dev Corp North member).
Replacing Amphora will be a bar and grill (future Dev Corp North member).
Do you see a pattern here?
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January 9, 2009 at 11:31 pm |
It certainly seems that DevCorpNorth doesn’t do much to help its members–just charge high membership and advertising fees, so they can all go party with Joe at Heartland Cafe every now and then!
January 10, 2009 at 12:42 am |
I know a few other businesses in town that are disappointed with DevCorps non-action.
I could go on and on with lists of:
former DevCorp members that are
no longer in business
former DevCorp members that have dropped DevCorp
former DevCorp members that moved away from Rogers Park
etc, etc, etc.
I’ve been watching DevCorp North ever since they incorporated.
January 10, 2009 at 1:52 am |
From the mid ’80’s thru the mid ’90’s there was an incredible Caribbean restaurant on Howard Street, next to the Caribbean American Bakery, which consistently got rave reviews from the Chicago restaurant ‘critics’, Dominick Dallas, that suddenly went out of business. When I questioned the DevCorp staff as to what happened, they, DevCorp, didn’t even know the place was closed and that the owner/chef had gone back to the Caribbean. These were people who might have succeeded if they had had the support they needed from the business development organization charged with assisting ‘business development’ for the neighborhood! It was one of many businesses that shut down and fled due to the deteriorating economic base NoH. Some things never change!
January 10, 2009 at 1:59 am |
P.S.
Dominick Dallas was a member of DevCorp!