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  1. ENJOY Celebrates 5th Anniversary in Andersonville ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE Celebrates 5th Anniversary in Andersonville with Ribbon-Cutting and Drag Queen Story ExperienceENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE is thrilled to announce the celebration of its 5th anniversary in the Andersonville neighborhood! To mark this special occasion, we are hosting a festive event featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce followed by a delightful Drag Queen Story Experience presented by M.A.Y.O. (Make Art Your Opportunity) ...
  2. Andersonville Breaks Ground on Elise Malary Plaza On June 18, our ENJOY Andersonville neighborhood marked a milestone—the groundbreaking of its first-ever pedestrian plaza on the corner of Catalpa and Clark, named in honor of Black trans advocate and community leader Elise Malary. After years of community planning, advocacy, and design, Andersonville officially broke ground on Elise Malary Plaza—the neighborhood's first pedestrian plaza and a permanent public tribute to one of its most beloved advocates. Elise Malary was a Black trans wo...
  3. The GurglePot Is Having a Mother of a Moment at the New York Times Wirecutter Looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift for mom or the mother-in-law who has everything? The New York Times Wirecutter just made it easy. The GurglePot was included in both Wirecutter's The 39 Best Gifts for Your Mother-in-Law and The Gift newsletter's "9 Perfect Mother's Day Gifts"—and we weren't surprised. We've been selling this beloved piscine pottery since 2012, and it has been a best seller ever since. The GurglePot has been a Wirecutter favorite for ye...
  4. Celebrating Selmarie 12/26/2024 We are excited to announce a specialty ornament—just in time for the holidays—honoring Café Selmarie exclusively available from ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE and Urbangeneralstore.com! Order online and ship anywhere in the US or PICK UP for FREE at either ENJOY Location in Chicago. 4/26/2024 This weekend we say goodbye to the beloved Café Selmarie at 4729 N. Lincoln Ave in Chicago as co-founder Birgit Kobayashi retires after 40 years in business. For ENJOY’s founder, Rebecca Woo...
  5. The Year That Was 2020 - Part One: Piecing It Back Together 🧩 Like most people on this planet, we've been looking back and reflecting on the past year. It was such a strange time of uncertainty and unknowns. In addition to people who were personally ill and infected, there were so many people who were dealing with sick friends and family members. And many others were suffering financially. One year ago this week in March 2020, Illinois issued a stay-at-home order and we temporarily closed our two retail locations in Chicago, ENJOY Andersonville and ...
  6. The Year That Was 2020 - Part Three: Are FingerHands Essential?🤚 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Urban General Store (@urbangeneralstore) One could argue that people NEED a set of FingerHands, but apparently Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot disagrees. So, beginning in March 2020, as non-essential retail, we were able to have an employee in our stores but not allowed to let the public inside. Gratefully, a majority of our customers were making the best of it by shopping online and scheduling curbside pickups. ...
  7. The GOOD Kind of Viral: Gifts With The F Bomb On the occasion of our 15th birthday, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite viral products from the past 15 years. Gifts With The F 💣 We have never shied away from the F word. If four letter words offend you—WARNING: stop reading now. Please check out all our lovely FLORAL ITEMS. While some customers may be offended by the use of profanity, many others find there is no more colorful way to express an emotion than an F Bomb. This spring, the delightful Kaley Cuoco posted the Meriw...
  8. Summer Is Here Amid the thunderstorms and weather changes, summer officially has arrived. We are willing it to stay here at ENJOY with summer swimwear for the kiddos and summer scarves to keep the bugs away. However, one, ok, two of our favorite things about summer here in Lincoln Square are: the Farmers Market and Concerts in Giddings Plaza. Tuesdays and Thursdays I, undoubtedly, “forget” to pack a lunch for work and have to wander through the market for sustenance. It’s not hard. And I will rave about...
  9. COVID-19 Store Policy Changes and Shipping Updates Thank you to the customers around the country who have chosen to support our small business. We are a company, comprised of people. Like you. Trying to figure this all out! On March 21, 2020, we closed our two retail Chicago locations in compliance with the Illinois Stay-At-Home mandate. At that time, we switched to 100% online sales—adding all of the inventory in stores to the website. As a stroke of some good luck, we had received a large order of jigsaw puzzles at the beginning of the mont...
  10. Love is Love Candle Benefitting Equality Illinois Just in time for Valentine’s Day we are excited to be partnering with District and RAPWAX to offer the Love is Love Hand Poured Soy Candle. $2 from every candle sold will be donated to Equality Illinois. The sale of these candles supports the platform in which Equality Illinois stands for – envisioning a fair and unified state where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. District...