2008 West End Progress
Anniversaries: Czech and
Slovak Sokol Minnesota 125th; Mancini’s Char House 60th;
Associated Dentists 35th; Insty-Print West 7th 30th
Events: 1st West End Harvest Festival!;
Five Heritage Preservation Awards; Two Community Service
Awards; Czernin Palace Memorial Bronze Medal and Diploma
(Czech Republic); 1st Federation West End Arts Exhibition;
1st Federation West End Arts Iron Pour; 1st Federation West
End Garden Tour; Documentary premier: Mr. Positive; Theater:
Havel’s Memorandum; Czech and Slovak Sokol Festival
Transitions: Honorary Consul of the Czech
Republic; Community Reporter Editor
Developments: Fire Station 1/10; Schmidt
Brewery; Mississippi Market; Exit Innovation Realty; West
7th Business Association; Shaller Family Sholom Campus;
Palace Refrigerated Outdoor Ice Rink; W 7th Cmty Ctr Senior
Homemaking; United Family Practice Health Care Clinic;
Smokestack demolition/Excel High Bridge Gas Plant
Renovations: Bills TV; Pilney Building;
Corner Marking; Forepaugh’s Restaurant;
Hinding Heating & Air Conditioning
New businesses: Tease Salon; Petite Salon;
Supatra Thai Restaurant; United Residential Mortgage;
Dr. Bob Maley Family Dentistry; Land Title Inc.; 7th Street
Storage; REACT Appraisals; Highgrove Credit Union; Chris and
Rob’s Chicago Taste Authority; Davita Highland Park Dialysis

Saturday, November 15 7 – 11 p.m. CSPS Hall 2nd floor theater
featured music by the Slov-Czech Trio and the Rhinestone
Diplomats
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