Wednesday, October 22, 2014

We've got Halloween Treats for Cool Ghouls, Many Monsters and Zany Zombies.





Urban General Store




Cool Ghouls, Sweet Treats and Zany Zombies?

It must be Halloween!




A Halloween Poem 



'Twas the week before Halloween and all through our shop,
the shelves were being stocked with tricks and treats non-stop.
Sugar skull sweets and sour candy ghosts
right next to zombies and monsters and giant inflatable toast!

Kids of all ages can find disguises and masks
and we'll ship them to you for $6.95, just ask!
So if you're looking for unique Halloween treats and more,
we hope you'll visit ENJOY and URBAN GENERAL STORE.





Candy & Sweets
Muncha Libre Lucha Libre Masks Cookie Stampers and CutterSugar Skull Candy

Zombies & Monsters
Glow Finger Zombies Finger Puppets

Zombies Have Issues Book by Greg Stones




Horror & Screams
Screaming PickleEdgar Allan Poe Action Figure

Masks & Disguises

Creepy Pig Head Masks


Emergency Mustaches - Set of 6








Laura Doherty at ENJOY



Join us for Laura Doherty live at ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE performing two free kids shows at 11:30am and 1:00pm on Saturday, October 25.

Kids can trick or treat in costume at participating businesses in the neighborhood for the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce's Annual Halloween Happenings event.




RSVP online. Or email us at mom@urbangeneralstore.com with questions. 


Thursday, October 16, 2014

Laura Doherty Performs Two Free Halloween Shows at ENJOY on Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am & 1:00pm


Laura Doherty
Join us in Chicago for the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce's Annual Halloween Happenings Trick or Treating Event on Saturday, October 25 featuring Laura Doherty performing live at ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE for two free shows at 11:30am and 1:00pm.


Laura Doherty-Photo by Phil Onofrio ©2014

ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE is excited to once again host two free shows for kids by award-winning children's musician Laura Doherty at ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE (4723 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625) on Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am and 1:00pm.

Kids can Trick or Treat in costume at local businesses in the Lincoln Square Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago on Saturday, October 25, 2014 before and after the shows from 11am-2pm (and at participating Ravenswood businesses from 2pm-5pm). Visit the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber site for more details about the event.


RSVP on Facebook


In a Heartbeat CD by Laura Doherty


In a Heartbeat is Laura Doherty's third Parents' Choice award-winning CD. Now available online from Urbangeneralstore.com and in-store at ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE.







Laura Doherty is a nationally touring children's recording artist and award-winning producer with an ear for a catchy melody. Laura’s musical adventures first took listeners into the world of big city living, as seen through a child’s eyes, with her Parents’ Choice winning albums Kids in the City (2009) followed by the equally endearing Shining Like a Star (2011). Laura’s new CD In a Heartbeat is a collection of heartfelt, upbeat children’s songs that keep true to her folk-pop roots, using lots of acoustic instruments.

Nominated for "best Chicago kids act of 2012" in Time Out Chicago, Laura has performed on famed Chicago stages such as the Pritzker Pavilion, Old Town School of Folk Music and Lollapalooza. Laura is a long-time early-childhood music teacher in the Old Town School of Folk Music Wiggleworms program.

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Don't live in or near Chicago? Or can't make it to the shows on Saturday, October 25? You can still check out In a Heartbeat and Laura Doherty's other great CD's from Urbangeneralstore.com.

Kids in the City CD by Laura Doherty


Kids in the City CD by Laura Doherty






Shining Like a Star CD by Laura Doherty


Shining Like a Star CD by Laura Doherty





Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Hot Doug's Legacy Lives on in "Hot Doug's: The Book"

Do you know that there are children being born RIGHT NOW who will never get to taste a hot dog from Hot Doug's!

While lovers of encased meat mourn the closing of Chicago's own "Sausage Superstore" Hot Doug's on Friday, October 3 we can help you relish the "old days" of "waiting in a 2 mile long line" for an exotic wild game hot dog and some duck fat fries. Share this great book with your offspring and show them what they missed.

Hot Doug's: The Book

Hot Doug's: The Book
By Doug Sohn with Kate DeVivo.
From Agate Publishing.
$24.95

Available online at Urbangeneralstore.com and in-store at ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE.