What’s New in Uptown Normal
Latest Headlines - 2008
March - D.P. Dough opens
March 13 - The Medici Bakery is now open
February 21 - Uptown Normal Business Association hosts annual membership meeting
January 22 - Harold’s Chicken Shack opens at 202 North Street.
January 18 - Medici's opens
2007
December 14- Cosi commemorates its one year anniversary in Uptown with a series of special events
December 6- ISHookah opens in Uptown at 202 W. North St.
December 4- Uptown Normal Business Association elects Greg James (Bank of Illinois) as VP
November 10 & 11 – Uptown businesses celebrate the start of the season with the annual Holiday Open House
November 10- Serendipity opens in Uptown at 204 W. North St.
October 1 - The Town has updated the Construction Action Plan [PDF] to address public outreach, agency coordination, and other efforts that will be made to make the construction period as short and well-managed as possible.
September 24- One Main Development breaks ground on Uptown 1
September 11- The Uptown Parking Management Committee holds its first meeting
June 5 - First Farmer’s Market of the 2007 season is a huge success!
June 4 - Main Street Bank opens in new building
April 23 - Bank of Illinois opens in new building
April 26 - Ewe Knit hosts ribbon cutting event
April 23 - Bank of Illinois opens in new building
March
15 - A tree is lifted into the atrium of the Medici
restaurant project on North St.
Ewe Knit & Guitar World are open regular hours even during construction along Broadway Ave. adjacent to the new Main St. Bank building site!
February 5 - The Town of Normal and John Q. Hammons host the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Marriott hotel & conference center.
January 23 - New uptown hotline launched 433-3463, containing instant information on parking, road closures, and more!
January 10 - Uptown Renewal Office moves to 108 Beaufort Street.
2006
December 13 - Beaufort Street between Fell Avenue and Vernon Avenue will be closed to through traffic for approximately three weeks beginning Monday, December 18, 2006. This closure is required for utility line installations for the new Illinois State University chiller plant located on Beaufort Street across from Watterson Towers. Access to local businesses and campus facilities will be maintained.
December 11 - Developer John Q. Hammons awards a construction contract to CORE Construction for the Marriott hotel and conference center project.
November - Ewe Knit opens at 107 Broadway
November 20 - Downtown Normal officially becomes "Uptown" Normal
November 18 - Big Mouth opens at 106 E Beaufort St.
October 2006 - Pub II adds outdoor seating
October 30 - New trains are added to the St. Louis-Chicago rail corridor, resulting in five daily roundtrips from the uptown Normal Amtrak station
August 25 - NV Ultra Lounge opens for business next to the Groove Cafe on Beaufort St. in Uptown Normal.
April 6 - The Town of Normal will conduct an Open House Public Hearing on April 24, 2006 to provide information and solicit public comments regarding the Uptown Normal Circular Intersection, and Associated Roadway Improvements project in Normal.
February 27 - See the virtual tour video of the Multimodal Center: High Quality [WMV] (26 MB), Low Quality [WMV] (6.7 MB). Click here for floor plans and renderings of the Multimodal Center [PDF]
February 4 - Emack and Bolio's opens for business at 103 East Beaufort in Uptown Normal
Projects Underway in Uptown Normal
- G Block/College Ave. Parking Deck
- Infrastructure and Street Improvements
- Marriott Hotel and Conference Center - Live construction webcam
- Multi-Modal Transportation Center
- One Main
Completed Projects
- Bank of Illinois (200 W. College Ave.)
- Beaufort Partners Mixed Use Building (130 – 138 E. Beaufort)
- Big Mouth (106 E. Beaufort St.)
- Broadway Avenue Big House Residential Units (602, 604, and 607 Broadway)
- Busey Bank (103 Broadway Ave.)
- Children’s Discovery Museum (101 E. Beaufort)
- Coffee Hound (207 W. North St.)
- Fuller Development Ltd. Mixed Use Building (105 -111 E. Beaufort)
- The Garlic Press Café (106 W. North Street)
- Habitat For Humanity Homes (701 S. Fell and 303 – 307 West Vernon)
- Harold’s Chicken Shack (202 North St.)
- Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop (207 W. North St.)
- The Medici Restaurant and Bakery (118 -120 W. North St.)
- The Pub II Outdoor Seating Addition (102 N. Linden)
- Redbird Apartment Management (200 N. Linden)
- Taylor Mixed Use Building (117 – 119 E. Beaufort)