"A new Starbucks opened earlier this month in a former gas station in Brainerd, the first in this Far South Side neighborhood, Block Club reports. Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) told Block Club that he had long hoped for a family-friendly food-related business to open on that corner and that he thought it would be a boost to the community. Starbucks Brainerd, 9438 S. Ashland Avenue, Open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily." - Naomi Waxman