Forget massive, stuffy malls or big box stores for fall shopping-head to trendy North Southport Avenue in Lakeview for a day of retail therapy and fun for the whole family. From kids and baby clothes ...

More on Southport Crossings: Tractor Supply Co. among 6 businesses planned for major Southport shopping center The Starbucks will also have a drive-thru window and an outdoor patio.

Southport small businesses are encouraging consumers to shop locally ahead of the holidays. Many will be participating in Small Business Saturday, the weekend after Thanksgiving.

According to listing information on LoopNet, a commercial real estate marketing site, the neighborhood shopping center, located on Long Beach Road between Southport and Oak Island, was built in 1975.

Southport Avenue used to be the place to go to get things fixed, cleaned or carpeted. The stretch of shade-barren blocks from Belmont Avenue toward Irving Park Road included carpeting merchants, a ...