Andersonville Farmers Market opens with higher capacity, fewer restrictions
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Lively violin music played as dozens of shoppers strolled in the sunlight between two rows of tents, taking in the sights and smells of street food, soups, spices, sweet treats like doughnuts and baklava, and fresh produce. On Wednesday, the Andersonville Farmers Market opened for its 12th season and its second year operating during the pandemic. Kayla Taylor, an employee at First Slice Pie Cafe, said she is excited to be selling pastries now that conditions are less frightening. “People feel safer outside, and everyone can come together and talk and feel good,”...