Proprietor Richard Biasi at his vintage menswear and decor shop Richard's Fabulous Finds on North Avenue in Humboldt Park on April 18, 2022.
A childhood photo of proprietor Richard Biasi and his twin brother hangs on the front window April 18, 2022, at his vintage menswear and decor shop Richard's Fabulous Finds in Humboldt Park. Even though things seemed to pan out financially, there were several problems with the building’s structure, according to Blasi. After the 78th water leak happened at his store, Biasi said he decided to leave the pity party he was throwing for himself.
According to the SBIF website, program participants can receive grants to cover between 30% and 90% of the cost of remodeling work, with a maximum grant of $150,000 for commercial properties and $250,000 for industrial properties. The grant, administered byA selection of merchandise on display at the vintage menswear and decor shop Richard's Fabulous Finds on North Avenue in Humboldt Park.
He also used that time to become an intimate member of the community where he does business and lives. During his research, he discovered a property on his block where an Italian restaurant was once run, and another property where the Three Stooges fruit stand operated, he said. A fellow Humboldt Park resident gave Blasi an old martini shaker found on the site of the Italian restaurants.