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Kids can get their rock on at the Paul Frank Store (851 W Armitage Ave.) from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. today. Lollapalooza's own Kidzapapalooza is having an in-store party to celebrate the announcement of the Kidzapalooza line-up. We think it's pretty nifty that Perry Farrell's now-stationary multicolored party is doing its best to make sure everyone of very age is invited, and last year the Kidzapalooza stage was the hippest kids party we've ever seen.

We've heard a bunch about pop-up stores; shops that open up for a week or month, create a lot of buzz and then fade off, but haven't been particularly interested in any of them until we heard about Altoids' new store, set to open tomorrow and close on Valentine's Day.

Tonight on Armitage Ave., the local merchants association is planning up a shindig. More than 20 stores on the avenue between Howe St. and Racine will be extending their shopping hours and offering special discounts from 6pm to 9pm.

The Chicago Tribune’s readers nominated “Chicago blues” as their fourteenth and final nominee for the 7 Wonders of Chicago. But Chicagoist is wondering if we’ll soon speak of the blues as an ancient wonder of the city instead of a living one.

There's really no need to insert wit into this post. So we'll just get right to it.

It was only a matter of time, but the death knells for Armitage Avenue trendiness have officially begun. Once the bleeding edge of uber-hip boutique shopping in Chicago, rents seem to have finally caught up with the Armitage-Halsted shopping area in Lincoln Park, reports Craine's Chicago Business today.