Evanston RoundTable

Evanston's community newspaper since 1998

The week in photos: March 21-28

Evanston is a busy place, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything that happens. To help us all stay in touch, send your photos to news@evanstonroundtable.com and we will share them with the community.

by Adina Keeling March 28th, 2022March 30th, 2022

Noah Eisfelder’s Lone Tree photo, pictured below, won the Friends of Lovelace Park photo contest. Noah received a $50 gift certificate to Curt’s Café on Central Street. Evanston Lake Michigan photographer Ted Glasoe donated the print and frame.

Check out all pictures at www.lovelacepark.com

Evanston’s Holi Fest painted the sky with colorful powders and shrieks of laughter on Saturday. Despite Saturday’s chilly weather, more than 90 people bundled up to enjoy the festivities.

The intersection of Green Bay Road and Foster Street was the happiest place around for a few hours Thursday morning.

That’s when a total of $20,000 worth of gas was given away to about 400 drivers at Mobil Gas, 1950 Green Bay Road.

Last weekend, the RoundTable received a tour of the Margarita Inn, in which Connections for the Homeless is operating a homeless shelter. Swipe for a quick photo tour.

Evanston-based nonprofit Connections for the Homeless began housing homeless people at the Margarita Inn two years ago while under a pandemic-induced declaration of emergency. Now, the organization is pursuing a special use permit necessary to keep operating it as a shelter. (Photo by Adina Keeling) Credit: Photo by Adina Keeling

A small yard behind the Margarita Inn gives residents a private place to smoke. (Photo by Adina Keeling)

The room previously used as a hotel lobby has not changed significantly since Connections for the Homeless began operating a shelter at the Margarita Inn. (Photo by Adina Keeling)

Bell carts line a hallway in the bottom floor of the Margarita Inn (Photo by Adina Keeling)

The kitchen at the Margarita Inn shelter. (Photo by Richard Cahan)

The library at the Margarita Inn shelter. (Photo by Richard Cahan)

The hotel’s lounge is currently used to hold meetings, and may one day be used as a communal dining space. (Photo by Adina Keeling)

A room for one resident at the Margarita Inn shelter. It also includes a full bathroom. (Photo by Richard Cahan)

Adina Keeling

Adina Keeling is a photojournalist and reporter, covering city news, sustainability, schools, and art. She also investigates mental health systems and environmental injustices in Evanston, and puts together... More by Adina Keeling

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