Dozens gather for balloon release in memory of shooting victim Carl Dennison III
A prayerful balloon release was held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Mobil gas station in Evanston where Carl Dennison III lost his life to gun violence on November 28. Friends and family members gathered with his mother, Laresa Jackson, and his father, Carl Dennison, Jr., to express love for the 17-year-old, who was a senior at Niles North High School in Skokie. Pastor Rosalind Henderson, Bethel AME Church, led the group in prayer.…
Evanston Arts Council to receive $150,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The Evanston Arts Council will receive an American Rescue Plan grant in the amount of $150,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to help Evanston arts organizations recover from…
Support local pediatric patients this holiday season
Wouldn’t it be great if every child hospitalized over the holidays could receive toys and gifts to bring joy and comfort while they are in the hospital? A local mom…
Holiday display to decorate windows of vacant Vogue Fabrics building
The Main-Dempster Mile, in partnership with Life: Styled by Jackson, will display a holiday installation in the windows of the vacant Vogue Fabrics building at 718 Main Street. “Main Street, Sweet…
‘The Dogtor will See You Now’
Lots of species have become therapists – dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, llamas, rabbits, dolphins, even wolves. All of us could use a support critter: Animal-assisted therapy promotes positive emotions, improves…
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Downtown Evanston Holiday Light Celebration set for December 4
On Saturday, December 4, Downtown Evanston will kick-off the holiday season with the annual Holiday Light Celebration at Fountain Square. Bring family, friends and coworkers together to spend a…
Les Jacobson: A.I. ate my homework
The bots are coming. And not just over the horizon, people, but right now, right here, in your computer and smartphone. And they’re coming for you! Am I being…
Rank and File | World Chess Championship: A drawn-out contest?
The first five games of the match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have ended in draws, extending the streak of draws in World Chess Championship classical (long) games…
Discussion of 1960s America and book signing scheduled at Evanston Public Library
On Thursday, December 2 at 5:30 p.m. Evanston author Kevin Boyle will discuss his new book “The Shattering: America in the 1960s” with Northwestern professor Peter Slevin. The book focuses on the…
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Menorah lighting illuminates faith and hope
With the city’s 10-foot tall Hannukah lights arrayed behind him, Northwestern Chabad Rabbi Mendy Weg on Monday night, November 29, pointed out that the theme of faith and hope implicit in the…
The Lighthouse Keeper sees…
… that this column will appear on Giving Tuesday and reminds readers that just as shopping locally and supporting Small Business Saturday benefits the community, so too does giving locally. Whatever your…
Evanston holiday gift cards support spending local
On Monday, November 29, to celebrate Cyber Monday, Downtown Evanston launched a Holiday Gift Card BOGO (Buy-One-Get-One). The first 100 people to purchase a gift card of $25 or more will receive…
Levy Cafe: A congregate meal program for seniors
The Levy Senior Center is serving hot meals Monday through Friday and 5-pack frozen meals on Tuesdays. The senior congregate meal program is open to adults 59 and over. The Levy Senior…
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Mobile Driver Services Event at Robert Crown
State Senator Laura Fine and State Representatives Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz and Robyn Gabel invite Evanstonians to the Robert Crown Community Center tonight, Tuesday, November 30…
Majestic Reign offers winter meals, summer camps for low-income Evanstonians
Ndona Muboyayi, a fifth-generation Evanstonian on her mother’s side, was raised in Evanston from the age of 4. Growing up, as a young African…
Music Institute’s ‘Duke It Out!’ combines classical and jazz versions of The Nutcracker on Dec. 11
The Music Institute of Chicago brings back a holiday tradition with “Duke It Out!,” featuring the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn) versions of The Nutcracker in a…
Talking with CEO Craig Lynch about challenges and plans at Y.O.U.
Craig Lynch started his job as CEO of Youth & Opportunity United, or Y.O.U., in July 2020, less than four months into the pandemic.…
Thanksgiving in Evanston
On behalf of the RoundTable team, we hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’d love to share pictures of the family gatherings, unique traditions,…
Evanston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Dec. 12
Be a part of one of Evanston’s most festive traditions on Sunday, December 12 at 3:00 p.m. at the Evanston Township High School auditoriun.…
My daughter leaves the house in ridiculous outfits
Dear Gabby, My eighth grade daughter is very body conscious, as many young women are at her age (and any age actually). I try…
The Art of Making Art | Ken Avick: Surrealist painting with texture
Ken Avick is a surrealist painter creating with acrylic and collage on canvas and paper. When his oldest daughter moved out, Avick took over…
Levy Lecture: Spoon River Anthology presented by Paddy and Jon Lynn
“All, all are sleeping on the hill. … All, all, are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.” These somber sentences are echoed multiple times…
Support local in Southeast Evanston on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 27
Main-Dempster Mile is incentivizing Evanstonians to shop local on Small Business Saturday this year, while also offering an opportunity for community members to give…
Holiday markets abound
There are several busy, welcoming holiday markets in Evanston this fall. Markets and gift sales always sprout (“pop up”) around Thanksgiving – lately, even…
Virtual holiday concert with Corky Siegel and Lynne Jordan on Dec. 10
The Levy Senior Center Foundation is kicking off the holidays with a special virtual concert featuring harmonica legend Corky Siegel and blues and jazz diva Lynne…
Support group for Evanstonians with Parkinson’s disease on Dec. 8
A support group for people with Parkinson’s disease will be held at the Levy Senior Center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8. The…
Brighten up the season with citrus
The tart, sunny flavors of citrus are the cure to winter’s ills. Loaded with Vitamin C, these brightly hued fruits grow on trees and…
Climate citizens to demonstrate at Evanston Chase Bank
On Black Friday, a day that historically celebrates consumer power, local climate citizens will converge on the Central Street branch of Chase Bank to…
Santa’s workshop pops up in Evanston
Santa keeps busy during the holiday season, but unfortunately, many of the letters that children send him go unanswered. That’s why native Evanstonian Richard…
This week in photos
Evanston residents gathered at Fountain Square on Sunday to attend a Community Lament Rally, after a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of intentional homicide, reckless…
Evanston NAACP hosts panel on critical race theory
During its virtual Freedom Fund and Community Awards Banquet held virtually November 20, the Evanston/North Shore chapter of the NAACP conducted a discussion among…
Perspective Gallery to host Christopher Schneberger photography exhibition
Perspective Gallery is proud to present “The Wanderers” by fine art photographer Christopher Schneberger. This new series of semi-narrative tableaus imagines a band of…
Shop local this Saturday
Visit downtown Evanston on Small Business Saturday, November 27th from 11am – 5pm, to knock out some of that holiday shopping and support local…
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