On a rainy Saturday morning, artists and their wares huddled under white canopied tents at the Evanston Farmers’ Market. Bright conversation and laughter cut through the wind as vendors helped […]
Author Archives: Carolyn Tang
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Beer Before Liquor: One-Day Liquor License Discussed in Committee
Mayor and local Liquor Commissioner Elizabeth Tisdahl is recommending that City Council adopt an amendment to Ordinance 55-O-10 that would create a new one-day liquor license to allow sales of […]
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Revving Up the City’s Volunteer Program
A spirit of social generosity and community pride spread through City Council Chambers at a recent City Council meeting. City of Evanston Volunteer Coordinator Shanee Jackson presented an update on […]
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City Considers Continuation of Funding Families in Transition
Earlier this month, members of the Planning and Development Committee met to discuss research related to the City’s Families in Transition Program (FIT). The program is administered by Connections for […]
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Custer’s Last Stand Hits the Streets of South Evanston
With its fire-eaters and jugglers, corn dogs and lemonade, Custer’s Last Stand drew thousands of people into the streets of Evanston for a festival over Father’s Day weekend. The event […]
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Codeathon Volunteers Tackle City Website
It is a gray, drizzly Saturday morning, and the Parasol Room in the Evanston Civic Center is humming with the whir of laptops and the buzz of coffee. Twenty volunteers […]
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ETHS Students Donate Computers, Skills to Mitchell Museum
At a recent reception, the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian gave thanks to its newest benefactor for the donation of several computers. This donation was special not only because […]
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Aldermen Debate Future of Human Relations Commission
At its May 3 meeting, the Rules Committee, composed of all nine aldermen and the mayor, continued its review of the City’s boards and commissions, basing its comments on recommendations […]