In the multipurpose room of Oakton Elementary School, rising third-graders Athena and Santashia read books with reading volunteer and former School Board member and Oakton reading teacher Rose Johnson. “We like coming here,” Santashia said. This Summer Learning Program is sponsored by McGaw YMCA and funded by the YMCA of the USA, private donors and […]
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ETHS to Improve Students’ Financial Literacy
Evanston Township High School is working to better students’ skills in financial literacy. On May 20, students at ETHS were honored for achieving certification in financial literacy after completing the TCF Bank Financial Scholars Program. TCF Bank partnered with EverFi, Inc., to bring the interactive, web-based program to ETHS and other local high schools at […]
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Paramour Bungalow Offers Something for Every Room in the Home
Using a ping-pong table in the center of the store to display a chair, lamps and other home accessories is just part of what makes Paramour Bungalow different. The store opened on June 1 at 812 Dempster St., next door to its sister company Red 7 Salon. Co-owner Jason Hall says the message of the […]
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Hot Fun in the Summer Time
The Evanston season began on May 25 with the opening of the City’s public beaches. Beach season lasts through Sept. 2 (Labor Day), according to the City of Evanston’s website, www.cityof evanston.org. Public Beaches Public beaches are open 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 14. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. June 15-Labor […]
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Library Welcomes New Chicks on the Block
For the 10th year, on May 30, peregrine falcons were banded at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. A crowd of nearly 130 people gathered on the west side of the third floor to view the banding of one female and three male falcons, called eyases. The males were named Gies, after Matt Gies, […]
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‘A Journey Back In Time’ Brings Pioneer Life to Walker
Walker Elementary School hosted a traveling museum called “A Journey Back in Time” for their annual Pioneer Day on May 14. Around 60 third-graders at Walker, dressed up, with bandanas and pioneer and cowboy hats, learned hands-on what life was like for the pioneers traveling on the Oregon Trail. From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., students […]