Veterans Day dawned cold and wet in Evanston, and an early morning tweet went out announcing, “Due to inclement weather, today’s Veterans Day ceremony in Fountain Square has been canceled.” […]
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Mask up and MashUp: Welcome back, Evanston
The City, the Evanston Chamber of Commerce and Northwestern University threw a party on Howard Street the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 29, and a good time was had by all. […]
Posted inBusiness & Economy
The Aux reveals entrepreneurial energy and a great space
Several hundred Evanstonians descended on the building at the intersection of Pitner Avenue and Washington Street for the “Raise and Reveal” of The Aux, the site for a planned business […]
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Jazzma Pryor shines in ‘Twilight: Los Angeles 1992’
There are approximately 48 different characters in Anna Deavere Smith’s play, “Twilight: Los Angeles 1992,” currently at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre. They are male, female, old, young, African American, Korean, Mexican […]
Posted inCity News
Main Street merchants celebrate
Main Street merchants threw a party for themselves and their customers on Thursday evening, Sept. 24th, to celebrate the removal of construction vehicles and barriers and a return to normalcy. […]
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Evanston Lighthouse Rotary serves up a zero waste taste of possibility
Thirty purveyors of Evanston’s most delectable food and beverages served up samples of sweet and savory dishes, wines, beers and other brews at the Lighthouse Rotary Club’s seventh annual Taste […]
Posted inSchools
Windows, mirrors and authentic voices
District 65 students are back in school, able to visit their school libraries and select actual physical books to take home. Many will make their selections from the books their […]
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Evanston reparations applications open in September
The new City of Evanston Reparations Committee met for the first time Aug. 5 in front of an audience of about 30 people at the Lorraine Morton Civic Center. The […]
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Pictures and Pickles in the Foster Street Garden
The Foster Street Garden was abuzz Tuesday morning with at least two groups of Family Focus Summer Campers, representatives of the Evanston Food Exchange Board that sponsors the Foster Street […]
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Green Matters
People in Evanston report higher levels of asthma than in the rest of the state of Illinois. Inappropriate items in recycling bins endanger workers at the recycling facility. With […]