After two-year wait, new restaurant Zentli opens at last
After two years of waiting, with brown paper covering the windows and neighborhood taste buds speculating, the new Mexican restaurant at 1813 Dempster St. has finally opened. Zentli is the name of this new venture, owned and operated by Marcos Rivera, Danny Howard and Alfonso Nieves Ruiz, better known as “Piloto.” Zentli means “corn” in Nahuatl,…
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Federal Covid funds dwindle, but not requests for the money
With Evanston’s one-time bountiful pot of federal Covid recovery funds running down, a number of programs and projects are in consideration before officials turn off the tap. The city learned in March, 2021,…
Art Makers Outpost enlivens south Evanston
Valerie Kahan had a dream to build the first LEED-certified art center in Evanston, an energy-efficient and sustainable operation that would offer creativity and community for everyone. Her dream has adapted to fiscal…
Minding Our Own Businesses: Evanston GoFundMe efforts aid massage, burgers, books
Since I’ve started writing about GoFundMe pages, readers have begun sharing information about more local businesses using this online crowdfunding tool. Carla Eason, a massage therapist, owns a small business, Body Works by…
Redevelopment of site looks more like demolition
When city council meets Monday, a key discussion item will be the demolition of seven units in the Fifth ward between Emerson Street and Jackson Avenue, with the city set to vote on…
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Isabelle Reiniger: Minding Our Own Businesses – Awe-Sauce expanding via crowd funding
A few weeks ago I wrote a column about Al’s Deli struggling to pay its rent. As part of the newsletter and the article we included the link to the…
Studiomedia Recording still serving musicians after 40 years
Recording audio books, websites, television, podcasts and online games need expertise and equipment. Recording a musical album is an entirely different project. Yet, Studiomedia Recording does both. Studiomedia, 1210 Sherman…
City purchases property on Howard Street for affordable housing
Revitalization is under way in Evanston’s southern business district. The City Council voted Monday, Jan. 9, to purchase the Clothes Pin Laundromat, located at 729-739 Howard St., for $950,000 on…
City reinvigorates climate action steps with new hires
A little more than a year after a new coordinator took over the Sustainability and Resilience office, the city council voted to add two additional employees to the one-person operation.…