Category: Art & Life

On April 13 the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (JRC) dedicated an environmentally friendly synagogue, constructed on the site of their old building, 303 Dodge Ave. The new building is expected to receive LEED Platinum Certification in the coming months, based, among other things, on water efficiency, air quality and the use of sustainable materials. LEED, Leadership […]

A business called Simple Gourmet should be as straightforward as its food, gourmet-to-go dishes intended to be fresh but not fancied-up. Owner Debbie Karhanek likes her food pure, not fussy. But she makes sure it is never merely plain. She has built an extensive – and complex – menu, a few elements at a time. […]

Father Robert Oldershaw, Assistant City Manager Judith Aiello, and publisher Mary Helt Gavin were recognized at the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting and gala on April 17 at the Woman’s Club of Evanston. Ms. Gavin, publisher of the 10-year-old Evanston RoundTable, received the Small Businessperson of the Year award. She said she felt she had […]

Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs has been certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a Housing Counseling Agency, which places Interfaith on HUD’s approved referral list and qualifies Interfaith for additional HUD funding for its foreclosure prevention work. Interfaith is one of only two HUD-certified housing agencies in […]

A proposal by developer Tom Roszak to replace two promised condominium towers in his Sienna development with a “select service” hotel has yet to gain support from neighbors and residents. On March 5, about 50 persons attended a meeting at the Civic Center at which Mr. Roszak described the hotel and the reasons for his […]

Find a gift for a 40-something man who is throwing a birthday party for his 8-year-old self? It sounds like a Day-after-April-Fool’s-Day challenge. Oh, and be sure the gag gift makes him laugh, not gag. Meet the party invitees, husband and wife, as they poke, wind up and otherwise sample the merchandise at Possibilities, 1235 […]

Like the tree that falls in a forest when no one is listening, self-described “hobby enthusiast” Craig Golden has for years been making music alone. But starting this month, Mr. Golden will be able to come out of his house and find others who share his passion in an innovative new space at 1245 Chicago […]

Preservation is much in the news these days, both nationally and locally. In Evanston, it has been the subject of heated debate, resounding accomplishments, a referendum and even a lawsuit. Its critics say it is just a cover for anti-development people, or a ladies-who-lunch hobby for those who want to turn Evanston into a museum, […]

To say the Musical Offering, 743 Custer St., gives music lessons is to miss much of what makes the 8-year-old Evanston non-profit unique. The MO is dedicated to the belief that “beauty, artistic freedom and self-empowerment” flow from “shared musical experience,” says founder/artistic director Rick Ferguson. The word “shared” is key to understanding this grassroots […]

The Citizens Lighthouse Community Land Trust of Evanston (CLCLT) plans to hold a series of open houses for its first affordable home starting on Feb. 9. The three-bedroom home, located at 2212 Washington St., will be sold to a family of five or six persons with an annual income no higher than $69,000. The sale […]