Category: Art & Life

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

People with unrelenting pain do not only suffer from the nonstop sensation of throbbing pain. They also have trouble sleeping, are often depressed, anxious and even have difficulty making simple […]

The clay pots of Marva Jolly and carved wooden staffs of David Philpot evolved from humble childhood fascinations – hers with mud pies and his with sticks. The two longtime […]