Residents and visitors of all ages filled Fountain Square and Orrington Avenue south of Davis Street for an afternoon full of laughter and fun at the Downtown Evanston Fall Festival on Sat. afternoon, Oct. 16. Many young community members made a beeline for a table filled with miniature pumpkins, paints and colorful decorations. The activity […]
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Posted inArt & Life
I never met a grudge I didn’t love
Dear Gabby, I am a natural grudge holder so I am trying to become more grateful. But sometimes I just get so angry, I find it hard to get over things. Advice? Signed,Grating instead of grateful Dear grating, I believe the practice of gratitude is most important when things seem most challenging, not that I’m […]
Posted inEvanston History
Evanston Dimensions | Ask the historians
After our last column, Holly Martin submitted the following question for historians at the Evanston History Center: “So a few years ago after I moved back to Evanston as an adult I found myself walking around downtown by Fountain Square. And suddenly I notice this plaque on a building with the name “Chandlers.” Is this where my beloved planner came from?”
Posted inSchools
District 65 teacher protest: Educators list problems, superintendent offers response
Last Monday night’s downpour did not deter around 50 educators from making their voices heard at the meeting of Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Personnel, Building & Grounds and Finance Committee. District 65 Educators’ Council (DEC) President Maria Barroso served as the group’s spokesperson Oct. 11, as she did at the Sept. 27 Board meeting, beginning […]
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District 65 may reduce the number of schools, cut teachers to align with decreases in student enrollment
District 65 administrators made clear at a Finance Committee meeting on Oct. 11 that a financial goal to “reduce the District’s footprint” means to close one or more of the District’s schools. What was once assumed is now clearly stated. This is one strategy to reduce the District’s projected deficits. Also, administrators plan to align […]
Posted inSunday
ETHS football: Wildkits fall flat in second half at Maine South
Two quarters away from ending Maine South’s two decades of football dominance in their head-to-head rivalry, Evanston Township High School couldn’t seal the deal Friday night in Park Ridge. The Wildkits discovered that outplaying the Hawks for half a game – a rare achievement for many past ETHS squads – didn’t count for much as […]
Posted inColumns
Eye on Evanston: Thoughts on Design | Evanston architect Stuart Cohen
Longtime Design Evanston member Stuart Cohen received the American Institute of Architects’ prestigious 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 15. In receiving this award, Cohen joined such Chicago architecture luminaries as John Syversten, Carol Ross Barney, Peter Landon, Stanley Tigerman, Ben Weese, Helmut Jahn, Gertrude Lempp Kerbis and Natalie De Blois. Cohen was born in […]
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NU’s Wirtz Center reopens with open house this weekend
The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University welcomes audiences to celebrate the return of live performance with an “Open House: A Weekend for the Arts,” Oct. 15-17, at the Wirtz Center, 1949 Campus Drive on the Evanston campus. During a self-guided tour, audiences will get an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the technical […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 update on Oct. 14: Five new cases in Evanston, 2,481 in the state
The advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted Thursday to recommend that the FDA approve Moderna booster shots for people who had previously received Moderna’s vaccine. People eligible for the booster shot include people over 65 and other adults who are considered at high risk. The eligible groups are those eligible for […]
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‘Mission drift?’: Council members seek info, accountability for Cradle to Career’s $50,000 funding request
Evanston Cradle to Career, an organization created to address inequity in the community by pulling together resources from partner organizations throughout Evanston, offered a long list of highlights at the Oct. 11 City Council meeting in its request for an annual contribution from the city. The organization draws on resources from more than 40 partner organizations, […]