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Almost 90 years of Evanston history have just been put online – with 50 more to come. The Evanston Public Library recently digitized the Evanston Review newspaper from 1924 to 2009. “It is a fully searchable database that anybody with a library card can use from home 24 hours a…
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A portrait of Tyre Nichols is held at a Fountain Square vigil in honor of Nichols and other victims of police violence. “One more time, we have gathered together because of the senseless loss of a young African American,” said Rev. Michael C.R. Nabors of the…
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Should businesses be allowed to operate without letting customers use cash? That’s the question the Evanston City Council is deliberating. Alan Moy, owner of Viet Nom Nom, stopped accepting cash at his restaurant at 618½ Church St. during the pandemic because of sanitary concerns and the…
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“Will there ever be another place like this?” Harith Razaa is asked on the weekend his Comfort Desserts Reimagined closed. “I hope there will,” he said. “Because I want to go there.” Razaa opened his restaurant at 517 Dempster St. two years ago. “I was allowed…
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Building bridges at the 43rd annual Evanston Township High School Geometry Bridge Contest. Freshman Kayla Strickland (center) won with the strongest bridge. Tora Gylling (left) and Emilie Viola were runners-up. Students were given poster board, 30 straws and used straight pins to construct their mini bridges.…
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Gelato in January. Thailand tourists Chavish Sirisupsoonthorn (from right) and wife Hathaikarn sample gelato in the snow. They walked out of FRÍO Gelato (at my request) after ordering the Argentine ice cream with their Chicago friend Malika Soneath. Saturday’s snow was a treat. “We love it,” said…
Picturing evanston
Picturing Evanston: A look through the lens at the city we love
Joerg Metzner is a photographer and graphic designer from Germany who has been calling Evanston home since 1993. In 2018, Metzner started the Picturing Evanston project to celebrate his community by documenting artists, makers, entrepreneurs, organizers and the natural and built environments that make Evanston, Evanston.…
Picturing Evanston
A light along the path on the Northwestern University landfill bathes the bare tree branches with its warm glow. (Photo by Joerg Metzner)
Picturing Evanston
If the weather isn’t enough of a deterrent, the city would like to make sure you don’t go swimming at the Dempster Street Launch Facility. The Parks and Recreation Department put out a reminder Tuesday to avoid walking on shelf ice that builds up along the…
Week in photos
Evanston is a busy place, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything that happens over the course of a weekend. The RoundTable is sharing reader-submitted photos at the start of every week from the festivals, events, protests, block parties, full moons, sunrises, weddings, or even just pictures from the backyard. The idea is to help keep us in better touch as a community.
We’d like to see what keeps you busy on a typical Saturday and Sunday. So, please send your weekend photos to news@evanstonroundtable.com
