Downtown wedding boutique opens
October 17, 2012
Filed under Business, City, Local
After seven years of operating an online business, Rachel and Ted Alvia officially opened their dress shop in downtown Evanston on Wednesday. Avail & Company, 1106 Davis St., hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening Wednesday night. The business' opening was the result of the owners'... Read more »
Blotter: Oct. 18
October 17, 2012
Filed under City, Crime, Local
Evanston man charged with disorderly conduct Evanston resident Randall Mercer was arrested in connection with an incident last Thursday in which a man approached a 10-year-old girl on her way to Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School, according to a news release issued by the Evanston Police Department... Read more »
Evanston moves to dismiss Chicago food truck's lawsuit
October 17, 2012
Filed under Business, City, Local, Politics
The legal conflict between a Chicago-based food truck and Evanston escalated recently when the city moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the vendor. Beavers Coffee and Donuts is protesting an Evanston ordinance that says mobile food vehicles must be owned and operated by the owner of a licensed food... Read more »
Evanston Preservation Commission votes against proposed Northwestern visitors center
October 17, 2012
Filed under City, Education, Local, Politics
The city’s Preservation Commission unanimously declined to support Northwestern in its plan to build a new visitors center on Sheridan Road at their Tuesday meeting. Seven commissioners voted against the plan and two abstained. The proposal for a new visitors center, which is scheduled for a vote... Read more »
Cheesie's shakes up late-night lineup in downtown Evanston
October 17, 2012
Filed under Business, City, Local
Newly opened Cheesie's Pub and Grub may start serving alcohol as early as November, adding one more restaurant to Evanston's limited late-night food and drink options. Buffalo Wild Wings and Burger King were the only two late-night restaurant options near campus before Cheesie's came to Evanston... Read more »
New Evanston cafe boasts healthy menu
October 17, 2012
Filed under Business, City, Local
A new cafe opened this weekend on Oak Avenue, offering more than the traditional coffee and pastries common to the many shops already populating Evanston’s streets. Prana Cafe is located in the Enterprise Building, 1840 Oak Ave., and offers a variety of fresh fruit smoothies, artisan paninis and... Read more »
Presidential debate distracts residents from Action Plan feedback session
October 17, 2012
Filed under City, Local, Politics
No Evanston residents showed up at a Tuesday night meeting to discuss the city’s $2.4 million Action Plan for housing, economic development and public service projects. Aside from Sarah Flax, the city’s grants administrator for Community Development Block Grants, only one person attended the... Read more »
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