In a “spur of the moment decision” one day during the pandemic, Kara Suckling (Bienen ’20) baked a cake.  One year later, Suckling became the owner of a small business, Karat Cakes, which bakes...

The Evanston/North Shore YWCA recently started working with its third cohort of the YW Tech Lab, a free, 16-week web design technology program.  The lab hopes to increase opportunities for groups traditionally...

After 30 years of business, beloved Evanston restaurant Prairie Joe’s closed on Oct. 28. The iconic locale opened in 1991, when owner Aydin Dincer bought an old snack shop and diner called Jordan’s...

As an undergraduate student at University of Illinois Chicago, David Haghnaji would play in poker tournaments all weekend. Other players took breaks, but he trained himself to stay up from Friday evening...

Dogs are pulling at their leashes to get inside Evanston’s newest doggie daycare, Dogtopia,  just one week after its soft opening. Dogtopia is a national pet care company, offering daycare, overnight...