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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Business

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). City Council expanded access to an entrepreneurship grant program Monday to support small businesses through the pandemic.

City Council expands access to Entrepreneurship Support Program Grant

May 11, 2020

Evanston City Council expanded access to the Entrepreneurship Support Program Grant in a Monday vote, as many of Evanston’s small businesses operate without emergency funding. The $50,000 grant, which...

“Sorry, the money’s gone”: Evanston small businesses without relief funds have adapted quickly, but feel left behind

“Sorry, the money’s gone”: Evanston small businesses without relief funds have adapted quickly, but feel left behind

May 10, 2020

Business was booming for Spoonfoolery Creative Cooking & Baking when Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the stay-at-home order in late March. The cooking school and event space, located at 2113 Greanleaf...

NaKorn, located at 1622 Orrington Ave., offered a classic Thai brunch for residents on Mother’s Day.

Local business owners talk Mother’s Day preparations and orders amid social distancing

May 10, 2020

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Evanston residents typically find themselves tasked with finding the perfect gift for mom, dinner reservations or the rush to find flowers last-minute. However, in the...

The Barnes & Noble location at 1630 Sherman Ave. closed permanently at the end of April.

Evanston Barnes & Noble closes permanently

May 7, 2020

Evanston’s Barnes & Noble closed permanently last week. A Northwestern Medicine facility will replace the bookstore at 1630 Sherman Ave. Barnes & Noble’s current CEO, James Daunt, took over in...

Larry and Jean Murphy at YoFresh Yogurt Cafe. Their business will continue to support the community on Election Day.

“We’re grieving”: Neighborhood favorite YoFresh Yogurt Cafe misses local community as social distancing continues

May 7, 2020

This story is part of a series of profiles of Evanston minority-owned businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. To dine at YoFresh Yogurt Cafe is to take a trip down memory lane. Photos of local...

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