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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

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Groups of people talk with each other in a city square lined by green trees. Red lanterns on white strings criss-cross the blue sky.

Residents join city’s first ever ASAPIA Heritage Month arts festival

May 23, 2021

On Saturday, residents filled Sherman Ave. with red lanterns, origami cranes and multicolored koinobori carp streamers fluttering through the air during Evanston’s first Asian South Asian Pacific Islander...

A raised garden bed with a hand shovel and collard green sprouts.

West End Garden seeks to bring justice-focused community gardening to Evanston

May 23, 2021

As community gardens and urban farming projects spread throughout the Chicago area, Evanston Fight for Black Lives organizers are launching the West End Garden, a community garden at Adam Perry Park in...

Yusef Salaam sits and smiles at a glass table in front of a brick wall.

Prison reform activist Yusef Salaam discusses incarceration and spirituality in Family Action Network event

May 21, 2021

Motivational speaker and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam discussed his time incarcerated and his spiritual motivation during a Family Action Network event Thursday. Salaam was wrongfully convicted...

A sidewalk cafe enclosed by barriers and on the parking spaces is filled with customers on a sunny Friday afternoon.

Evanston waives sidewalk cafe permit fees for the second time to aid small businesses

May 20, 2021

Since the outdoors remain the safest place for people to gather during COVID-19, Evanston restaurants are moving to the sidewalks this summer to provide additional open-air dining. Evanston Building...

Tania Merlos-Ruiz poses with a white cake. She is wearing a red shirt and stands in front of a yellow wall.

Q&A: Tania Merlos-Ruiz, owner of Tomate Fresh Kitchen, and husband talk challenges during the pandemic

May 20, 2021

Nestled between Coffee Lab Evanston and Noyes Barber Shop, Tomate Fresh Kitchen is run by Tania Merlos-Ruiz and her husband, Polo Ruiz. Awarded Best Restaurant in The Daily Northwestern’s Best of Evanston...

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