Weinberg senior Bezawit Abate may smile when she’s happy, but it’s more likely you’ll find her dancing. “I grew up in Ethiopia, and for any special occasion — wedding holidays, proposals, any occasion that people are gathering — there's always songs playing and there's always dancing,”...
Evanston’s Parks and Recreation Board debated the recently released Envision Evanston 2045 draft plan Thursday night. Committee members clashed about the portion of the plan dedicated to the board. Envision Evanston 2045 is the city’s plan to rewrite the city’s zoning code and general plan, according to the draft copy. The 113-page document only has one page dedicated to future policy and actions to be taken with the Parks and Recreation department. The brevity of this effort left some members of the board disappointed. “A fifth grader could do a better job than our highly paid consultants in putting together a Parks and Recreation agenda,” said Robert Bush, the vice...
