Maia is a Medill freshman from Reston, VA double majoring in journalism and global health. She currently serves as an assistant city editor covering social justice and business beats. Outside of the Daily, Maia dances with Steam Heat Dance Company, belongs to Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and tends to her dying succulent garden. You can reach Maia via email or Twitter.
Maia Spoto, Assistant City Editor
| Jun 22, 2020 | Native Americans in Chicago chart a 15 percent COVID-19 mortality rate — but the city hasn’t released that information (Story) |
| Jun 14, 2020 | When health care depends on communication, masks and VRIs can prevent Deaf individuals from accessing treatment (Story) |
| Jun 14, 2020 | “White Fragility” author talks systemic racism, white humility at Family Action Network Q&A (Story) |
| Jun 07, 2020 | ETHS students and grads talk whiteness and anti-racism on Central Street (Story) |
| May 20, 2020 | Hard to Count: Evanston Census enumerator recruitment intensifies during COVID-19 (Story) |
| May 17, 2020 | Reparations subcommittee evaluates program for black homebuyers (Story) |
| May 14, 2020 | La Cocinita fights COVID-19 one empanada at a time (Story) |
| May 11, 2020 | City Council expands access to Entrepreneurship Support Program Grant (Story) |
| May 11, 2020 | Blotter: Disorderly conduct arrest, construction equipment burglary (Story) |
| May 07, 2020 | “We’re grieving”: Neighborhood favorite YoFresh Yogurt Cafe misses local community as social distancing continues (Story) |
| Apr 30, 2020 | “The show must go on”: Evanston’s new and expecting mothers confront anxiety, isolation (Story) |
| Apr 28, 2020 | EPD handles social distancing violations with “education” not “enforcement,” but $150 fine possible (Story) |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Everything Evanston: Food Pantries in a Pandemic (Story) |
| Apr 27, 2020 | As food insecurity rates balloon, city officials open emergency pantry at James Park (Story) |
| Apr 27, 2020 | Blotter: Attempted burglary, graffiti in Evanston Hospital waiting area (Story) |
| Apr 26, 2020 | Blotter: Motor vehicle theft, graffiti on CTA property (Story) |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Illinois stay-at-home order extended, lawsuit filed against Pritzker (Story) |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Blotter: Two iPhones taken from Xfinity Store, mountain bike stolen (Story) |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Hard to Count: The fight to prevent a 2020 undercount amid COVID-19 (Story) |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Blotter: Chicago man arrested for cannabis possession, resisting police officer (Story) |
| Apr 14, 2020 | Alone, together: Substance abuse recovery organizations take community online (Story) |
| Apr 10, 2020 | Donors will match up to $1 million for Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund (Story) |
| Apr 07, 2020 | Cannabis sales rise as dispensaries move to protect at-risk patients (Story) |
| Mar 30, 2020 | “This virus isn’t going to go away” — Evanston organizations rush to assist the city’s vulnerable homeless population (Story) |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Coping with “the new normal”: local wellness leaders weigh in (Story) |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Social distancing protocol forces small businesses to make tough calls (Story) |
| Mar 05, 2020 | Robert Crown demolition work set to begin (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2020 | Armadillos, marshmallows and artists: an afternoon in Rogers Park (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2020 | Panelists examine adapting food systems to mitigate climate change (Story) |
| Mar 01, 2020 | Blotter: Man arrested in connection with television theft, car door spray-painted (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Initiative for pre-enslavement black history education gains traction (Story) |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Blotter: Driver failed to secure child, Ohio man sped on Ridge Avenue (Story) |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Women business owners reflect on leadership (Story) |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Illinois for Warren mobilizes support at office opening (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Q&A: A conversation with Pia Justesen, human rights lawyer and accessibility advocate (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2020 | “A home away from home”: Jennifer’s Edibles celebrates hard work (Story) |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Evanston businesses offer Valentine’s Day deals (Story) |
| Feb 09, 2020 | Warm days don’t faze Maggie Daley Skating Ribbon (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2020 | Mather Institute study finds link between resident personality and health (Story) |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Poets examine dual cultures in Mitchell Museum storytelling event (Story) |
| Jan 30, 2020 | State law seeks to improve harassment protection in the workplace (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Blotter: Frozen meat stolen from front porch, renter fails to return U-Haul truck (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2020 | BLACK MEN helps community members understand institutional racism (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2020 | Cook County State’s Attorney candidate holds Evanston reception (Story) |
| Jan 21, 2020 | EPL panel evaluates mass protest movements for MLK Jr. Day (Story) |
| Jan 16, 2020 | EPL branch at Robert Crown Center likely to open in February (Story) |
| Jan 12, 2020 | In response to study, local wellness professionals emphasize healthy relationships with exercise (Story) |
| Jan 07, 2020 | Students navigate Northwestern Dining and ‘skinny dinner’ culture with an eating disorder (Story) |
| Jan 07, 2020 | Student photographs at Evanston Public Library illuminate activism and identity (Story) |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Evanston nursing home fined $25,000 for care policy violations (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2019 | Small Business Saturday will promote shopping locally for holiday season and beyond (Story) |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Evanston Made engages local artists with Evanston public (Story) |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Local youth trick-or-treat at annual NCDC event, Project Pumpkin (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2019 | A diner with a soup-rise: Prairie Joe’s sells home-cooked dishes, art (Story) |
| Oct 21, 2019 | Tariffs hit Kerrygold, an Irish butter company with Evanston offices (Story) |
| Oct 13, 2019 | ‘Find something that lights you on fire’: First Indian-American Miss America discusses activism, representation (Story) |
| Oct 03, 2019 | Students with food allergies see room for improvement in dining hall accommodations (Story) |