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The Daily Northwestern

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


Bookends & Beginnings’ new storefront, 1716 Sherman Ave. The location is the bookstore’s first expansion since it was founded six years ago.

Bookends & Beginnings announces expansion to second retail location

September 9, 2020

After six years in Evanston, independent bookstore Bookends & Beginnings announced an expansion to include a retail storefront at 1716 Sherman Ave. in a Sept. 2 news release. The store’s initial...

Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Einstein Bros. Bagels evaluating whether to reopen downtown Evanston location

July 1, 2020

Einstein Bros. Bagels in downtown Evanston is evaluating its viability in the context of coronavirus recovery, according to Evanston Economic Development Manager Paul Zalmezak. After reaching out to...

A view of Evanston from above. The Panera Bread located at 1700 Sherman Ave. closed its doors permanently, and five more stores in downtown Evanston have closed within the past year.

Panera Bread closes downtown Evanston location permanently, new stores to come to Evanston

June 24, 2020

The Panera Bread restaurant in downtown Evanston has closed permanently. The Panera Bread restaurant in downtown Evanston closed permanently on March 23, according to Evanston economic development manager...

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...

 Sew on Central makes masks and donates them to a senior living community in Morton Grove. Community members can also drop off masks they make in the box outside its storefront.

Local businesses sew masks to address shortage

March 30, 2020

After seeing reports about mask shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak, customers reached out to Evanston Stitchworks owner Amalia Malos on March 20 about an effort to make hand-sewn masks. She said her...

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