Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day with a significant other, celebrating a lover from afar, or taking the day to treat yourself, Evanston small businesses have you covered with valentine-themed...

Downtown Evanston seems emptier than it was at the start of the year. Walk down any street, and passers-by will notice signs advertising retail spaces for lease, covering the once-filled windows of...

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...

For Small Business Saturday, customers should think about how they can “vote with their dollars,” said Nina Barrett, owner of Bookends & Beginnings. “Shopping locally… is like a present...

With the aroma of old books floating toward rustic wood paneled ceilings at Bookends & Beginnings, authors Pia Justesen and Mary Rosenberg emphasized on Saturday the need for greater awareness about...