As throngs of curious customers buzzed inside downtown Evanston’s brand-new restaurant Guzman y Gomez Tuesday, dozens of employees manning the kitchen occasionally erupted in a hearty hurrah. “Hola!”...

A new chapter is unfolding in Evanston’s literary landscape with the opening of Middles Used Books, a pop-up shop specializing in used stories. The venture is an expansion of the independent bookstore,...

As Bookends & Beginnings prepared for its grand re-opening Saturday morning, a line of customers began knocking at its door. Owner Nina Barrett straightened a few final books before swinging the doors...

Dozens of community members gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to Bookends & Beginnings’ beloved Bookman’s Alley location.  The bookstore will begin relocating to 1620 Orrington Ave. on Saturday,...

Nina Barrett (Medill ‘87) wants Northwestern students to find a literary haven in her bookstore, Bookends & Beginnings, but she knows how expensive books can be. Barrett hopes the store’s new used...