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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

Terra & Vine, 1701 Maple Ave., is opening this Thursday. The restaurant will serve both Italian and Mediterranean dishes.

New Mediterranean-Italian restaurant Terra & Vine to open this week

September 26, 2016

Restaurant owner and wine expert Alpana Singh said she created her new Mediterranean restaurant Terra & Vine in downtown Evanston with Northwestern students in mind. “Everything is very accessible...

Renovations to Evanston’s Fountain Square, the existing structure of which was set in 1976, are expected to begin sometime in 2017. Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.  will serve as the engineering firm for the renovations.

Evanston to begin planning Fountain Square upgrades

March 4, 2016

Renovations to Fountain Square will begin next year after initial funding for the project was approved by City Council last week. The square, which is located at the intersection of Sherman Avenue,...

A new Mediterranean and Italian-style restaurant, Terra & Vine, is moving into the former space of Bravo Cucina Italiana, 1701 Maple Ave., sometime later this year. Chicago restaurateur and local celebrity Alpana Singh, known for her appearance on the dining show “Check, Please!” will co-own the restaurant with her business partner Matt Fisher.

Chicago sommelier, TV personality to open restaurant in Evanston

February 18, 2016

A popular Chicago restaurateur plans on opening a new Mediterranean and Italian-style restaurant in downtown Evanston’s Church Street Plaza later this year. Alpana Singh, who owns two other Chicago...

A man jogs against a red light down Sherman Avenue toward downtown Evanston. The 1st Ward encompasses much of the city’s downtown area, and is nestled just to the south and west of Northwestern University.

Change on the horizon: 1st Ward residents aim to reconcile development, character

February 15, 2016

Fifty years ago, when former Mayor Jay Lytle moved to Evanston, the downtown area resembled a ghost town. Empty department stores lined the streets, foreclosed signs stuck out of the ground and Lytle said...

Interactive escape room opens in Evanston

January 6, 2016

Evanston residents can find a new form of escape in the heart of downtown with the opening of the city’s first space that brings video games to real life. Evanston’s new escape room, Lock Chicago,...

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