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Hecky Powell is the owner of Hecky’s Barbecue, which has been in Evanston for the past 33 years. His and other black-owned businesses will be featured at the Black Business Expo held with Le Tour de Noir Entreprise Evanston.

Evanston group plans second annual expo of black-owned businesses

Kristina Karisch, Assistant City Editor
February 21, 2017
Sarah Flax, Evanston’s housing and grants administrator, works with the community housing issues. The city is asking for public feedback on their plan for federal funding use in 2017.

Action plan tries to minimize possible damage from state and federal funding shortfalls

Nora Shelly, City Editor
October 19, 2016
Hecky Powell launched the Evanston Work Ethic program through the Forrest E. Powell Foundation this school year. The program is hoping to help ETHS students who aren’t interested in a four-year college with a trade career.

Hecky Powell’s foundation helps launch youth training program

Ben Winck, Assistant City Editor
September 22, 2016
Hecky Powell is one of 37 black business owners in and around Evanston participating in Le Tour de Noir Enterprise Evanston. In honor of Black History Month, black entrepreneurs have planned tours of their businesses.

Black business owners celebrate Black History Month with inaugural bus tour

Evelyn Metric, Reporter
February 3, 2016
Sarah Flax, Evanston’s housing and grants administrator, works with the community housing issues. Flax helped construct a plan for the allocation of next year’s federal funds to housing and other urban improvements.

City plans for more delays to next year’s federal housing development funding

Nora Shelly, Reporter
November 18, 2015
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