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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


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Open Tab: elephant + vine won’t be on my grapevine

February 5, 2023

Elephant + vine is one of Evanston’s most popular vegan restaurants, and we took a look at what it had to offer.  The restaurant opened in March 2022 as a sister establishment to Spirit Elephant,...

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Moving to Evanston for the first time? Here’s what you need to know

August 12, 2022

When people who aren’t familiar with Northwestern ask me where I go to school, I often find myself telling them my university is in “a suburb just outside of Chicago.”  Once you’re here, though,...

Sweetgreen’s exterior at its Evanston location.

‘Serving salads in style’: Sweetgreen joins other plant-forward restaurants in Evanston

July 18, 2022

In a compostable, hexagonal bowl, a colorful salad of leafy greens, cherry-red tomatoes, blackened chicken and more await. Sweetgreen opened its doors last month at 1601 Sherman Ave., serving fresh...

Four restaurants with a fish above two and a loaf of bread above the other two.

Evanston businesses expand through co-ownership, collaboration

April 25, 2022

When restaurant owner CD Young (Kellogg ’96) opened elephant + vine in Evanston this spring, she reflected on her two ‘sister restaurants’ as support systems for each other. “It’s a sisterhood,...

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Evanston restaurants and food vendors focus on local, sustainable sourcing

April 14, 2022

Evanston’s eateries offer a variety of options for herbivores and meat-eaters alike, and an increasing number of food establishments are focusing on ethical sourcing and sustainability in their practices.  Restaurants...

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