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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

With the help of Freddie’s Modern Kung Fu on Howard Street, the event featured a traditional lion dance where performers mimic a lion to bring good luck.

Lunar New Year brings Evanston’s Asian American community together

February 12, 2024

Evanston kicked off the Year of the Dragon with its third annual Lunar New Year celebration, filled with a lion dance, free hot chocolate and dozens of flashy red envelopes at the corner of Dempster Street...

The storefront of Artem Pop Up Gallery on Sherman Avenue with a white sign and glass window.

May Mart celebrates, supports Evanston ASPA-owned businesses

May 18, 2023

Even for casual passersby, Artem Pop Up Gallery on Sherman Avenue is hard to miss. Paintings, sculptures and handmade jewelry gleam through its spacious glass window. Behind it, the warmly lit gallery...

Two dancers wearing green peacock costumes smiles at the camera.

Umbrella Arts Festival highlights local artists, celebrates Asian cultures

May 14, 2023

Weekend mornings at Fountain Square are usually quiet, but Saturday was an exception. By 10 a.m., dozens of white tents lined the block from Davis Street to Grove Street with vendors busy setting up their...

Sketches of Asian people in several scenarios. Some hold “Stop Asian Hate” signs and others stand in front of Asian flags.

‘More representation, more visibility’: Evanston’s Asian American community claims its voice in participatory budgeting

February 2, 2023

When Melissa Raman Molitor, a first-generation Filipino-Indian-American, moved to Evanston in 2011, she saw little recognition for the city’s Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander American community.  “There...

Two people in a lion costume dance in a street while a crowd watches.

Evanston Lunar New Year celebration promotes Asian cultures and traditions

January 22, 2023

The Main-Dempster Mile came alive with the sound of drums, cymbals and cheers as hundreds of Evanston residents gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The Main-Dempster Mile, Kitchen Table Stories...

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