The Panera Bread restaurant in downtown Evanston has closed permanently. The Panera Bread restaurant in downtown Evanston closed permanently on March 23, according to Evanston economic development manager...

Evanston’s Barnes & Noble closed permanently last week. A Northwestern Medicine facility will replace the bookstore at 1630 Sherman Ave. Barnes & Noble’s current CEO, James Daunt, took over in...

Reyes Witt, the founder of Assembly Creators Market, said she wanted to give artists, designers and small business owners a curated space to showcase their talent within Evanston’s “rich art culture.” Assembly...