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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


Cars pass by the newly opened Starbucks at Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue in southwestern Evanston on Tuesday night. The area has seen a series of new business openings as part of an ongoing development project.

Intersection of Dempster, Dodge adds new businesses

September 23, 2014

The intersection of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue continues to develop with the recent addition of multiple new businesses, including Starbucks, a grocery store and plans for a health center to expand...

Replacement for Dominick’s in talks with city

July 10, 2014

A local grocery store chain is in the final stages of coming to an agreement to open a new supermarket in the Evanston Plaza shopping center, the location formerly occupied by Dominick’s. Valli Produce...

Starbucks looking to move near Evanston Plaza

February 20, 2014

Evanston's Planning and Zoning Division approved an application for a new Starbucks on Dempster Street which could open as soon as fall 2014, the city announced Thursday. "While there is more work to...

The two Dominick’s locations in Evanston are closing Dec. 28, according to the city. Safeway, which owns Dominick’s, announced earlier this month it will leave the Chicago market by early next year.

Evanston officials search for replacement businesses after Dominick’s closings

October 17, 2013

Though some Evanston residents may worry about the closing of two Dominick’s supermarkets, city economic officials have started to look for replacement businesses. Safeway, which owns Dominick's,...

Heartwood Center owner Nancy Floy leads a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning. The center, 1818 Dempster St., opened a new addition called Skylight.

West Evanston wellness center holds ribbon-cutting ceremony

September 30, 2013

When Nancy Floy’s tenant moved out of a warehouse adjacent to her west Evanston wellness center in June 2012, her business lost a reliable source of revenue. More than a year later, Heartwood Center,...

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