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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


People stand around tables with files of plants in pots, including flowers.

Garden Club of America Flower Show puts on colorful display channeling elements of the Earth

May 18, 2023

More than 100 types of flowers, ranging from bright purple Spanish bluebells and spiky tall lady ferns to fiery red rex begonias and star-shaped pink azaleas, filled the Immanuel Lutheran Church on Thursday....

Several raised wooden garden beds holding old plants

Vegetable gardens build community for Levy Senior Center and Garden Club of Evanston

May 2, 2022

Nonna’s Marinara Bed: teeming with tomatoes, basil, thyme, onions and garlic. The Three Sisters Gtegan: corn down the center, with pole beans twisting up the corn stalks and squash at the base. These...

Large pond surrounded by long grasses and trees of varying heights under a bright blue sky with fluffy clouds. A group of students stand on a wooden platform next to the pond in the distance.

Evanston Township High School takes science outdoors on their arboretum accredited campus

February 18, 2022

In past winters, Scott Meier cut holes through a frozen pond to show his students the phytoplankton and zooplankton living under the ice.  Meier, an Evanston Township High School biology teacher, said...

The Shakespeare Garden, tucked between the Technological Institute and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center. Despite its location in the center of campus, it remains hidden to many NU students going about their busy lives.

Students delighted after stumbling upon secluded Shakespeare Garden

October 21, 2019

While trying to cut through campus on her way north, Medill sophomore Kyra Steck suddenly found herself lost in a garden, aglow with lights and surrounded by hedges. After seeing a small fountain in the...

Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks during a Thursday event at Rotary International, 1560 Sherman Ave. Hagerty reiterated the city’s commitment to sustainability efforts.

Hagerty talks climate change, sustainability at Rotary International headquarters

April 20, 2018

Cities must take climate change prevention into their own hands in the face of a skeptical administration, climate change expert Kathleen Biggins said during a speech Thursday. She addressed a crowd...

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