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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

Co-producers of Soul Stories Live Victoria Reeves and Johnny Price perform together. Their event series mixes music and storytelling to promote unity between people.

Storytelling series works to bridge community

October 21, 2019

Smiles, tears, laughter—all three are common at Soul Stories Live, an Evanston event series that mixes storytelling and music. Soul Stories Live, previously known as Soul of Evanston, began in April...

“The pumpkin is eating me!” said Destin, arms outstretched on a giant inflatable pumpkin. Fall Fest, put on at Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center by Parks, Recreation and Community Services, featured a pumpkin moonwalk, costumes and face painting.

Boo! Evanston residents celebrate fall, get spooky for Halloween

October 17, 2019

Destin laid back, arms outstretched on the giant inflatable pumpkin at this year’s Fall Fest at Evanston’s Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center on Wednesday. “The pumpkin is eating me!” the young...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) at a City Council meeting in May. The council approved a commission’s recommendations for reparations, including housing assistance programs for black residents.

Council advances reparations plan to counter wealth, opportunity gaps

September 10, 2019

Aldermen approved reparations recommendations made by the Equity and Empowerment Commission at City Council on Monday, a first step in addressing wealth and opportunity gaps experienced by black residents. From...

Victoria Reeves at Sunday’s Women Speak event. Reeves performed a solo show where she told stories about her life.

Women share stories of empowerment at Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center

May 5, 2019

Women shared stories of liberation Sunday evening at Women Speak: An Evening of Empowerment and Storytelling. The event, which took place at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, was produced by Victoria...

The Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center at 1823 Church St. Aldermen voted 7-2 to remove a line item from the proposed 2019 budget that would have cut city programming at the center.

Aldermen vote to keep funding operations of Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center

October 23, 2018

Aldermen voted Monday to remove a measure in the proposed 2019 budget that would have cut city programming at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center. In the proposed city budget for fiscal year 2019 —...

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