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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


Six teams of finalists stand with big checks, totaling from $6,000 to $9,000 each.

Fashion startup Cue the Curves takes home $150,000 VentureCat grand prize

June 1, 2023

Student startup Cue the Curves, an app focused on plus-size fashion, won the $150,000 grand prize at Wednesday’s VentureCat competition. Five other startups presented at the annual event, which allows...

A person stands on a stage in front of a white projector screen that reads “Inferno Guard” in red. An audience sits in chairs in front of the stage.

Student startups awarded more than $300,000 in VentureCat pitch competition

May 25, 2022

Student startup InfernoGuard, a rapid wildfire detection company, took home the grand prize of $150,000 at Wednesday’s VentureCat competition.  The annual pitching competition allows Northwestern...

Blaze Pizza, 1737 Sherman Ave. Blaze co-founder Elise Wetzel (Weinberg ’87, Kellogg ’92) said she thought of the concept while eating at a Chipotle in Pasadena, California.

Northwestern alumna blazes across country

April 20, 2017

Elise Wetzel was in a rush when she stopped by a Chipotle in Pasadena, California. She’d been craving pizza, but couldn’t think of a place that combined both speed and quality ingredients. As she...

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, 1737 Sherman Ave., will open Thursday. The quick-service pizza restaurant uses a build-your-own, assembly-line format.

Blaze Pizza to open Evanston location Thursday

March 4, 2015

A new quick-service pizza restaurant will open in Evanston on Thursday, adding an additional pizza option to Sherman Avenue. Blaze Pizza, 1737 Sherman Ave., uses a build-your-own, assembly-line format,...

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