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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


The month-long ART BOX festival will take place in a container on the Lakefill. It was created to expose the larger Northwestern community to Northwestern’s vibrant art scene, by featuring everything from visual to performance art.

ART BOX festival brings student performances to the Lakefill

May 5, 2016

A&E This month, a container next to the fire pit on the Lakefill will be filled with music and art, as part of an initiative to bring accessible performance and visual art to non-artists at Northwestern. ...

Curtain Call: Alicia Barnett finds life’s escape in tennis

Curtain Call: Alicia Barnett finds life’s escape in tennis

May 4, 2016

Tennis runs among the Barnett children. Jessica played, James played, Alicia plays and Sophie played. At a Northwestern women’s tennis match, you can hear many of the players talk to themselves,...

Alaura Hernandez, a Medill Senior, wears  vintage-styled hair and makeup for her burlesque character “Diore DeLure.” Hernandez has been performing in professional burlesque shows in Chicago since her freshman year after she appeared in Northwestern Burlesque.

Northwestern student aims to empower through professional burlesque

May 4, 2016

A&E It is the last performance of Northwestern’s 2016 Burlesque show and Alaura Hernandez is about to go onstage. But the Medill senior is dreading it — her hands are shaking and she’s breathing...

Old Dixie Cafe, formerly Dixie Kitchen, is located at 825 Church St. The restaurant has currently been vacant since last fall, but is slated to reopen under new management.

Dixie Kitchen to reopen as Old Dixie Cafe

May 2, 2016

Dixie Kitchen plans to reopen as Old Dixie Cafe, recently announcing plans to hire staff. The restaurant, located at 825 Church St. in the Evanston Galleria building was one of three Dixie Kitchens...

Evanston residents look at preliminary plans for the Fountain Square Plaza, which are displayed on posters around the room. Community members and city staff discussed how to make a veteran’s memorial the focal point of the square at the meeting Thursday evening.

Community members urge making veteran’s memorial focus of new Fountain Square

April 28, 2016

Evanston residents and city staff discussed details of the veteran’s memorial in the redesigned Fountain Square Plaza during a meeting Thursday evening scheduled to examine the preliminary plans for...

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