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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 exterior of Good to Go restaurant.

Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine’s Lenice Levy named Evanston businessperson of the year

February 8, 2022

Walking into Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine on Howard Street, guests often see owner Lenice Levy out front, greeting guests and helping out.  When the restaurant is particularly busy, Levy’s employees...

Claire Bhalia, the owner of Claire’s Korner. Nearly a quarter of all Evanston businesses were minority-owned in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

From jerk to barbecue, black business owners feed Evanston and support each other

February 26, 2019

Hecky Powell opened Hecky’s Barbecue in Evanston nearly 36 years ago, and as a black business owner, he emphasized the supportive relationship he had with other business owners in the city. “It...

Howard Street in Evanston. The area has recently experienced economic revitalizations as new businesses have popped up along the street.

Howard Street businesses benefit from revitalization, new additions

October 4, 2018

The revitalization of Howard Street is coming to fruition, and business owners and community members urge students and Evanston residents to check it out. Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine, Hip Circle Empowerment...

Howard Street. Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine opened its new restaurant location on Friday, moving to the Evanston side of Howard Street.

Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine moves to Evanston

April 15, 2018

Though it only moved down the road and across the street, the new location for Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine is “a different type of establishment,” said Lenice Levy, co-owner of the restaurant. “We...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) attends a city meeting. Rainey said she “couldn't be happier” that the restaurant Good to Go was moving into a space at 711 Howard St.

Good to Go to move across Howard Street

February 27, 2017

The Economic Development Committee approved a $50,000 storefront modernization grant to the owners of Good to Go, a restaurant specializing in Jamaican cuisine, last week. Lenice and Tony Levy, Good...

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