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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


La Cocinita, 1625 Chicago Ave. The restaurant is one of over 30 businesses that has received a loan during COVID-19 from LEND, a student-run microfinancing organization.

NU student group provides COVID relief loans to small businesses

October 13, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic forced Evanston stores, restaurants and offices to temporarily close, Weinberg senior Femke Munting predicted that some of these small businesses would go under within weeks....

Matt Wechsler founded Village Farmstand. The storefront opened its doors on Dempster Street in August.

Village Farmstand brings locally grown food to the Main-Dempster Mile

September 24, 2020

Matt Wechsler, an Evanston resident and filmmaker, remembers his first experience at a farmer’s market in 2012. There, he fell in love with the flavors of locally grown produce and learned about how...

Two girls with wavy brown hair and sunglasses stand nose to nose. The shoulders and chins of other crowd members are visible in the foreground, with a rainbow across the top left corner.

Pandemic Pride: Amid COVID-19, inaugural Evanston Pride Parade postponed to 2021

June 3, 2020

The Monthly This Saturday, Evanston would have seen musicians, crowds and unicorn-themed floats rolling down the streets for the city’s first Pride Parade. But due to coronavirus concerns, the inaugural...

The 2017 Custer Fair. The event is moving to Hammond, In. next summer.

As Custer Fair leaves Evanston, local businesses look to fill the void

February 27, 2020

Organizers of the Custer Fair, a local street fair entering its 49th year, announced Feb. 19 that the event would be relocating to Hammond, In., leaving Evanston currently without a festival on Father’s...

Central Street established two Special Service Area districts on Jan. 25 of this year. The SSAs will function as one.

Central Street establishes Special Service Areas to support community

February 20, 2020

Central Street officially established two Special Service Area districts on Jan. 25 of this year. The districts join Downtown Evanston and the Main-Dempster Mile, each of which established SSAs in previous...

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