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The Daily Northwestern

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


727 Main St. Proposals to build housing at this property and at 912 Custer Ave. were met with mixed reactions from local business owners.

Proposed residential developments along Main Street draw mixed reactions

October 8, 2018

Proposals to develop residential units along Main Street have been met with mixed reactions from local business owners. Some argue additional housing would attract more business to the area, but other...

(Source: Jenn-Anne Gledhill) An actress playing a white rabbit guides the audience  under the CTA tracks. Upended’s production of “Alice” opened last Saturday and runs until Oct. 21.

Evanston production reimagines Main-Dempster Mile as Alice’s Wonderland

September 26, 2018

In Upended Production’s “Alice,” audience members go down the rabbit hole and experience Evanston’s Main-Dempster Mile as it transforms into Wonderland. The show, which opened Sept. 22, lets...

A woman looks at art at the Sauce Walk. The art and dessert crawl, held Thursday night, featured local artists and businesses.

Art, dessert crawl features local artist pop-up galleries

May 17, 2018

Almost 40 businesses on the Main-Dempster Mile hosted pop-up galleries featuring local artists for an art and dessert crawl Thursday night. Katherine Gotsick, executive director of the Main-Dempster...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) speaks at a council meeting on Monday. Aldermen approved a lease agreement for the nonprofit dance and fitness studio Hip Circle Empowerment Center.

Aldermen approve lease for Howard Street nonprofit dance, fitness studio

April 23, 2018

Aldermen approved Monday a five-year lease and $25,000 loan agreement with a nonprofit on Howard Street aimed at empowering women through fitness and dance. Hip Circle Empowerment Center was previously...

Steve Hagerty presents the Kentucky bourbon he won in a bet with Lexington Mayor Jim Gray. The event was hosted at FEW Spirits, an Evanston distillery.

Hagerty celebrates NU football win, local businesses with Kentucky bourbon

February 28, 2018

FEW Spirits is internationally recognized for its Evanston-made bourbons and whiskeys, but it was Kentucky bourbon being poured out Wednesday night in the distillery’s tasting room. In December, Evanston...

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