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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


Bookends & Beginnings’ used books will find a new home on the shelves of Middles.

Old Bookends, New Beginnings: Beloved Evanston bookstore introduces Middles

October 21, 2024

A new chapter is unfolding in Evanston’s literary landscape with the opening of Middles Used Books, a pop-up shop specializing in used stories. The venture is an expansion of the independent bookstore,...

Mayor Steve Hagerty talks with protesters outside the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center about defunding Evanston Police Department in July. Residents and activists have staged a number of protests surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and defunding the police.

Year in review: Around town

August 16, 2020

In your time at Northwestern, you’ll become intimately familiar with Evanston, a bustling city whose downtown is just a few minutes from campus. Staying up-to-date will help make your experience with...

Market Fresh Books, 700 Church St. The popular book store is closing.

Evanston bookstore to close after 10 years

November 14, 2019

One week after celebrating their store’s 10-year anniversary, Paul and Susan Frischer, owners of Market Fresh Books, announced that they will be closing their doors by Jan. 1. “It was a really difficult...

Used books at Bookends & Beginnings. All used books will sport the navy blue “U” sticker.

Evanston’s Bookends & Beginnings to start used book buyback program

March 5, 2019

Nina Barrett (Medill ‘87) wants Northwestern students to find a literary haven in her bookstore, Bookends & Beginnings, but she knows how expensive books can be. Barrett hopes the store’s new used...

Northwestern students host Halloween mic night at The Great Room

October 31, 2012

Instead of studying for midterms or trick-or-treating, some Northwestern students dressed in costumes gathered in The Great Room to listen to a professor impersonate Edgar Allen Poe and share pieces of...

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