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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

Retail vacancies have dropped, but downtown Evanston still faces headwinds as it enters 2024.

Mixed signals for downtown Evanston as retailers enter new year

January 11, 2024

Matthew Abitbol opened a specialty footwear store in downtown Evanston just before the COVID-19 pandemic closed the world down. “We would chase down a single sale,” said Abitbol, the owner of Commonwealth...

Drawing of five cans of food sitting on a brown table.

Connections for the Homeless, Downtown Evanston collect 1,500 pounds of food for local pantries

April 3, 2023

Elle Ullum lost her job in 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began. A single mother, Ullum said she relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to provide for her and her child.  “We...

A red “Office for Rent” sign sits on a vacant storefront behind a sidewalk.

‘A difference of philosophy’: leaders consider two visions for downtown Evanston’s future

April 2, 2023

Annie Coakley, director of Downtown Evanston, remembers a “liveliness” about downtown, filled with people eating their lunches at Fountain Square. Now, that liveliness is gone, she said. “You...

A person cuts a ribbon held by three others

‘A dream come true’: Bookends & Beginnings opens new doors

February 20, 2023

As Bookends & Beginnings prepared for its grand re-opening Saturday morning, a line of customers began knocking at its door. Owner Nina Barrett straightened a few final books before swinging the doors...

People browse tables of books.

Bookends & Beginnings bids farewell to longtime Bookman’s Alley location

January 26, 2023

Dozens of community members gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to Bookends & Beginnings’ beloved Bookman’s Alley location.  The bookstore will begin relocating to 1620 Orrington Ave. on Saturday,...

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