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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


French Kiss Cafe, 517 Dempster St. The new cafe is slated to open on Saturday.

French cafe to open on Dempster, gelato shop moves two doors down

February 8, 2018

A new French cafe will open to the public on Saturday, after the Dempster Street property switched ownership from an Argentine dessert shop, said Stepan Badasyan, owner of the new cafe. French Kiss...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) speaks at a City Council meeting. The Economic Development Committee discussed a grant that would improve technology job training access to low- and moderate-income residents.

Economic Development Committee recommends technology training program to City Council

February 6, 2018

The Economic Development Committee recommended last week that City Council approve a $75,000 grant for a program providing technology job training to primarily low- and moderate- income Evanston residents. Evanston...

Bookends & Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave. The bookstore’s owner, Nina Barrett, said independent bookstores are on the rise again.

Bookends & Beginnings owner expresses excitement for indie bookstore revival

February 1, 2018

Despite the decline of independent bookstores in the past decade, the country has recently undergone an “indie bookstore renaissance,” said Nina Barrett, owner of Bookends & Beginnings. Barrett...

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, 1741 Sherman Ave. The barbershop will look to open in the coming months.

New barbecue restaurant, chain barber shop to open in Evanston this spring

January 23, 2018

A new barbecue restaurant and well-known barber shop chain will be opening in downtown Evanston this spring, hoping to establish themselves in the city’s competitive retail market. Floyd’s 99 Barbershop...

The Park Evanston apartments, 1630 Chicago Ave. The complex was purchased by a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company.

New York Life Insurance Company buys Evanston property for $127 million

December 21, 2017

A life insurance company has purchased the Park Evanston apartment complex and retail space for a large sum by Evanston real estate standards. A subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company purchased...

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