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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


La Cocinita frequently brought its food truck to campus in previous years. It’s one of many small businesses in Evanston that sold products on NU’s campus before the pandemic.

Small businesses adapt to not vending on campus during pandemic

October 15, 2020

Regina Sant’Anna, owner of Kombucha Brava, said before the pandemic, she loved selling her company’s beverages on Northwestern’s campus at Patty Squared. Selling her product at Patty’s, located...

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....

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.

La Cocinita fights COVID-19 one empanada at a time

May 14, 2020

It all started with arepas. Crunchy on the outside, but steamy and soft in the middle, they’re stuffed with cheese, butter and any other flavor a diner desires. In Caracas, the Venezuelan capital...

NaKorn, located at 1622 Orrington Ave., offered a classic Thai brunch for residents on Mother’s Day.

Local business owners talk Mother’s Day preparations and orders amid social distancing

May 10, 2020

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Evanston residents typically find themselves tasked with finding the perfect gift for mom, dinner reservations or the rush to find flowers last-minute. However, in the...

The Ripple: Adapting to the New Normal

The Ripple: Adapting to the New Normal

April 9, 2020

As COVID-19 shakes our world, small businesses still find ways to continue on with closed storefronts. Local governments are doing what they can to help, but many businesses are looking to the federal...

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