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...

If you walk through the streets of Evanston, you’ll notice struggling small businesses, empty storefronts and a plethora of big-box chains. Small businesses in the city have faced challenges in the...

Kombucha — a fizzy, fermented tea beverage praised for its probiotic benefits — is often considered the niche drink of yoga mat-toting, gentrifying hippies, despite its origins in Asia. Nowadays, you...

Regina Sant’Anna self-identifies as a “farmers market chaser.” She seeks out farmers markets in every city she visits, and has shopped at the local market in Evanston for years. This summer, she...