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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


An aerial shot of Evanston with a photoshopped pink sky.

Soaring hummingbirds and bright flowers: Art Encounter helps plan for a mural in the Custer Oasis

May 20, 2022

Under the train tracks on Main Street and along Custer Avenue, the walls are cracked, dry and covered in weeds. Local business owners Diana Hamann and Eric Young said they’ve been trying to cover the...

Ben Blount’s mural at the intersection of Washington Street and Chicago Avenue, with white letters on a black background that say, “Whereas, City of Evanston embraces, believes, recognizes, acknowledges, declares, and affirms.”

New local mural uses language from City Council resolution to symbolize Evanston’s intent of establishing equity

November 8, 2021

A&E “Whereas, City of Evanston embraces, believes, recognizes, acknowledges, declares and affirms.” These words, in large capital letters, stretch across two walls on the intersection of Washington...

Larry and Jean Murphy at YoFresh Yogurt Cafe. Their business will continue to support the community on Election Day.

“We’re grieving”: Neighborhood favorite YoFresh Yogurt Cafe misses local community as social distancing continues

May 7, 2020

This story is part of a series of profiles of Evanston minority-owned businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. To dine at YoFresh Yogurt Cafe is to take a trip down memory lane. Photos of local...

Cultivate Urban Rainforest and Gallery, owned by Louise Rosenberg, is one of many small businesses in Evanston owned by a woman.

Local plant shop creates sensory experience for customers

February 3, 2020

Upon stepping into Cultivate Urban Rainforest and Gallery, the temperature changes and the humidity rises. Even the smell is different, resembling a mossy fragrance. Louise Rosenberg founded the plant...

Lena Kim displayed a fairy door outside niceLena & Friends shortly after the store opened. She makes the fairy doors using a laser cutter and wood.

Fairy Doors of Evanston brings magic to the city

January 26, 2020

Lena Kim, owner of niceLena & Friends, aims to bring magic to the city through Fairy Doors of Evanston, a program she recently founded. Using a laser cutter, Kim makes wooden fairy doors for businesses...

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