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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


A skater skateboards.

Wheels up: Twiggs Park skate park to centralize growing skating community

April 7, 2022

Avery Bryant, a recent Evanston Township High School graduate who has been skateboarding in Evanston since late elementary school, said there isn’t a day he doesn’t get chased out of a skate spot in...

A skateboarder’s legs in jeans and blue sneakers roll down a road.

Residents vote on design concept for new skate park at Twiggs Park

April 5, 2022

Evanston residents voted on the design for a skate park slated to be built at Twiggs Park in the 5th Ward at a Tuesday meeting. Residents selected a concept featuring a closed bowl with a shallow bonus...

An illustration of a skate park with a ramp on a sunny day.

Land architects and residents discuss potential layout for Evanston’s first skate park

February 23, 2022

Land architects presented initial concepts for Evanston’s first skate park and heard feedback from residents at a public forum Tuesday. Representatives from Teska Associates, an Evanston urban planning...

Kemone Hendricks sits outside in front of a brick wall at a table selling merchandise at a Juneteenth pop-up shop.

Kemone Hendricks and local businesses prepare for first in-person Juneteenth Parade

May 9, 2021

Kemone Hendricks, founder of Evanston Present and Future is organizing Evanston’s first in-person Juneteenth Parade, which she said will bring the community together to celebrate “America’s real...

Evanston Rotary to partner with city, NU for tree planting project

May 1, 2018

Two local Evanston Rotary clubs will plant 100 new trees in the city on Saturday morning as part of the Trees for Evanston Parks project. According to a city news release, the Rotary Club of Evanston...

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