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Tropical Smoothie Cafe to surf into downtown Evanston

January 9, 2025

Atlanta-based chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe promises the taste of summer year-round with plans for a new outpost on Sherman Avenue to open by July, offering a range of nutritional options for students and...

Union workers call for fair contract at Sherman Avenue construction site

September 19, 2023

Local union members called attention to a construction project on Sherman Avenue Monday with a symbol that’s hard to miss — a 12-foot tall inflatable rat. According to members of the International...

City, NEA study proposes three venues for downtown performing arts district

January 16, 2013

The National Endowment for the Arts and Evanston released a study last week on downtown-area performing arts, suggesting the construction of three new performing arts facilities downtown. The city obtained...

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