In many ways, everyone who’s written for the Daily Northwestern in the last hundred years or so has the same story — the epic highs of laughing on the couches between rewrites, the crushing lows of editing on the third floor of Norris until the sun rises. For better or for worse, I’m so happy.
As Northwestern seeks approval from City Council for the Rebuild Ryan Field project, conflicts around the rebuild reflect tense town-gown relations. The University has continuously engaged in performative investments often with lack of community input, according to Lesley Williams, president of the Community Alliance for Better Government. She said it is important that community members.
City Council directed city staff to gather new proposals to renovate the Harley Clarke Mansion on Monday. The rundown landmark’s future has been uncertain since mid January, when educational nonprofit Artists Book House pulled out of a lease agreement with the city. The organization was meant to occupy the building for 40 years. The organization.
The pop-jazz fusion music of Chicago-based band ~Nois echoing through the 1800 Maple Self Park last weekend could only mean one thing: The Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market was back. Saturday marked opening day for the weekly market, which had been on its seasonal hiatus since November. Over 50 vendors open shop at 7 a.m., though.
Sarah Flax was appointed Evanston’s community development director after serving as the interim director since August 2022, the city announced in a March news release. Flax has worked for Evanston since 2006, starting as the community development block grant administrator. She became the housing and grants manager in 2017. During her time in city government,.