For JoAnn Sylvano, store manager of the YWCA Shop for Good in Evanston, shopping second-hand can both be socially and wallet conscious. “Pre-loved clothing,” she said, “is a win-win.” Shopping second-hand in Evanston is an affordable option for many customers — but it can also be a way to give back to the community the.
Brewbike is taking a hike. The student-run coffee shop announced its immediate closure in an early August message to employees. The business cited an “extremely difficult macro-environment,” the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and an inability to complete their last round of funding due to market pressure on investors as factors in its shuttering. .