The sun shone on Evanston Saturday morning as racers lined up at the Lakeshore Shuffle 5K Run & Walk starting line. The city hosted the event for the first time, a 5K run along Evanston’s lakefront. The city started planning the event in January, according to special events coordinator Amanda D’Agostino. D’Agostino said the city.
A new grant program launched in January by Evanston’s economic development office seeks to help small businesses still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term economic impacts. The Small Business Recovery Program will award grants of up to $25,000 per applicant. The city will fund the program using $250,000 from the $3 million Evanston Thrives initiative..
Matthew Abitbol opened a specialty footwear store in downtown Evanston just before the COVID-19 pandemic closed the world down. “We would chase down a single sale,” said Abitbol, the owner of Commonwealth Running Company. “A single shoe sale meant everything. People take for granted when a business is doing well.” Since the store opened in.
Lace up your running shoes and prepare to take flight at the upcoming Evanston Flying Turkey 5K presented by NorthShore University HealthSystem. In prepartion for this highly anticipated community event, we are thrilled to announce the launch of a comprehensive and free 5K training plan, designed to help participants of all fitness levels prepare for the race day.
Pre-pandemic, downtown Evanston served as a hub for office workers looking for lunch and running errands. With COVID-19 leading to plummeting office occupancy, Annie Coakley, Downtown Evanston’s executive director, isn’t sure what the future of Evanston’s main business district holds. “If (office workers) ever come back or go fully remote, I don’t know what that.