Stop by the Chicago-Dempster neighborhood February 8th and have a locally brewed beer for a good cause! Local merchants are joining together to serve beer tastings from Sketchbook Brewery to ...
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Unparalleled connectivity, urban sophistication, natural serenity and entrepreneurial spirit come together in Evanston. Home to top ranking Northwestern University, a strong business community, thriving urban downtown, picture perfect neighborhoods and exceptional talent all make Evanston a truly livable city with something for everyone. An honor that Forbes magazine’s “America’s Top 25 Towns to Live” agrees with. Whether you are simply visiting or call Evanston home, school, work, or you plan to soon, we welcome you to explore our city and discover what gives Evanston its edge!
Evanston Spotlight
Local Author & Grammy Award Nominee to Appear at Bookends & Beginnings Thursday
The 2015 Grammy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles on February 8, and Evanston has a contender: author Scott Blackwood, who worked with his brother Dean Blackwood and White Stripes co-founder Jack White on a two-part monumental set of American blues recordings and history called The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records. Nominated for Best Album Notes, Blackwood’s…
Join Local Brewmasters to Discuss Sustainability on January 20
Join Citizens’ Greener Evanston, Farmhouse Evanston, NU Food Talks, and Sketchbook Brewing Company in welcoming a panel of Evanston’s finest brewers to spend an evening talking about brewing and sustainability. This latest iteration of Evanston Green Drinks and NU Food Talks is free and open to the public. Space is limited a capacity crowd is expected,…
Chicago Restaurant Week in Evanston – January 30 – February 12
Chicago Restaurant Week is returning this year on January 30 and runs through February 12, 12015. Restaurants throughout the Chicago area (including 4 in Evanston) will feature multi-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus. Prices start at $22 for lunch; dinners are either $33 or $44, making Restaurant Week menus a steal, particularly at some of…
WildHacks Student Hackathon
Hundreds of students from schools across the midwest gathered at Northwestern University for WildHacks, an intercollegiate hackathon hosted by Northwestern student group EPIC. For the uninitiated, a hackathon brings together developers, designers, and other “makers” to spend 24 hours creating a product or program. In many cases, including this one, participants present their completed projects…
The CTA Holiday Train is Coming to Evanston!
The Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Holiday Train will make stops on Evanston’s Purple Line on Wednesday, December 17; Friday, December 19; and Saturday, December 20. Each year, Santa rides in his sleigh atop an open-air flatcar carrying his reindeer and decorated holiday trees. He and a team of elves pass out candy canes and spread…
