Curt’s Café, located at 2922 Central Street, has been featured on NPR’s Here and Now Broadcast for its innovative business philosophy. To read or listen to this NPR broadcast, please ...
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Evanston Spotlight
It’s Thursday, Let’s Dance! in Downtown Evanston This Summer
Come on out to the only outdoor dance floor north of Chicago! Thursdays, June 20 – August 1, 2013, 6pm lesson, 7pm live music! Now in its fourteenth year in 2013, It’s Thursday, Let’s Dance! will be heating up Downtown Evanston on six Thursday nights: June 20, June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25…
Health & Wellness Roundtable Discussion Returns June 28th
Join the City of Evanston for the second Health & Wellness Roundtable Discussion on Friday, June 28th, 2013 at McGaw YMCA, located at 1000 Grove Street, as we get to work on the topics and ideas participants discussed at the first meeting held in April. All Evanston business owners or employees that are part of an establishment…
Re-Cycle – Bucephalus Bikes: Same Passion Bigger Location
Ask Alex Añón what lifelong lessons he learned as a young child working in his father’s café in Las Piedras, Uruguay and he will answer by talking about the importance of community. He remembers walking the three blocks from home to the family’s Bar Antigas and returning friendly waves as he passed through the neighborhood….
Evanston to Host Statewide Preservation Conference June 27-29
Evanston will be host to the 2013 statewide Illinois Preservation Conference June 27-29. This year’s conference promises an exciting round of educational sessions, tours and events. Preservation commissioners can take advantage of a full-day Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program (CAMP) conducted by the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC). The conference offers sessions for everyone,…
The 42nd Annual Custer’s Last Stand Festival of the Arts June 15-16
Visitors to Custer’s Last Stand are happy to be there. Smiles greet you wherever you go. From the historic Main St. and Chicago Ave. store buildings to the tree lined Washington St. residential area you can find places to please. 350 Artists and craftspeople from across the nation come together on the third weekend of…
