Downtown

Plan Commission

Submitted by City of Evanston on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 7:45am.
Jul 9 2008 - 7:00pm

The Evanston Plan Commission will continue its review of the proposed downtown plan at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.

Garage parking rate cut in works

Submitted by Bill Smith on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 10:06am.

Evanston's Parking Committee is considering setting a new, lower rate for parking on the roof of the downtown Sherman Plaza garage.

Hahn doesn't merit city tax subsidy

Submitted by Bill Smith on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 4:33pm.

Tower talk in Evanston has died down recently, with the Fountain Square project tabled until the Plan Commission acts on the larger downtown plan.

Downtown condo gets even greener

Submitted by Bill Smith on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 8:11pm.

Developers of the Winthrop Club condominium project say say they had two reasons to celebrate tonight with a party held under a tent across the street from the construction site.

Fountain Square Arts Festival

Submitted by Jonathan Perman on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 4:25pm.
Jun 29 2008 - 10:00am
Jun 29 2008 - 6:00pm

The 29th annual Fountain Square Art Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29.

Fountain Square Arts Festival

Submitted by Jonathan Perman on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 4:25pm.
Jun 28 2008 - 10:00am
Jun 28 2008 - 6:00pm

The 29th annual Fountain Square Art Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29.

Fear mongering about density

Submitted by Bill Smith on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 4:00pm.

The president of the Central Street Neighbors Association tried to stir up the fears of his density-phobic neighbors last week by setting up a straw-man list of high population-density communities he figured they wouldn't like.

Bravo to replace Puck at downtown plaza

Submitted by Bill Smith on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 10:19am.

Bravo bannerThe banner's now gone up for the new tenant outside the former Wolfgang Puck's restaurant in Church Street Plaza on Maple Avenue. The new restaurant going into the space is Bravo.

That's a national chain with about 40 restaurants in in 18 states, owned by the same company that operates additional locations under two different brand names. Puck's closed last September.

Fountains flow again in Fountain Square

Submitted by Bill Smith on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 7:23am.

Fountains

The fountains that give Fountain Square its name are back in operation this week.

It's Thursday! Let's Dance

Submitted by Lois Cowen Roewade on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:58am.
Jul 17 2009 - 6:30pm

Like to dance? Want to learn how to
do some basic steps to the most popular rhythms? Come to IT’S