Downtown

Free food a hit with students

Jim Mizell — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:38:54 -0500

"Big Bite Night," a promotion designed to introduce Northwestern students to downtown restaurants, proved very popular Sunday.

Party downtown with MBAs

Bill Smith — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:44:15 -0500

Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management kicks off its 100th anniversary celebration with a free day-long party on Saturday, Oct. 4, in downtown Evanston.

NU sees new link to downtown

Bill Smith — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:13:51 -0500

Time may be running out for Northwestern University's clock tower. It's not included in the school's new 50-year planning framework which envisions a new connection between the campus and downtown Evanston.

Restaurants offer 'big bite' Sunday

Bill Smith — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:41:59 -0500

Thirty-five downtown Evanston restaurants will offer Northwestern students free samples of their fare from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5.

WaMu failure may hit local branches

Bill Smith — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:28:40 -0500

Washington Mutual Bank customers who visited the bank website this morning found a new graphic welcoming them to the bank's new owner, J. P. Morgan Chase.

'VoterPalooza' fest downtown

Bill Smith — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:03:26 -0500

Downtown Evanston will be the scene Saturday of "VoterPalooza," a voter registration festival.

Northwestern unveils 50-year plan

Bill Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:52:52 -0500

Northwestern University officials today unveiled what they're calling a "framework plan" for how the Evanston campus may develop over the next half century.

Cereal yields to sportswear

Bill Smith — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:44:46 -0500

The long-vacant Sherman Plaza storefront once occupied by the breakfast cereal restaurant Cereality has a new tenant.

Fire shutters Chinese restaurant

Bill Smith — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:16:10 -0500

Broken glass littered the sidewalk in front of the Phoenix Inn Chinese Restaurant at 608 Davis St. this morning after a fire last night.

Plan board lops top off wedding cake

Bill Smith — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:58:24 -0500

Evanston's Plan Commission voted 5-3 Wednesday to trim the proposed height limit on the Fountain Square block downtown.