Fountain Square

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.

Hahn doesn't merit city tax subsidy

Bill Smith — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:33:32 -0500

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

Fountain Square Arts Festival

Jonathan Perman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:25:56 -0500

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

Starts: Jun 28 2008 - 10:00am

Fountain Square Arts Festival

Jonathan Perman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:25:56 -0500

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

Starts: Jun 29 2008 - 10:00am

Fountains flow again in Fountain Square

Bill Smith — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:23:34 -0500

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

Consultant: No shortage of office space

Bill Smith — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:32:38 -0500

A city consultant says Evanston's commercial real estate market has several times the vacant Class B space needed to relocate office tenants who'd be displaced by the proposed Fountain Square tower.

City to see more of tower architect

Bill Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55:47 -0500

Larry Booth, lead architect of the proposed Fountain Square tower, will be seeing a lot more of Evanston soon, whether or not the building finally wins approval from the city.

Fountain Square tower tabled

Bill Smith — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:39:05 -0500

Evanston aldermen this evening voted to postpone a vote on the proposed Fountain Square tower project until after the Plan Commission delivers a new downtown plan to the City Council.

Aldermen talk about tower

City of Evanston — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:38:14 -0500

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Starts: May 7 2008 - 6:30pm

Consultant: Shorter tower wouldn't work

Bill Smith — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:31:34 -0500

A tower on the Fountain Square block shorter than the current 38-story design would not be economically viable, the city's real estate consultant told Evanston's Economic Development Committee Wednesday.