FOOD & DRINK
Evanston couple's market, ice cream parlor feeds their community
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) – An Evanston couple with a little store and big hearts is making a difference by fighting food insecurity in their community and beyond.Hunger knows no bounds. It can hide in unexpected places, even on Chicago's North Side, but Evanston couple Clarence and Wendy Weaver are trying to change that one bag of groceries at a time.Early one morning at the corner of Church and Dodge in Evanston, workers and volunteers were already busy over at the C&W Market & Ice Cream Parlor.It was food giveaway day.Twice a month, cars line up down the street and around...
IKEA Chicago locations slash prices on items as part of annual spring ‘Sidewalk Sale'
Popular Swedish furniture store IKEA will slash prices at two of its Chicago-area locations as part of the brand's annual "Sidewalk Sale," a press release said. According to the release, the brand's Sidewalk Sale takes place May 10 through 27 at Ikea's Illinois locations in Bolingbrook and Schaumburg. The sale, according to the release, includes deals on "a wide variety of furniture and home furnishings."
Picturing Evanston: The northern lights come to town
It was faint, and I mostly just sensed it, but my camera saw the aurora borealis. Regardless, the atmosphere at Lee Street beach was festive. (Photo by Joerg Metzner) Joerg Metzner is the creator and photographer behind "Picturing Evanston" (picturing-evanston.com), a community oriented project that grew from his professional photography practice at joerg-metzner.com.... More by Joerg Metzner.
Experience life on the Titanic with Titanic: the Exhibition
(WFRV)- You do not have to travel to the bottom of the ocean to experience the Titanic. In this segment, Mark Lach from Titanic: The Exhibition discusses his trek to the sunken ship and the Fond Du Lac man who lost his life in the wreckage. Titanic: the Exhibition is...
Sunday Brunch: Batter & Berries dishes up world-famous French toast
Chef Ken Polk says people get on airplanes to come and try the French toast — and everything else — at Batter & Berries. “It is countrywide. It’s worldwide,” Polk says of the restaurant. “I’ve had people from every continent. At one point, I had four continents in the restaurant at one time. “… Sometimes […]
Picturing Evanston: Blue skies
A perfect spring day for a run in Elliot Park. (Photo by Joerg Metzner) Joerg Metzner is the creator and photographer behind "Picturing Evanston" (picturing-evanston.com), a community oriented project that grew from his professional photography practice at joerg-metzner.com.... More by Joerg Metzner. The RoundTable will try to post comments within...
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