Good Monday morning, Evanston.
Above, Tom Hodgman (foreground) purchases two Christmas trees Saturday at St. Nick’s Fest at St. Nicholas Catholic Church. “I’ve been getting them from St. Nick’s forever,” said Hodgman, who was helped by volunteer Bob Hauser. (At This Time photo by Richard Cahan)
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Ryan Field’s demolition remains on hold as Northwestern develops a “mitigation plan” for a state-mandated preservation review – the details of which are still being worked out. The current stadium was built in 1926, on land once part of the Ouilmette Reserve (above, 1920 map of earlier stadium). While the State Historic Preservation Office originally recommended the city’s Preservation Commission represent Evanston, setting up a public hearing, the city instead decided that its community development staff will review the mitigation plan “administratively.”
The city may spend $883,7000 of its pandemic relief funds on a two-year pilot program to improve health outcomes for 150 residents of census tract 8092 – the core of the Fifth Ward. The area has “substantially greater prevalence of chronic diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma,” a city memo says. At a Human Services Committee meeting Tuesday, Whole Woman Fitness founder Neticia Waldron (above) discussed the Pathway to Wellness plan, including fitness and nutrition classes, custom meal plans and remote health monitoring.
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Thursday: The Main-Dempster Mile hosts its annual Hometown Holiday Celebration & Stroll from 5 to 8 p.m., with hot cocoa and cider, caroling and other treats at businesses along the district.
Thursday: There will be Hanukkah treats, live music and an LED robot dancer at the menorah lighting and celebration from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Fountain Square downtown.
Friday: The Evanston Children’s Choir performs its free annual Holiday Concert with the Youth Chorale Pops and Pope John XXIII School Choir from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road.
For more events, check out our Events Calendar.
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