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Thursday, November 13, 2014
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Residents visit completed renovation of affordable housing unit in 2nd Ward By Stephanie Kelly
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A local nonprofit completed the rehabilitation of an affordable housing unit in the 2nd Ward and held an open house Wednesday to mark the occasion. The house, at 1409 Darrow Ave., is the first in a series of 12 units in Evanston that will be renovated by Community Partners for Affordable Housing, an organization that develops houses to rent or sell to low- and moderate-income families. The organization plans to finish the majority of them by this spring, CPAH executive director Rob Anthony said. “It really creates stability for those families to know that they have secure housing and safe housing,” Anthony said. “It’s an opportunity for people to rebuild their lives.” In May 2013, City Council voted to set aside federal funds for CPAH to renovate two affordable housing units in the 2nd Ward. To purchase and remodel the units, aldermen put aside $277,685 in federal HOME funds for CPAH from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Anthony said. The Evanston Community Foundation also donated $10,000 toward the two units, he said. Due to the money from both council and ECF, CPAH was able to acquire a $1.5 million grant through the Illinois attorney general’s office, Anthony said. He said they were able to leverage the money from local sources to get the grant. “Without this local commitment, we wouldn’t be able to access larger grants,” Anthony said. With the grant from the attorney general’s office, CPAH was able to
increase its original plan from two housing units to twelve. Rehabilitation recently began at a second house at 1324 Hartrey Ave., which should be completed by the end of the year, Anthony said. CPAH will also acquire a five-unit building in the next week or so on Washington Street, as well as a spot at 1800 Greenleaf St., he said. There should be leftover funds to rehabilitate four additional units, he said. Most of the units that will be renovated are located in the 2nd ward. “(The renovations) help take properties around the ward that were distressed and boarded up in some situations,” Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said. CPAH has renovated about 60 total houses in Evanston, Highland Park and Lake Forest, Anthony said. The Darrow Street home will most likely be rented to a family sometime in the next two months and will go for about $900 to $950 per month, Anthony said. Renovation on the house finished in October, said Pete Eason, the general contractor for the house. Eason, a contractor with Priority Management Services, said it was a challenging project with work needing to be done on many parts of the house, including new plumbing, wall insulation and new dry wall. Working with CPAH was a great experience, Eason said. “They’re very good people to work for,” he said. Anthony said the house will be wonderful for a local family. “It’s a house that would have sat here wasting away for a long time, and we were able to turn it around into this beautiful home for someone that will rent it out for affordable prices,” Anthony said. stephaniekelly2017@u.northwestern.edu
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OPEN HOUSE Community Partners for Affordable Housing staff, contractors, residents and city officials gather Wednesday for an open house at 1409 Darrow Ave. CPAH recently completed renovation on the house so it could be rented to a low- to moderate-income family.
City approves construction of Taco Diablo, Lulu’s The city approved a permit Wednesday that will allow construction to begin at the space where Evanston residents plan to reopen Taco Diablo and Lulu’s, two restaurants which closed in the last 12 months. With the approval, co-owners Daniel
Kelch and Marty Cless can raze the existing building on the plot, 1026 Davis St., and construct a two-story building for the two restaurants to reside. Architect John Myefski submitted his plans for final review on behalf of the owners to the Design and Project Review Committee, formerly known as the Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee.The owners anticipate opening both restaurants in June 2015, but the date could be delayed depending on the severity of the winter weather, Kelch told The Daily in September.
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destigmatizing mental illness Four Northwestern students speak about their experiences with mental illnesses at a panel held by NU Active Minds. The annual event aimed to destigmatize mental illness for students who may be afraid to seek help, the group’s president Amanda Meyer said.
By Emily Chin
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McCormick senior Camaria Lehman took a medical leave of absence from Northwestern for mental illness in her junior year, but all of her
friends thought it was because of physical illness. Lehman told an audience Wednesday during the fourth annual STIGMA panel that she has attempted suicide five times. The panel, hosted by NU Active Minds, was moderated by psychology Prof. Robin Nusslock and featured
four NU students who have been affected by mental illnesses. They shared their personal stories, then answered questions from the audience of more than 30 people in Harris Hall. » See STIGMA, page 11
ASG discusses Ebola crisis By Oliva Exstrum
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Representatives from various student groups presented a proposal Wednesday asking that Associated Student Government recommend to Northwestern that NU-affiliated health personnel continue to receive salary and benefits even if they choose to work in West Africa to assist with the Ebola crisis. “The impetus for the bill came from the acknowledgement that universities have remained silent as Ebola continues to devastate countries in West Africa,” Weinberg senior Michael Miller said. “It just seemed a little strange no one was stepping up and addressing it.” In addition to continuing salary and benefits, the bill emphasizes the need for clear University support Both Taco Diablo and Lulu’s closed last academic year. Mexican restaurant Taco Diablo, once housed at 1029 Davis St., was destroyed in an early morning fire in December 2013 that also caused two other businesses to shut down. It took multiple local fire departments about four hours to put out the fire. No one was seriously injured during the incident. Lulu’s shuttered in February. The restaurant, which served Dim Sum and other Asian food, was profitable but was running on “cruise control,” Kelch said. The restaurants in the new space will
and continued quality coverage and care of patients whose healthcare providers choose to go abroad. Miller said although it is unlikely many healthcare professionals will choose to go abroad, it makes a “strong statement” from the University to support those who do. During the meeting, ASG executive vice president Erik Zorn also outlined the application and selection process for the student engagement stipend, a need-based fund approved last spring intended to support students in leadership positions. The Weinberg senior said the committee, approved in October, will evaluate applications from a “need-blind perspective.” The group will look at the applications and then create a ranked list of candidates for the $500 stipends. The Center for Student Involvement will then give students a score based on their financial need, and will use have menus and appearances similar to those at the old locations, although Lulu’s will have a design upgrade, Kelch told The Daily in September. “We’ve been here for a long time, so we’re members of this community,” he said in September. “Our first desire was always to stay in downtown Evanston, where we’ve always been.” The floor plans for the building also include additional room on the ground floor for retail space, Mark Muenzer, the city’s director of community and economic development, told The Daily
both the committee’s list and the financial scores to choose stipend recipients. Zorn said if students participate in work-study, the stipend won’t affect their financial aid package. However, if students make a substantial income outside of workstudy, their aid may be slightly affected if awarded a stipend. Communication junior Amanda Walsh, president of the NU’s chapter of Quest Scholars, also spoke at the meeting about the group’s history, programming and future goals, including listing textbook prices on CAESAR. Walsh also discussed the Advocacy Committee, which kicked off in October. “The bulk of what the Advocacy Committee does is to work with administrators and student leaders to make sure we have a supportive » See Senate, page 11 in June. The building’s second floor will have a bar concept where food is also served, Kelch said. The new building will replace the one that once housed Tom Thumb Hobby & Crafts, which plans to open at a new location in Niles, Illinois in midNovember, according to its website. The new plot is located across the street from Taco Diablo’s original location on Davis Street, about a block from the Davis Street CTA station. — Paige Leskin
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