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City restaurant scene on the rise By RACHEL YANG
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Despite the recent closings of beloved Evanston eateries such as DMK Burger & Fish and Wings Over Evanston, the city’s restaurant scene is expanding. From July to the end of September, 27 new businesses have opened, with nearly a quarter of them restaurants. In comparison, there was an increase of only 12 new businesses in that same time period last year, three of which were restaurants. Annie Coakley, the executive director of Downtown Evanston, said she has seen increased interest from restauranteurs wanting to set up shop in Evanston, more so than any other type of retail. Coakley said the boom in Evanston’s restaurant scene is driven by the trend of what she calls “experiential dining” — going out to eat for the fun rather than just the food. “So many people can purchase whatever they generally need online, except for personal care services,” Coakley said. “One of the things you cannot buy online is a meal out.” She also said most of the upcoming businesses about to be opened in the city are restaurants. This uptick in experiential dining stems from people’s increasing desire for a wellrounded dining experience, said Mark Muenzer, the city’s director of community development. “(People) want to go somewhere that is not typical and that has cool design and is a great place to hang out and catch up with friends and family,” Muenzer said. “It’s not just the cuisine; it’s the experience, the
music, the lighting, the neighborhood that it’s in … all that stuff plays into it.” Keith Lord, the president and managing partner of The Lord Companies, a Chicago-based real estate company, said another recent trend for consumers is fast casual dining that can be shared with others. “Instead of having full family sit-down restaurants that take two hours to eat, you have a lot more small-plate, quick-serve restaurants,” Lord said. The main drive behind casual yet experiential dining is the 18-year-old to 35-year-old demographic in Evanston, Lord said. “The lifestyle changes of this demographic group is what’s caused this change in new restaurants,” he said. “Most people in that group — they don’t do a lot of grocery shopping. They will shop for what they need on a short-term basis. They don’t like to cook for themselves.” Instead, this group prefers to go out and spend money on dining, Lord said. For this demographic, convenience is the key to increased dining out, but another is the ability to customize food. Lord said a popular trend is customizable cuisine. “(Young people) don’t want to just order off the menu. They want to be able to pick and put the food product together,” Lord said. “With places like Blaze Pizza and Flat Top … you’re not just going in and ordering off a menu of eight or nine items. You get to put something together that you have a say over, and that’s more fun and easier to get.” Although there have been new restaurants opening in the city, there have been closings as well. Paul Zalmezak, an economic development official, said there » See BUSINESS, page 7
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CLUTCH KICK Junior kicker Jack Mitchell attempts a game-winning 35-yard field goal. The kick was good, giving Northwestern a 23-21 win over Penn State. With the win, NU improves to 7-2 on the season. The Wildcats have three games remaining against Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois.
NUDivest protest shut down Norris staff ends demonstration within hour By MARIANA ALFARO
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Students and visiting families walking into Norris University Center on Friday afternoon were met with pictures of slain Palestinians and activists taped over the posters of Northwestern’s Campus Life
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A judge ruled in favor of the city Thursday in a case claiming Evanston Police Department officers violated a man’s rights in a 2010 murder arrest. John Bamberg Jr., who was absolved of the murder charges in 2012, sued the city in 2013 for alleged violation of his 14th Amendment rights and malicious prosecution, asking for compensation for the damage caused
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Award recipients. The setup was part of an NUDivest demonstration in the Norris lobby in protest of the lack of University action after Associated Student Government passed the group’s resolution last Winter Quarter. The resolution asked administrators to divest from six corporations its writers say sponsor violations of Palestinians’ human rights.
Posters of Campus Life Award recipients from all three quarters during the last academic year were covered with pictures and descriptions of slain Palestinians and activists and the logos of the six companies NUDivest wants Northwestern to divest from: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard, G4S, Caterpillar and
by the arrest. Evanston police arrested Bamberg after the fiancee of the man who was shot identified him as the shooter, although she had refused to do so in a previous photo lineup. The murdered man’s fiancee, who was beside him in a car when he was shot, also told a grand jury in 2010 that Bamberg had previous altercations with her fiancee. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said Bamberg accused the involved officers of setting him up and covering up information in favor of his innocence. Judge Jorge Alonso granted the
city’s request to terminate the lawsuit after finding that the officers had reason to arrest Bamberg. Dugan said the case findings prove officers followed proper procedure when handling the incident and were transparent in their actions. While many cities would choose to settle the lawsuit to avoid higher legal fees, Evanston instead chose follow the lawsuit through, Dugan said. “It’s good that the city takes a stance when our actions are legitimate,” he said.
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