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Negro Leagues Player Ray Knox Honored by City
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 11, 2016 To a standing ovation from City Council members and dozens of people in the audience, former Negro Leagues baseball player Ray Knox was presented with
Howard Levy: Evanston’s Own Harmonica Master
Evanston Symphony Orchestra Keynotes, February 2016 “For me, it’s a dream to play this piece in the town where I live,” says harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy. The dream comes true
Mystery Solved: Planet Earth Reopens
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 3, 2015 Planet Earth to Evanston: we’re back! Yes, the store at 1129 Emerson St. with the greeting “Enlightenment…it happens here!” inscribed on the door, which has
Michael Gibson Reflects on 42 Years with the Evanston Post Office
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 5, 2015 After more than four decades working in the Evanston Post Office, Michael Gibson, the steady and beloved fixture behind the window at 1929 Central St.,
Steve Fiffer: Lightning Strikes Twice for Local Author
Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 10, 2015 It has been a banner literary year for Evanston author Steve Fiffer. In a span of nine weeks his two latest books were published to
Bravissimo! 3 Players Celebrate 50 Years With the Evanston Symphony
Evanston RoundTable, July 16, 2015 Community orchestras can be a hit-and-miss affair, plagued by some of the same challenges that even professional orchestras face: deficit budgets, lackluster attendance, and graying
Interview with Michael Tree, Violist With the Guarneri Quartet
Journal of the American Viola Society, April 1998 Michael Tree, a founding member of and violist with the Guarneri Quartet, is one of the most widely recorded musicians in America.
Ambassador for Baseball
Chicago Tribune, January 31, 2015 To the Editor: When I worked at Lerner Newspapers in the mid-’70s we put together a softball team and challenged our suburban rivals, the Pioneer
ETHS Principal Marcus Campbell: Having Fun, Making Progress
Evanston RoundTable, January 15, 2015 Marcus Campbell thinks schools “need to be redesigned fundamentally from the bottom up.” If he could wave a magic wand at Evanston Township High School,