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1 week ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
PEER Services, 906 Davis St., a drug and alcohol prevention and treatment program, celebrated its 50th anniversary at the YWCA Evanston/North Shore on Tuesday evening. Supporters, partnership organizations, clients and staff attended. The organization provides its clients the tools to make better decisions to live happier, healthier and safer lives. It provides services to communities throughout Chicago’s North Side as well as Evanston, New Trier, Maine, Niles and Northfield townships.
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1 week ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
Dorothy had lions and tigers and bears. Here in Evanston, our critters have wings and include cute little bats and less cute mosquitoes. The arrival of summer means bats have emerged from hibernation and mosquitoes are out near water sources, especially at dawn and dusk. Both creatures are small but can endanger your health in rare cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health website lists 13 bat species commonly found in the state.
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2 weeks ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
Last Saturday I (belatedly) saw the play Evanston Salt Costs Climbing by Will Arbery at the First Floor Theater in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The run ends this Saturday.
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2 weeks ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday and the man or men in your life may be expecting gifts. Are you too busy to browse through a store looking for the perfect “something”? Maybe you don’t have the mental bandwidth to think of an unusual tchotchke that speaks his love language. Fear not. We’ve done the hard part for you. All you need do is cough up the cash or a credit card and pay for your selections. Many of these gifts are experiences. Experiences create memories. They don’t break the way objects do.
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3 weeks ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
Actor George Wendt (George Robert Wendt Jr.) who played Hilary Norman “Norm” Peterson in the television show Cheers, died in his sleep on May 20. He was 76 years old. He was one of only three actors who were in all 275 episodes of the show from 1982 to 1993. (Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman are the other two.) He died 32 years to the day after the final episode of Cheers.
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1 month ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
As It Is In Heaven opened Friday at Northwestern University’s Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. The title comes from a phrase in the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing version of the Lord’s Prayer. They were also known as the Shakers because of their ecstatic dancing. “Mother” Ann Lee founded the Shakers in England around 1770 and came to New England in 1774 to spread the word.
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1 month ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
On May 21, the Evanston Police Department held its annual awards ceremony recognizing achievements from 2024. The gathering on the third floor of Evanston’s Lorraine H. Morton City Hall, 909 Davis St., honored exceptional individuals within the department who lead with bravery, leadership and service. Both Mayor Daniel Biss and City Manager Luke Stowe said how much they enjoy and look forward to attending the ceremony each year. Biss said, “I love this event and here’s why.
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1 month ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
Taj is an excellent brand representative for Woofie’s of Evanston-North Shore. He loves people and has a great personality, plus he’s cute, with bright eyes and a captivating smile. I fell for him easily. As soon as I bent down to say hello and let him smell my hand, he immediately started kissing me. This lovable Cavapoo — a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and poodle mix — is the perfect mascot for Roby Geevarghese’s new business, Woofie’s of Evanston-North Shore.
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1 month ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
Jon Scheyer played high school basketball nearby for Glenbrook North in Northbrook. As a junior in 2005, he led the Spartans to an IHSA championship and, as a senior, was an All-American. Scheyer still ranks fourth in points scored in Illinois high school history. Playing for Duke University, he was a team captain of the 2010 squad that won the national championship. Today he is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, one of the most storied programs in NCAA history.
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1 month ago | 
evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH
Dean Bushala tells stories with film. He’s an Emmy Award-winning producer, a director and a cinematographer, and his work takes him to challenging environments where he’s filmed people, places and situations all over the world. His current Emmy-nominated documentary short, Khsara, is about medical workers in Gaza as they attempt to provide humanitarian aid within a war zone.
