I have worked for Patch as a local editor since September 2010, when I launched the Northbrook Patch site. I ran that site until taking over as editor in Evanston in May 2012.
I have been involved with the news business since age 12, when my first job was stuffing papers (folding the arts section into the news section, which came separately) for a local newsstand in my hometown. Within a year, I was promoted to selling them on the street, where my biggest sales day coincided with the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
I attended college at the University of Chicago, where I majored in English and wrote for the school newspaper, The Maroon. I went on to earn a master of science degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
While in New York, I covered community news for the weekly Our Town, in addition to writing for the alternative weekly New York Press.
Following graduation, I spent two years in St. Louis, working full-time as associate editor for the weekly newspaper Ladue News while freelancing for the West End Word.
Evanston aldermen hesitated over the $1.7 million price tag for city funding for construction of a theater space at 727-9 Howard St., where the Chicago-based City Lit Theater is considering a second location.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Three Evanston residents hope to halt construction of a seven-story visitor center and parking garage planned for the lakefront at the south end of the Northwestern University campus.
A man grabbed a purse from an 80-year-old woman as she was leaving Charter One Bank at Main Street and Chicago Avenue Tuesday morning, according to police.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Police arrested a 24-year-old Evanston man after they executed a search warrant at his south Evanston home and found 365 grams of cocaine and $15,000 in cash.
The bakery at 815 Noyes Street closed abruptly this winter. Owner Susan Friedman recently settled a lawsuit she had filed against a former chef, claiming the chef stole a binder of recipes.
Gator Bowl MVP and Northwestern safety Jared Carpenter accepted a trophy from Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl before Monday night’s city council meeting.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Rogers Park woman and her son were charged with dealing narcotics after Evanston Police executed a search warrant at their home last Thursday night.
Police charged a 20-year-old Evanston man with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm after he fired a gun during a fight at Dempster and Fowler Saturday night
Evanston firefighters responded to a blaze in the 2100 block of Emerson Street early Monday morning. One man was taken to the hospital for evaluation due to smoke inhalation.
A PACE van collided with a front-end loader around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning in the 1100 block of Foster Street, according to Evanston Fire Chief Greg Klaiber.
Police took four people into custody for investigation after someone fired a gun at Dempster Street and Fowler Avenue around 7 p.m. Saturday evening, according to police.
Police took four people into custody for investigation after someone fired a gun at Dempster Street and Fowler Avenue around 7 p.m. Saturday evening, according to police.
The bakery at 815 Noyes Street closed abruptly this winter. Owner Susan Friedman recently settled a lawsuit she had filed against a former chef, claiming the chef stole a binder of recipes.
Evanston police continue to investigate the recent shooting deaths of Justin Murray, 19, and Javar Bamberg, 23. A lack of cooperating witnesses has stymied the investigation, police say.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
An Evanston resident who claimed first ward candidate Edward Tivador did not have proper signatures withdrew her objection on Friday. Tivador is running against incumbent Judy Fiske.
The Evanston spot serves baked goods worth getting up early for.
