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.
Beverly Kim and her husband John Clark, who worked at Lula Café, will be serving two seatings on Aug. 26 at Company, a pop-up restaurant at 1307 Chicago Ave.
No one was injured in a blaze that broke out in the 1200 block of Elmwood Avenue Friday night.
The following police-related items came from area Patches. When an arrest is referenced it should not be considered a conviction.
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According to a sign on the door, applications will be accepted Monday, August 13, from 9 AM to 4 PM.
The information in this edition of the Evanston police blotter was reported by police on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
The city has painted the trees blue to highlight the fact that they're infested with Emerald Ash Borer, and are slated to come down Aug. 24.
Strangers stopped their cars and approached children in two separate incidents in Evanston this week.
The following information was reported by the Evanston Police Department on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
A 57-year-old Wheeling man was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a minor, according to police.
Hours are extended at Lighthouse Beach Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11, for viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower.
The following information was reported by the Evanston Police Department on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Mark your calendar for the opening of Trader Joe's at 1211 Chicago Ave. Other food-related news: 50-cent cones at Andy's and a new Jamaican restaurant.
Police are investigating; only preliminary information is available at this time.
Just 33 pizzas were selected to represent the nation’s best, and the restaurant with a location in Evanston made the cut.
The following information was reported by Evanston police on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
In case you missed it: our stories on Trader Joe's, the Harley-Clarke Mansion and town-gown relations in Evanston.
