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Nina Kavin
- May 10, 2018
- 19 min
DE talks to Monique Parsons, the new President/CEO of the McGaw YMCA
Monique Parsons is purposeful, passionate, and prepared to take the helm of the McGaw YMCA the first woman and second African American to do so since the organization was founded in 1885.
Following Pastor Mark Dennis’ retirement from the Y at the end of 2017, its board conducted a national search and vetted more than 100 applicants, ultimately announcing last month that it had selected Evanston-born-and-raised Parsons, who brings with her energy, determination, eye toward e

Nina Kavin
- Jan 19, 2018
- 6 min
"FOR IT MAY BE THAT THE SALVATION OF OUR WORLD LIES IN THE MALADJUSTED"
--Rev. Dr. Martin
About 200 Evanstonians participated in an interfaith service at Northwestern University's beautiful Alice Millar Chapel last Sunday to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and recommit to working together to transform Evanston into beloved community. The service was organized by Beth Emet The Free Synagogue's Rabbi Andrea Coustan London, Grace Lutheran Church's Pastor Daniel Ruen, and Second Baptist Evanston's Pastor Michael Nabors. The highlight of the program came when Rabbi L

Nina Kavin
- Jan 9, 2018
- 9 min
Second Chances: A Conversation with Robert Crayton.
Robert Crayton is at a crossroads. Literally. The compact, muscular 40-year-old with an earnest face and gentle eyes, plans to open Rubies, a new restaurant/community- gathering-entertainment space, at the corner of Simpson and Darrow in Evanston’s 5th ward. If the City Council approves it, Rubies, named after Robert's mother, will mark a new direction in Robert's life--and, he hopes, bring new energy to the neighborhood. Robert is at a juncture figuratively too. A respected
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