For the Winnetka resident, the annual Evanston Fourth of July Parade is more about connecting to the past than dressing up or watching fireworks. “Every year, mostly at the beginning of the parade, ...

Evanston residents start saving seats for the annual Fourth of July parade days beforehand. Photo by Will Hansen / North by Northwestern The Evanston Fourth of July Parade carries with it the ...

Photo by Logan Szymanski / North by Northwestern Members of the Chicago Highlanders Pipes and Drums march down Evanston streets holding the American, Scottish and Chicago Highland Pipe Band flags ...

U.S. flags border the streets, hang from scaffolding and wave in the hands of participants at Evanston’s 2025 Fourth of July parade. The flags often represent American pride and unity, but can also be ...

My older sister is ordering our drinks at Iconica cafe in Northampton, Massachusetts. You order on the ground level, but we like to sit in the loft. The wallpaper is a map of the world up there, ...

Wearing a colorful Native American outfit that she made herself, 81-year-old Hilda Marietta Williams could barely walk through the crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena without hearing greetings from her fellow ...

Thanks to advances in AI technology, Spotify seems to have figured out that my mood is a rollercoaster, influenced by everything from the weather to the number of Canvas assignments due. The result?

Listening to the thumping of the bass inside my sister’s car, “Body Language” by Kali Uchis marked my first experience listening to her album Isolation. Uchis’ hypnotic ad-libs beckoned me into full ...

Since Burton took her talents to the WNBA in 2022, Northwestern women’s basketball has performed below average. In the last two seasons, the ’Cats won just 18 of 60 total games. Despite adding three ...

Thumbnail Graphic by Leila Dhawan / North By Northwestern Sam didn’t know why she wanted to talk. She had been finishing up the chocolate mousse cake for her son’s eighth birthday when Lily called her ...

The cast and crew of Anora accept the Academy Award for Best Picture / Photo courtesy of Phil McCarten, The Academy The 97th Academy Awards were a triumphant celebration of the best in cinema this ...

The cast of Dear England / Photo by Marc Brenner Dear England shoots and doesn’t quite score This nearly three-hour play about soccer, or rather, football (and toxic masculinity) was surprisingly ...