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For about two months in early 2020, Maj. Gregory Green of the Nevada Air National Guard didn’t see much sunlight. Not only was Maj. Green activated by the Nevada National Guard to help with the state’s response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic over a year ago, he also was trying to keep his ecommerce business afloat. Green’s venture, G7 Corporation, which specializes in selling can cooler sleeves and LED light bulbs, saw sales plummet in March 2020, and he wasn’t sure ...

Dr. Elisha Hall is neither a stranger to the recording studio, nor to storytelling. He released his first instrumental album last month, and his three children often clamor for bedtime tales, which he draws from his thesis work on West African storytelling. Now he’ll bring the two passions together to make his storytelling debut on air. “Storytelling is a genre, yes,” Hall said. “But before it is a genre, it is a way of living, it is a way of being.” Hall will join Evanston’s Fleetw...

Evanston Now The Evanston Community Foundation today announced it has distributed $327,000 in its latest round of grants to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rapid Response Fund grants will provide essential human services to address homelessness, food insecurity and mental health. The fund continues to provide grants for immediate needs as well as recovery initiatives, and it is still $50,000 short of the $1 million Challenge Match goal set in October. “We announced a secon...