Reporter, Community, Dining & Arts
Rachel Lindqvist covers community life, dining and the arts for The Evanston Edge.
Her beat includes the Evanston Public Library and its branches, parks and beaches, festivals and neighborhood events, nonprofits and faith groups, and the city’s restaurants, bakeries, galleries, music rooms and theaters.
She is interested in the places people actually use: the lakefront path on a weekday morning, the farmers’ market, the small venues that book local musicians. Restaurant coverage on the site is reporting, not paid placement.
Beat: community, the lakefront, dining, arts and culture. Event information and story ideas can be sent through the tips page.
Recent work by Rachel
- Whitney Wolfe Herd: Bumble Founder, Youngest Woman to Take a U.S. Company PublicSep 17, 2026
- MrBeast: How Jimmy Donaldson Built a YouTube Channel Into a Business PortfolioAug 6, 2026
- The Music Institute of Chicago Teaches Evanston to PlayApr 6, 2026
- Saturday Morning at the Downtown Evanston Farmers’ MarketMar 26, 2026
- The Block Museum, Northwestern’s Free Art Gallery on the Lakefront CampusFeb 25, 2026
- Dillo Day: Northwestern’s Student-Run Music Festival Next to the LakeFeb 14, 2026
- SPACE and the Long Line of Evanston Music RoomsJan 16, 2026
- A Guide to Evanston’s Beaches, Starting at Clark StreetJan 5, 2026
- The Evanston Art Center on Central Street: From a 1929 Library Basement to a Free GalleryDec 7, 2025
- Two Libraries, One System: Evanston Public Library TodayNov 26, 2025
- Downtown Evanston to Hold First Oktoberfest, With Four Local Breweries PouringOct 5, 2015
- Chicago-Dempster Charity Wine Walk Returns Sept. 17 for a Second YearSep 4, 2015
- Evanston Restaurants Sweep Dining Categories in Make It Better’s 2015 Best of the North ShoreAug 12, 2015
- Waldo Is Hiding in Evanston Shops Through July 31Jul 21, 2015
- Sidewalk Sale Season Opens on Central Street, With Downtown and Chicago-Dempster to FollowJul 7, 2015
- Ethnic Arts Festival Turns 30, Returning to Dawes Park July 18-19Jul 6, 2015
- Wine Walk, Live Jazz and a Purple Line Ridership Count Share a Thursday in Downtown EvanstonJun 23, 2015
- More Than 60 Evanston Businesses Nominated in Make It Better’s 2015 Best of the North ShoreJun 9, 2015
- Photographer Ron Wahome to Portray Evanston Business Founders in Public Art ProjectMay 13, 2015
- Taco Diablo and Lulu’s to Return to Downtown Evanston With Friday GroundbreakingApr 30, 2015
- Independent Bookstore Day and Free Comic Book Day Share a Saturday in EvanstonApr 29, 2015
- Frío Gelato Reopens for the Season and Adds a Dempster Street ShopApr 15, 2015
- West Village Business Association Brings Live Jazz to Curt’s Cafe SouthApr 13, 2015
- Found’s Nicole Pederson Up for Food & Wine People’s Best New ChefApr 2, 2015
- Eight Evanston Restaurants Serving Easter Brunch on April 5Mar 31, 2015