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Delay sought for climbing gym at recycling center

COVID-19 is being blamed for a delay in plans to turn Evanston's recycling center into a climbing gym.

By Bill Smith on October 11, 2020 - 10:55 am

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Tall rope-climbing addition proposed at former recycling center

The Oakton Street building once used as Evanston's recycling center would get a 60-foot tall addition under plans discussed at the city's Design and Project Review Committee meeting Wednesday. Andy

By Bill Smith on December 19, 2019 - 4:44 pm

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Climbing gym plan one step from approval

After years of debate about what to do with Evanston's former Recycling Center, final approval of plans to sell the building for conversion to a rock climbing gym are likely

By Bill Smith on May 14, 2019 - 2:48 pm

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Plan to sell recycling center survives split vote

Evanston aldermen voted 6-3 Monday to have the city manager negotiate terms of a potential sale of the former recycling center for conversion to a rock climbing gym. Under Council

By Bill Smith on January 15, 2019 - 4:10 pm

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Panel backs rock climbing gym for Oakton

A proposal for a rock climbing gym defeated a plan for a food-themed event space Wednesday night as the Economic Development Committee pondered what to do with Evanston's former recycling

By Bill Smith on September 27, 2018 - 11:48 am

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Rock climbing gym or foodie event space?

Evanston's Economic Development Committee is scheduled tonight to recommend one of two new uses for the city's long-vacant recycling center -- either a rock-climbing gym or a multi-use food hall

By Bill Smith on September 26, 2018 - 11:46 am

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City seeks $58K to terminate Smylie lease

The Ciity Council Monday will be asked to approve a resolution seeking over $58,000 from Smylie Brothers to terminate the firm's lease on the city's former recycling center and to

By Bill Smith on July 6, 2018 - 11:13 am

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Derelict buildings still dog city

The question of what to do with two shuttered city-owned properties still dogs Evanston aldermen years after the buildings first went vacant. And they'll be back on the City Council's agenda later

By Bill Smith on June 14, 2018 - 2:12 pm

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Aldermen seek to press Smylie over lease

Evanston aldermen told city staff this week to press Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. for payment of back taxes and rent on the city's former recycling center now that the brewer

By Bill Smith on May 16, 2018 - 3:22 pm

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Smylie seeks to bail on recycling center

Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. is seeking to bail out of its lease that would have turned Evanston's shuttered recycling center into a beer production facility and tap room. City Manager

By Bill Smith on May 11, 2018 - 12:38 pm

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Aldermen OK recycling center lease for brewery

Evanston aldermen gave final approval Monday night on an 8-1 vote to leasing the former city recycling center on Oakton Street for a new Smylie Brothers brewery. Alderman Brian Miller,

By Bill Smith on December 13, 2016 - 4:40 pm

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Brewery and theater projects advance

Two economic development projects for south Evanston moved forward this week over the objections of Alderman Brian Miller, 9th Ward. The City Council introduced a plan to lease the former

By Bill Smith on December 1, 2016 - 3:35 pm

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Aldermen to get brewery plan tonight

The long-brewing plan to lease Evanston's former recycling center as a brewery is scheduled to come before the City Council for introduction tonight. In July 2015 aldermen approved negotiating a

By Bill Smith on November 28, 2016 - 4:18 pm

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Slow going for brewery deal with city

It's been a full year now since Evanston aldermen agreed to negotiate a lease of the city's former recycling center for conversion into a craft brewery -- and the deal's

By Bill Smith on July 20, 2016 - 3:51 pm

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Aldermen back brewery concept at recycling center

Garbage carts could soon be replaced with brewing tanks at Evanston's former recycling center after aldermen Monday authorized the city manager to negotiate an agreement for Smylie Bros. Brewing Co. to

By Bill Smith on July 14, 2015 - 3:46 pm

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‘Over my dead body,’ alderman says of sale

Trash hauler Groot Industries last week offered to buy the Evanston Recycling Center on Oakton Street, but an alderman says a sale to Groot would only happen "over my dead

By Bill Smith on March 17, 2015 - 3:36 pm

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