Boocoo - a cultural center and cafe at Evanston's Church and Dodge

Boocoo is a project of Enterprise Development Foundation (EDF). It opened in 2007, and is a special effort to bring a live space of creativity to an area that has been neglected for a long time. It is also right across from the only public high school in Evanston (Illinois), so it is a great opportunity to provide a place for all ages and backgrounds.
Boocoo was built by Community Builders of Evanston, the other major project of EDF. Community Builders is a "green jobs" initiative of EDF, in which young men become the core of a local construction company that builds sustainable projects. To us, "sustainability" needs to create economic, environmental, and societal value.
Boocoo has permeable pavers, low VOC paint, energy-saving lights, and is even heated and cooled by a geothermal system (by Indie Energy).

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[TwinkyMalibu93]

Man BooCoo aint NOTHIN from what it used to be between 2007 till the end of 2009.... sigh :-((

[bigmoneykmoney]

we the fucking best shawn g kmoney