The Women’s Board of Lincoln Park Zoo invited revelers to don their finest black-tie attire and soar to the Zoo Ball annual fundraiser on July 15, which took place under a big tent set in the middle of the zoo’s stunning grounds. Themed “Birds of Paradise,” this year’s event paid homage to the Puerto Rican […]
Break up your everyday routine with a dose of summer merriment this August. With a number of inaugural events and others that support local organizations, it’s never too late to start new traditions that benefit you and the community. Whether it takes you to the suburbs or the heart of the city, you are sure […]
There’s no surer sign of success than the expansion to new locations of beloved businesses, and there are plenty of note this month. Salad mecca Sweetgreen opens a new location in Evanston, Soul & Smoke expands to Chicago, and La Boulangerie opens its third location — this time in Humboldt Park. A few fine dining […]
Don’t call Bailey Morris an activist. Or if you do, don’t mind if she cringes. It’s not that she dislikes the term. It has just never applied to her. That is until a gunman shot more than 40 people gathered at a community parade in the town up the street. “I was just so sad […]
Books are big business. In 2020, the American book industry made over $25 billion from the sale of print books, e-books, and audio books, and over 4 MILLION new books are published each year. Of that enormous number, less than a million are print books published via traditional channels, meaning by the storied “Big 5” […]
Long-time Highland Park resident and Smashing Pumpkings frontman Billy Corgan, along with his partner Chloe Mendel, have announced a livestream charity show that will raise money for July 4 Highland Park shooting victims and their families. The show titled “Together and Together Again,” is set to take place on Wednesday, July 27, at Madame Zuzu’s […]
Make It Better Media Group founder Susan B. Noyes recently hosted a Fireside chat with Sarah Gordon, executive director of Clinic by the Bay, a Make It Better Foundation Bay Area Philanthropy Award winner. The two discussed the clinic’s efforts to provide medical care to the working poor of San Francisco and San Mateo counties. […]
Presidio Tunnel Tops — a decade in the making — is finally set to open to the public in San Francisco on July 17. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the firm behind New York City’s hugely successful High Line, the 14-acre Golden Gate National Recreation Area parkland site includes scenic overlooks with bridge and city […]
Plus, the San Francisco Marathon, an event with Michael Pollan and the Fillmore Jazz Fest. Celebrate July 4th There are countless ways to honor Independence Day with parades, fireworks and merriment around the Bay Area. June 30–July 4 Marin County Fair After a two-year hiatus, the Ferris wheel rises once again over the San Rafael […]
Opera was born in Italy. Virtuosos like Gioachino Rossini and Giacomo Puccini have honed the craft over time and spread it across the globe, rapturing audiences for centuries. So, it is safe to say that what truly endears our hearts and arrests our senses about this medium is more than intricate costumes and opulent theaters […]
