Today, Marin County’s rolling hills, forests, wetlands and oceans are known both for their scenic beauty and the countless species of birds, mammals, fish and reptiles that are its inhabitants. But in the 1960s, our county’s open spaces were under threat, and its wildlife was disappearing. Elephant seals, tule elk and river otters were all […]
At 86 years old, world-renowned marine biologist, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, conservationist and author Dr. Sylvia Earle continues to be one of our most inspiring advocates for the protection of the world’s oceans. We spoke to Earle about her new book, her ongoing mission, and what each of us can do to help.
Local restaurants, stores and other businesses are opening their doors in the wake of reduced restrictions, and they’re ready to win — or win back — your love and support. From elevated English pub fare in Lincoln Park and a new North Shore outpost of Sophia Steak to Mexican in Highland Park and a new […]
A Marin dad drops a restaurant in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood; Starbird Chicken comes to Corte Madera, a design showcase opens in Fairfax, among other newness in the Bay Area Featured: Little Saint Chef Kyle and Katina Connaughton and the team behind three-Michelin star Single Thread in Healdsburg are opening a plant-centric venture in […]
Plus, the San Francisco Film Festival opens and a tomato market at Bon Air Center. Featured: ODC’s Dance Downtown Mar 31–Apr 10 Packing five decades of choreographic adventure and exuberant dance into two weekends of programming hardly seems enough for San Francisco’s seminal dance troupe. Founded by artistic director Brenda Way at Oberlin College in […]
April in Chicago – when the first legitimately nice days start stacking up, and we can all gingerly put our snow boots in the closet (albeit at the front). We don’t know about you, but nothing makes us want to go out and do All The Things more than a beautiful spring day and a […]
Ravinia Festival is back for their 2022 season with more than 100 concerts featuring 50 artists, including Pitbull and Dispatch, from May 20 through Sept. 18. Ravinia President and CEO Jeffrey P. Haydon announced Ravinia Festival’s complete summer lineup which includes a six-week residency by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra curated by Chief Conductor Marin Alsop. […]
American writer Mark Twain once described golf as a “good walk spoiled.” Considering that most courses require strolling 3 to 6 miles (depending on course length or how much you wander searching for lost balls) however, the game contributes rewarding benefits to one’s physical and mental wellbeing — regardless of the final number on the […]
Looking for the next big thing? You may find it on the third floor of New Trier High School’s Winnetka campus. Tucked in a corner classroom, teenaged minds are nurturing and workshopping business ideas in Startup U, an entrepreneurship class in the business education program. The year-long class, which is led by Sara Burnett and […]
She’s back in town and couldn’t be happier. Elgin’s own Courtney Reed, the Grammy-nominated actor known best for originating the role of “Princess Jasmine” in the long-running Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, is now starring in the lead role of “Satine” in the first national touring company of the 10-time Tony Award-winning show, Moulin Rouge! The […]
