This Home Remodel is Cool on the Outside, Warm on the Inside

In 2008, interior designer Alden Miller met a young couple in need of guidance on how to style their modest Corte Madera home. “We worked well together, and over the years, they would call me to help out on few small projects,” she recalls.  Years passed. And the couple began to feel they’d outgrown the […]

Horizons for Youth Raises over $300,000 for Students

Horizons for Youth’s 21st Annual On Cloud Nine event raised funds to help break barriers to education for students.  Over 100 guests around the country attended the virtual Feb. 6 event. Guests heard from Executive Director Greg Borkowski, Horizons for Youth family members and other supporters.  More than 30 sponsors backed the event, which raised […]

4 Steps to Take to Support the Fight Against Gun Violence

Editor’s Note, July 5, 2022: Yesterday a gunman killed at least seven people and injured over 35 in Highland Park, Illinois during a Fourth of July parade. This mass shooting is close to home for many on the Better team. Read our latest article on ways to help the community, victims and injured. A friend […]

Better Makers: The Community Helps Raise Funds for the Youth & Seniors

Although most of us couldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day with our loved ones, the Bay Area’s charity organizations weren’t short on love, hosting virtual events to help those in most in need. Marin Valentine’s Ball Brings Love to North Bay’s Vulnerable Youth Annual Event Brings in Much-Needed Funds for Three Youth Organizations The 2021 Marin Valentine’s […]

10 Film Festivals We Can’t Wait To Attend — Virtually or in Person

Missing film lately? Probably not, seeing as how we have all spent the last 10 months playing armchair critic thanks to safer-at-home orders and HBO Max, Netflix and Hulu+ subscriptions. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we’ve devoured everything from tabloid docu-series The Tiger King to estrogen-fueled comic book blockbuster WW84 (and dissected them all […]

WTTW Celebrates Female Trailblazers for Women's History Month

Throughout Women’s History Month, WTTW is honoring women change makers and trailblazers with programming that spotlights the achievements of women. From movies and documentaries, to television series and music, the schedule features stories of contemporary women working to reshape society, profiles of artistic women including musicians and authors, and more. Here’s the must-see programming you […]

History in the Making: Celebrating Female Eagle Scouts

For most kids, the future is a blank canvas. All blue skies, with the most pressing questions of life being, “who am I inviting to my birthday?” and, “what do I want to be when I grow up?” In recent years, the answer to the latter of those has changed from “astronaut,” to “YouTube star,” […]

Must-Try Women-Owned Restaurants in Chicago and the Suburbs — Part 1

March is Women’s History Month and by all means, be sure to laud the myriad achievements made by women, from Gertrude Stein and Marie Curie to Mae Jamison and Malala Yousafazai, from Althea Gibson and Shirley Chisholm to Serena Williams and Tammy Duckworth. Show your support for women-owned businesses, and support legislation that continues to […]