ICYMI, 2020 has been a doozy. Add a little extra cheer to this tough year with our boozy gift recommendations. Billecart-Salmon Holiday Champagne Trio Champagne is an obvious choice to celebrate the festive season, and family-owned Billecart-Salmon is known for producing some of the most elegant and best value champagne out there. This year, they’ve […]
Our home is our sanctuary, especially this year. Gift your loved one something to make their home extra special, too. Piecework Champagne Problems PuzzleShare Puzzles are the perfect gift, especially when it shows a rainbow of champagne. Made of high-quality art paper and thick stock, this puzzle from Share is so pretty, you’ll want to […]
This year, our public schools continue to face unprecedented challenges as they navigate the rules, requirements and associated costs of educating our kids during a pandemic. SchoolsRule-Marin and the 36,032 public school students that benefit from SchoolsRule funds are counting on our community to help fund the gap between what the state provides and what […]
In fall 2019, Jaquez started his senior year of high school with the intention of playing football, basketball and baseball, celebrating at prom and graduating with his classmates. But by October, he started noticing a persistent cough that medication couldn’t help. The cough got so bad that he passed out at school one day. It […]
Children’s Home & Aid invites you to join their Holiday Campaign. Each year, the Holiday Campaign fulfills wishes for over 3,000 children and their families with support from partners across Chicagoland. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Children’s Home & Aid has transitioned the Holiday Campaign to a virtual model and expanded this opportunity to more kids […]
Mari Katsumura, executive chef at Chicago’s Michelin-starred Yūgen, grew up in a restaurant family. Her parents ran the lengendary Yoshi’s Café in Lakeview and Mari and her brother Ken grew up right above the restaurant. Here, Mari shares some of her favorite holiday food traditions and plans for Yūgen. What were some of your favorite childhood holiday meals? […]
Shake up your usual holiday cookie routine with these festively hued, gluten-free goodies from Yūgen’s executive chef Mari Katsumura. You can follow Mari on her Instagram @mari.katsumura. “These gluten-free matcha white chocolate chip cookies are offered in our grab-and-go store and people seem to really, really love them. It’s just a little twist on something […]
Why choose a Fraser fir as your Christmas tree? Nothing is quite as reminiscent of the holidays as the clean, crisp scent of a freshly cut Fraser fir. The Fraser fir is the most popular Christmas tree in the United States because of its soft needles and iconic shape. It also has regularly served as […]
Many Americans need a little help with transitions: a cup of coffee to wake up, a glass of wine to get social, some cannabis to wind down before sleeping. Often, it’s something a bit stronger: 16 million Americans rely on prescription stimulants to get productive in the morning, and 9 million turn to Ambien or […]
Many Americans need a little help with transitions: a cup of coffee to wake up, a glass of wine to get social, some cannabis to wind down before sleeping. Often, it’s something a bit stronger: 16 million Americans rely on prescription stimulants to get productive in the morning, and 9 million turn to Ambien or […]
