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Wilmette native Taylor Sweitzer has conquered the Explorer’s Grand Slam, a prodigious challenge to reach the North Pole, South Pole, and the highest summits on each of the seven continents.  Sweitzer, a 2012 New Trier graduate, completed the feat in May 2021 after summiting his last remaining peak: Mount Everest. Fewer than 100 people have […]

The Bay Area has long been a mecca for creative spirits captivated by its natural beauty — the mountains, the sea, the redwood forests, the bay. Talk to most makers in the area and there’s a collective sense of gratitude to be able to do what they love in a place as idyllic as this […]

Pinning down what it means to be an eco-friendly winery is evolving as fast as our climate. An umbrella term describing the tools and techniques that leave low or no impact on the soil and the grapes during harvest and production, eco-friendly wineries leverage a welter of organic, sustainable and regenerative practices with a dual […]

One of the amazing things about living in the Bay Area is the easy access to locally grown and sustainably sourced ingredients. The region is home to many excellent food purveyors who practice sustainable agriculture and are also family-owned. Here in Marin, a hotbed of farm-fresh food and eco-friendliness, you don’t have to wander far […]