Found Kitchen and Social House in Evanston served as the perfect backdrop to showcase the season’s most stylish looks for a night-out. Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day or just setting time aside for a nice dinner, these flirty looks are fashion inspiration for both ladies and gents. Amy Morton, owner & Colin, server On […]
The “Monsters of the Midway” never saw them coming. This past fall, 200 moms took over the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall in Lake Forest to take part in the “NFL Moms Safety Clinic.” The event, hosted by the Bears and sponsored by the NFL, is part of the league’s commitment to getting kids […]
Before 1970, women didn’t write for Newsweek. Offered jobs only as researchers and fact-checkers, many women, including Nora Ephron, Ellen Goodman, Jane Bryant Quinn and Susan Brownmiller, quickly left the magazine. For others, inequality wasn’t so obvious, even six years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act. “We sort of didn’t realize it applied to us,” […]
No parent wants to think about their child sending or receiving explicit or graphic texts or photos, but kids are sexting more frequently, and at increasingly younger ages. Dr. Kortney Peagram, a psychologist who educates tweens and teens about responsible Internet use at Chicago’s Bulldog Solution says, “Sexting can start as early as fourth or fifth […]
Just when you think winter may never end, Valentine’s Day is upon us. Suddenly there’s that love-in-the-air kind of feeling. For all you lovers out there, it’s easy to share that feeling through food—particularly when the food serves as an aphrodisiac! Named for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, these turn-on foods certainly set the […]
Warmer weather is coming—we promise—but in the meantime, add these three pieces to your wardrobe for a fresh look. Once you finally shed your layer of goose down, they’ll still be versatile and wearable. Stylist Sarah Costello, a partner with her mother inSue’s Organizing Solutions, suggests these three pieces as must-haves, and offers tips on […]
Are you on Instagram yet? Instagram is a free photo-sharing app that allows users to snap a photo on their smartphone, apply one of 19 filters, and share online to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr or via email. With 150 million active monthly users, Instagram is the best way to share your favorite photos with family and friends. Once you’re […]
Right now, you’re sick of everything in your closet, but spring is still a ways off. Here are some great tips to make use of what’s in your closet, and change your look from frumpy to fabulous. Our consultant on this journey to increase our style quotient is Sarah Costello, who studied to be a […]
Electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly common, with more people using them in bars and restaurants and more stores selling the devices. But what exactly is an e-cigarette? It’s a device that uses a small battery and a heater, called an atomizer, to vaporize a nicotine solution for inhalation. Heather Eagleton, Director of Government Relations for […]
Writer/activist Dan Savage and I have a lot in common. We’re both sex columnists; we’re both parents of teenage children; and we’re both married to men who look hot in their bathing suits. But when it comes to talking about sex, I’m as bland as vanilla baby pudding compared to the spicy, brutally honest, often controversial Savage. His advice column, “Savage Love,” is syndicated […]
