Lyric Opera Wine Auction 2018: Start Bidding Online Today

Where there’s a browser, there’s a way! Auctions are no longer limited to one evening affairs where you’re out of luck if you’re out of town or otherwise engaged. With the help of technology, wine, travel, and auction lovers around the globe have the ability to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences and rare, collectable bottles of wine. […]

I Tried Goat Yoga — Here's What It's Really Like

When I found myself downward dogging in a pen of baby goats that enthusiastically alternated between nibbling on my T-shirt and jumping on my back, I could have claimed I was doing it in the name of sustainable land management — but that wouldn’t quite be true. In reality, I found myself in such a […]

I Tried Goat Yoga — Here’s What It’s Really Like

When I found myself downward dogging in a pen of baby goats that enthusiastically alternated between nibbling on my T-shirt and jumping on my back, I could have claimed I was doing it in the name of sustainable land management — but that wouldn’t quite be true. In reality, I found myself in such a […]

These Are Some of the Voices From the March For Our Lives

On Saturday, March 24, an estimated 800,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand an end to gun violence during March For Our Lives. Organized by the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the D.C. march was the largest of more than 800 around the world and crowded […]

Shop the Runway: Launch Fashion Show Raises Funds for PAWS Chicago [Video]

On March 18, Autohaus on Edens hosted its annual Launch: Driving Fashion Forward Spring Fashion Show, this year benefiting PAWS Chicago. The evening featured trunk shows; food and drinks from Bent Fork Bakery, Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe, Morton’s The Steakhouse, The Happ Inn, and Cafe Central; silent and live auctions; “ruff”le tickets; and a fashion show featuring […]

Mutual Rescue: When People and the Animals They Love Save Each Other

Carol Novello, Harvard MBA, former Intuit senior executive, and current president of Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV), and David Whitman, vice president for creative development at HSSV and former executive producer of The Tech Awards [now The Tech for Global Good, a program committed to inspiring a new generation of social entrepreneurs to utilize technology […]

7 Eco-Champions Bringing Positive Change and Sustainability to Chicago and Beyond

Meet seven incredible innovators on the front lines of urban sustainability. As stewards for the future, they’re working tirelessly to engage local and global communities in the fight against climate change — and their efforts are shaping the world. Emmanuel Pratt Executive Director of Sweet Water Foundation Emmanuel Pratt, with his partners, has turned blocks of […]

6 Rewarding Ways to Volunteer This Spring

If you want to give back to your community this spring, here are six reputable, local charities that we think are uber-deserving of your time. Each one offers a wide range of opportunities to get involved, including organizing supplies drives, administrative work, or more hands-on work, such as volunteering and tutoring. 1. Support cancer survivors […]