For the past 25 years, North Shore children between the ages of 2 and 6 have been waking up and asking, “Is it Kid-Motion Day?” Mary Rogers and Kate Shapiro founded Kid-Motion in 1986. At that time they worked out of the Winnetka Community House as a subset of Pam Phillips Fitness. After 15 years, […]
Reusable shopping bags are environmentally chic, especially when they’re gold lame and the proceeds support the relief effort in Japan. What’surbag is made with a stretchy, bouncy fabric (easier to cram more stuff in) and it’s super light, so you can stash one in your purse. The bags are washable and spring back into shape […]
Mother’s Day holds a very special place in Claudia Bongiovanni’s heart. She’s the mother of two adorable little girls, but in her heart, she’ll always be a mother of three children. Five years ago, the Bongiovanni’s lost their 14-month-old son, Antonino, to cancer. “I think about him all the time,” says the 39-year-old jewelry store […]
Last year, one timely story by Sarah Jindra on her website, INSPIREmeChicago.com, helped Chicagoan Vin Tormo win the annual Man & Woman of the Year fundraising competition from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Tiffany & Co. hosted a cocktail party with acclaimed Tiffany designer Paloma Picasso on April 7 at its famed Michigan Avenue store in Chicago.
Are you an artist? Before you jump to answer “no,” reflect on your day. Did you arrange flowers? Come up with a creative sales strategy at work? Play a game that made getting ready this morning fun for your kids? If so, Evanston resident Harvey Pranian thinks your answer should be “yes.” “You almost don’t […]
If you don’t know your chop from your mince and aren’t sure you have a knife that could accomplish either, then you need to meet Bonnie Bock. Her store, Someone’s in the Kitchen, is a Libertyville favorite—she was nominated by numerous readers for this issue—because of Bonnie’s willingness to share and help. “Food is fun,” […]
Gale Gand is royalty in the food world. She’s a successful cookbook author, Food Network personality and a rare female partner at a world-class restaurant. When President Hu of China recently came to Chicago, Mayor Daley asked Gale to cook dessert for the welcome dinner—she has the signed chef’s jacket as a souvenir. As […]
Before he became known for his barbecue sauce, Hecky Powell was the Executive Director of Neighbors at Work, a community economic development association in Evanston. But after years in social service, he felt he could do more for the community by giving local kids jobs and teaching them a trade. He bought the small restaurant […]
For Steve Schwartz, Heather Behm and Vince DiBattista, the two Ts in restaurant stand for team. Their trifecta of talents has made three restaurants successful in Evanston, and they’ve stayed on the pulse—if not one step ahead—of trends in the food world. “We have three sets of knowledge—that’s power,” Heather says. “Having a partnership is […]
