Age of Philanthropy: Celebrations Offer Great Opportunities to Give Back
A warm fuzzy mood is sweeping the blessed-by-fortune set. “Ostentation is out; charity is in.”
Betsy Puth and Barbara Schmitt Make a Difference at the Music Institute of Chicago
As Betsey Puth describes her heartfelt relationship with the Music Institute of Chicago and her good friend, Barbara Schmitt, her lively eyes match the vivid blues in the china circling her living room.
A Woman of Steel: Rowing Crew and Living with a Vengeance
Last January, after several years of treatment for melanoma cancer, Susan Steel, of Glenview, was told by her doctors at the National Cancer Institute that they could no longer help her. They sent her home with a six month prognosis.
Call to Post
With one small click, Winnetkans have their say on the fate of village property. A Local Treasure is born.
Making It Even Better
A good Kitchen Cabinet helps improve www.MakeItBetter.net — and our community.
Eye On A Prize
Make It Better issues a challenge with an incentive to change.
A Site is Born
It’s only Thursday, but this week I’ve already spewed obscenities at my 17-year-old daughter with such force, while careening my SUV through heavy downtown traffic, that my throat still hurts several days later. I also failed to serve anyone in need through my church Care Guild assignment, forgot to help my eighth-grade son study for […]
Green Teas
Ladies who lunch have become eco-rebels with a cause — saving and preserving the environment.
Building Momentum
We have a lot to discuss. I suggest we do it over a cup of your favorite caffeine, or a glass of fine wine.
Starting Up
Make it better. It’s our natural instinct — especially on the North Shore.
