In the summer of 2018, 2021 Firefighter Hero Award recipient Quention Curtis, who is a firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department, founded the Black Fire Brigade. It was a response to inner city crime, which impedes the future of young people in our city and disproportionately affects Black communities. The non-profit organization provides assistance with tuition for young […]
160 guests donned their finest garden attire on Friday, September 17 to dine by starlight inside the walls of the Marin Art and Garden Center in Larkspur. The event, held in the Center’s Stratford Garden, placed event-goers amongst towering heritage trees and adjacent to delicate flowers and blooming rose bushes. Now in its sixth year, […]
Are you seeking to improve your skills as a nonprofit board member? Want to better understand board governance or strategize a plan for your organization’s future? Are you wondering how your nonprofit can make meaningful and lasting change with regards to diversity, equity and inclusion? Nonprofit leaders and volunteers alike are encouraged to tap into […]
The Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, will return to form this month with screenings in theaters and at a drive-in, as well as being streamed virtually from home. From dramas and thrillers to documentaries and comedies, the festival, scheduled for Oct. 13-24, presents an array of offerings, featuring competitive categories […]
On Friday, September 17, 2021, key supporters of West Marin’s non-profit Halleck Creek Ranch gathered at a different Marin ‘ranch’ to support the 44-year-old organization’s mission to deliver therapeutic horseback riding and other equine-assisted activities to people with disabilities. Held at the iconic Rancho Nicasio restaurant, Halleck Creek Ranch’s Buckles & Bling was a chance […]
Curt’s Café offers more than just a good cup of coffee, a tasty sandwich, or a mouth-watering muffin. It provides hope and learning to young people who often face challenges to finding success in life. Curt’s Café, with locations in Evanston and Highland Park, was founded to help at-risk young people build positive futures. The […]
Since its inception in 2015, the Mind the Gap Summit is an event that has made an impact. Each year at the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), the program spotlights the work of women and other historically excluded groups in the film industry, providing them with resources that are typically inaccessible for marginalized communities. This […]
The signs are everywhere. And not just the “Drought is Here Conserve Water” Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) signs posted throughout Marin. The Nicasio Reservoir and Phoenix Lake were nearing pondlike status by March and April. From Horse Hill in Mill Valley to Novato’s Mount Burdell, the vibrant green of the spring grass had already […]
“This is the season where we walk to end Alzheimer’s,” says Jeanne Sparrow, an on-air personality with V103/WVAZ Chicago. More than just a fixture in local media, Jeanne participates in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s for personal reasons, as she supported her father, Allen Sparrow, through his dementia journey. “I took care of […]
“This is the season where we walk to end Alzheimer’s,” says Jeanne Sparrow, an on-air personality with V103/WVAZ Chicago. More than just a fixture in local media, Jeanne participates in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s for personal reasons, as she supported her father, Allen Sparrow, through his dementia journey. “I took care of […]
