The Glenview Public Library opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 9. Located at 1930 Glenview Rd., the eco-friendly library is an 85,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that replaces the former 50,908 square foot building. “Along with the strength of its diverse collections and well-developed resources, the new library serves as a […]
Take your love for fashion to the next level with a few of these books on your coffee table: The Cocktail Dress by Laird Borrelli-Persson($21.99). A fun and informative book about the history of the cocktail dress. The Style Strategy: A Less-Is-More Approach to Staying Chic and […]
Enjoy this excerpt from local author Jenniffer’s Weigel’s newest book, “I’m Spiritual, Dammit!”: Chapter 3: Judgments, a Rat, and Big Dicks | Don’t Take It Personally First Presbyterian Church responded to The Lady of All Saints by posting: DOGS DON’T HAVE SOULS. THIS IS NOT OPEN FOR DEBATE. “I’m on the big slide! ” Britt […]
As a young Jewish girl, Anya Cordell read The Diary of Anne Frank, and wondered whether she would have had the same kind of courage as the people who helped the Frank family hide during the Holocaust. Many years later, Cordell proved to herself that she could follow, in her small way, in the footsteps […]
You can get your literary fix this weekend at the Printers Row Lit Fest and check out the work of numerous authors right here in our North Shore backyard. The fest, which takes place in the South Loop near the Harrison stop on the Red Line, is considered the largest free outdoor literary event in […]
It’s impossible for us to know who we truly are without knowing something of our mothers. That’s why Fern Schumer Chapman of Lake Bluff has spent years unraveling the enigma that is her mother, who was orphaned by the Holocaust. Chapman’s first book, “Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past” became […]
What makes a strong community and a great place to live? For many, the answer is having a public library within walking distance. That’s why a group of Evanston residents—including hundreds of kids—has started a grassroots fundraising effort to save the city’s branch libraries. When the group, now known as the Evanston Public Library Friends, […]
We love to read at Make It Better and we’re busy grabbing books for the upcoming break—whether we’re going to Florida, Fiji or just staying put in Fort Sheridan. Here are our suggestions. Add yours! Adventures in eating: On a Dollar a Day: One Couple’s Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America by Christopher Greenslate […]
Wilmette native and best-selling beauty/fashion author Charla Krupp is the girlfriend we’d all love to have: the one who hones in on that perfect piece when we’re digging through the sale racks and gives us an honest answer when we ask, “Does this make me look fat?” Charla’s new book, “How to Never Look […]
Here is a way you can honor Black History Month: read about African Americans growing up on the North Shore. During a Dr. King celebration in January at St. Paul AME Church in Glencoe, author Robert Sideman received an award recognizing his book “African Americans in Glencoe, The Little Migration.” Sideman has lived in […]
