Diane Falanga of Wilmette is following up on the success of her first volume of kids’ camp letters with the brand new: “P.S. I Still Hate It Here: More Kids’ Letters From Camp.” (Abrams Image, 2012) In her foreword Diane writes: As with the first volume, this second book is a collection of actual camp […]
Designs for Dignity announced the completion of one of its service grant projects—the redesign of The Warming House Youth Center in Howard Park. To celebrate and dedicate the transformation of the facility, an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Sunday, December 4 in Wilmette. Available to area junior high and high school […]
Wander the streets of Paris, Milan, or Barcelona, and check out the thin, fit locals. Europeans enjoy cream sauces, ample breads and pastas, and don’t skimp on meats, cheeses or desserts. How is it that they stay so thin? Here are a few observations about the eating and cultural habits that make a difference in […]
Mark Falanga is happiest being with his family—particularly for dinners and vacations.
Diving back into the work force after taking time off to raise kids, or for any reason really, can be difficult.
Diane Falanga, author of “P.S. I Hate It Here!: Kids’ Letters From Camp,” is busy at work collecting camp letters for her second book: “P.S. I STILL Hate It Here.”
Like a garden in bloom, or a soaring sonata, a well-designed home can lift your spirits. Just ask Glory-Lieb Tetuh, a Girls Hope scholar who lives in an Evanston home that was recently redecorated through Design for Dignity’s Heart Homes Initiative. “Designs for Dignity has filled our home with light—literally. The house has been brighter […]
New book by Wilmette resident captures the humor of sending your kids to overnight camp The following is excerpted from the foreward of Falanga’s book, which hits book stores in May 2010. The idea of collecting hilarious letters that kids wrote home from overnight camp came to me a few years ago when I received […]
