A Guide to the Best Climbing Walls around the North Shore

My 9-year-old son Brent recently climbed on top of an ATM at Northbrook Court. Really. In the 90 seconds—2 minutes tops—it took me to go to the bathroom, he managed to vault himself onto the key pad, step on the video screen and then swing his tiny leg over to straddle the red-white-and-blue plastic sign […]

by Julie Saltzman

Andrea Gaines Helps North Shore Women Reach 'Higher Ground'

Andrea Gaines of Evanston wants us all to take a little more time out for ourselves—to make ourselves a priority. With her business Higher Ground Life & Wellness Coaching, Gaines, a certified life and wellness coach, teaches groups about how “to live a more inspired life, through nutrition, exercise and mindset.” Gaines describes her job […]

by MIBS