Gourmet foods, home accessories, children’s clothing and one-of-a-kind jewelry are among the handcrafted items to be found at the Woman’s Club of Evanston’s annual Cornucopia Gift Fair this fall. Just in time for the holiday season, Cornucopia offers something for everyone on your shopping list. This year’s juried fair will feature unique pieces from returning […]
Yea! Highland Park and the Highland Park Community Foundation will jointly distribute more than $300,000 to more than 30 Youth, Education, Arts and Social Service organizations that serve Highland Park at the 5th Annual Combined Grant Awards Dinner, Thursday, Dec. 3, at Bella Via Ristorante (1899 Second St., Highland Park). The public is invited […]
I heard of Miriam Frankl’s accident in passing. I was sitting on the common room couch in my dorm at Johns Hopkins University on Oct. 16. Another New Trier alum asked if I had heard that Miriam, a Wilmette girl who had graduated the year before us at New Trier, had been involved in a […]
The flyer simply said: “Thank you for supporting the bake sale! We are buying diapers for our sharing parish, St. Columbanus because we saw an article about how few diapers there are available.” Below, Liz Satter, 11-year-old Glencoe resident, outlines how she and her friends (Emma Bischoff, Glencoe; Caroline Jaros, Winnetka; Bronwen Malles, Winnetka; and […]
Joining the Peace Corps at age 60 was more about letting go than giving up. The time was right. After a successful career in journalism and the comforts of a home in Chicago, I was ready for change. As Peace Corps increases the drive to attract more people older than 50. I mused on […]
Sneezes, coughs and fevers are symptoms most people understand. They signify an illness, and you send chicken soup and well wishes to the sick person. But there are other conditions that aren’t understood or well supported, such as ADHD, anxiety disorder, depression and bipolar disorder. These are biological brain disorders, and chances are, you know […]
The sun was shining on Lake Bluff Elementary School (LBES) as it dedicated its new, environmentally constructed building on October 18 to more than 1200 interested parents and local residents. Foster Thomas and Theresa Fawcett cut the ribbon to open their new school Foxy the Mascot welcomed attendees as the Great Lakes Navy Band opened […]
Jodi Mulder and her husband have traveled worldwide sometimes even with two small children, and their travels (to Everest base camp, India, South America, and Middle East) have informed them of some of the most pressing social issues. She is committed to global social change starting in her home and neighborhood. The most recent example […]
Word-of-mouth wisdom among like-minded friends, neighbors, colleagues, moms, sisters, cousins, aunts and women living in the same community is powerful. Where else can you tap into community happenings? Support local businesses who give back? Be inspired by outstanding women along the North Shore doing amazing things for their families, communities, charities and so many others? […]
“I am blessed to be here and keep trying to deserve this life,” says Megan Boyle, Evanston resident and 8-year cancer survivor. This is from a woman who couldn’t walk after her first chemo treatment in 2002 because her body had lost the ability to clot a minor bruise and then 7 months later decided […]
