There’s a new fast-casual restaurant in town: The Simple Greek is open in Highland Park. Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC’s “The Profit,” is a partner in the restaurant, a franchise out of Philadelphia that he first worked with on his show. The Simple Greek emulates the much-admired Chipotle model of an open food assembly line, where […]
As “Anne of Green Gables” author L.M. Montgomery wrote, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Start the month off right with family-friendly festivals in Chicago, Highland Park and Glencoe. Plus, don’t miss the latest exhibit at Kohl Children’s Museum. Know a deserving nonprofit? Nominate them for our fourth annual Philanthropy Awards! Run! […]
There are only a few more weeks in which to soak up summer, so make the most of Chicago’s warm weather with a greek festival, two kids concerts, some “Dirty Dancing,” and a rare event at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Taste of Greektown 2015 Aug. 22-23 Chicago Opa! As you listen to music from Greek […]
In November, after 16 years in Deerfield Square, Ami Ami returned to its original home in Highland Park. This upscale women’s boutique owned by the mother-daughter team of Merrie Spade and Stacey Skolnick draws customers from all over the North Shore and Chicago for their evening attire, casual clothing and accessories. Fashionistas will also find […]
Mom deserves the very best on her special day.
Interior design firm Cannon Frank helps a busy couple create a relaxing retreat on the edge of a forest in Highland Park. When one couple purchased a contemporary 4-bedroom home on a forested setting in Highland Park, they hired interior designers John Cannon and Cary Frank, of Cannon Frank, to help them remodel the home. […]
So, I’ve been dieting. What else is new? But no plain cottage cheese and pineapple for me!
There’s a friendly new Italian restaurant in the Ravinia district of Highland Park, and despite the noise level, we enjoyed a recent evening there.
When a Highland Park couple with two teenagers hired Randy Heller to help them redecorate their home, she was forced to hit the ground running. “The house was chaotic, and they needed somebody who could take charge and manage the project,” Heller says, noting that several pieces of furniture had already been ordered and that […]
A great neighborhood is hard to define, and wonderful to find. Neighborhoods aren’t legally described geographic locations, like towns; rather, they are a subjective combination of the geographic and the psychological. By intuition and common consensus, people just agree that an area with shared traits is a neighborhood. Shared Great Traits Experts do agree on […]
