Nieto’s: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
If there are better hosts on the North Shore than Carlos and Debbie Nieto, I’ve yet to meet them.
“New Year’s Eve” Movie Features Broadway Vet and Highland Park Native Jackie Seiden
The blockbuster film “New Year’s Eve” features hometown girl Jackie Seiden alongside its numerous stars, such as Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert De Niro and Katherine Heigl.
Carlos’ Restaurant to Close After 30 Years in Highland Park
I was shocked to hear the news that Carlos’ Restaurant was closing after 30 years atop Chicago’s Best Restaurants list. Husband and wife team Carlos and Debbie Nieto, who also own Café Central and the Happ Inn, have decided that it’s time to make a change. Accordingly, the next two months will be filled with […]
A History of Some of the Strangest High School Mascots on the North Shore
It’s high school football season. Time to go head to head with old rivalries and cheer on the home team. And that got us thinking… how did schools adopt these crazy mascots in the first place? We opened the history books to find out. Elk Grove High School: The Grenadiers It was the summer of […]
Garden State of Mind
George and Sylva Cardenas of Highland Park share their garden retreat with Make It Better. George and Syliva Cardenas have been landscaping North Shore homes since they founded George Cardenas Landscape Design in Highland Park in 1976. Although running the business keeps the couple busy, they carve out time to maintain their own garden retreat […]
Nina Winner, Celiac Skate, Riverwoods
When Nina Winner’s daughters, Mara and Abigail, go to a sleepover or a birthday party, they have to take packed meals with them. They can’t eat what the other kids are eating because they have celiac—a genetic auto-immune disease—and their father has it, too. Her daughters’ and husband’s diagnoses inspired Nina to get involved […]
Kris Slattery, Rotary Club of Highland Park/Highwood
“Everyone has a talent,” says Kris Slattery. Hers is raising money for Rotary’s worthy causes. Kris Slattery is a fundraiser extraordinaire, often campaigning for multiple service projects at the same time. As a member of the Rotary Club of Highland Park/Highwood, she was instrumental in raising $50,000 for the library’s youth section as well […]
Fresh: Get Bent
Yoga veterans Miguel and Mary Latronica of Riverwoods have opened up their own studio. Miguel will teach his patented Latronica Method, which uses a yoga band as a stabilizer to work the unused parts of muscles, taking advanced practitioners to the next level. The studio offers a variety of classes, as well as teacher […]
Olga's Beautiful Beings: Healing and Helping
Sometimes, it’s the little things that mean a lot. Olga’s Beautiful Beings, founded by Olga’s Day Spa owner Olga Nisenboim, saw a need to help women who have experienced life’s downside. Nisenboim wants to offer support to women who’ve experienced life-altering events that have negatively impacted their self-esteem. The organization’s first endeavor was to […]
Safety Tips for Bicycling
Cycling is a great form of exercise that almost everyone can take part in regardless of their medical history. It can be done on a variety roads as well as both paved and off-road trails. If you are interested in taking to the roads, here are some key points to keep in mind: Ride […]
