Losing a sister to a heart defect inspired Estrella Rosenberg to provide life-saving surgeries to children with heart defects in developing countries. A former jury consultant, she left the business world to start her own nonprofit, Big Love Little Hearts, which has saved more than 300 lives in the past year and a half. […]
Listening to the Watoto Children’s Choir, performing locally during the first week of March, is more than entertainment—it’s an education in beating the odds. The choir is part of Watoto Child Care Ministries, an effort to raise thousands of children who have been orphaned by AIDS, war and other calamities into future leaders of […]
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 […]
Talented and passionate people live all over the Chicago area and they’re prolific bloggers. Here are some of our favorites. CREATIVITY, ART & PHOTOGRAPHY janefultonalt.blogspot.com Jane Fulton Alt is a fine art photographer in Evanston who has exhibited her work widely. Photography buffs will find inspiration in her blog, “On Life, Love and the Creative […]
We all want our daughters to feel like princesses, but do we really want them constantly asking themselves, “Who is the fairest of them all?” From a very young age, girls learn to define themselves from the outside in, and a large body of research suggests that our culture’s emphasis on physical beauty is […]
Having run her boutique, “Oui, Madame!” out of various locations on the North Shore since 2000, Vicki Hofstetter of Evanston has finally found a permanent home for her business in downtown Winnetka. The shop carries the best Parisian costume jewelry, for special occasions and every day, as well as Parisian gifts and home accents. C’est […]
Jenniffer Weigel of Evanston just wanted to have a chat with her dad. Only problem was, he had died six months earlier. Yet that didn’t stop her from getting in touch with him. The Emmy-Award-winning former CBS broadcaster headed to Therese Rowley, Ph.D., a strategic business consultant by day and an intuitive by night. To […]
‘Tis the season for tackiness—we asked you to show us your kitchiest Christmas sweaters, in all their battery-powered glory. And you showed us—in a big way. Congratulations to Michael Lopez, the winner of Make It Better’s Ugly Sweater Contest! Michael, along with second place winner Ryan Peters, Michael will be taking a significant other […]
Dylan Lauren, daughter of Ralph Lauren, isn’t just fashion royalty—she’s also a successful businesswoman, nicknamed “the modern-day Willy Wonka.” A candy freak ever since her parents showed the movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” at her 5th birthday party, Dylan followed her sweet tooth, and it led her to start Dylan’s Candy Bar, […]
We’ve all heard about Groupon, but what about discount sites in the suburbs that deliver deals closer to home? We did the research to find out which sites feature deals in your hometown, or deals you can take advantage of no matter where you live—so you don’t have to fill your inbox with schlock. […]
