Author Jim Higley knows a thing or two about curve balls. The baseball fan and father of three was in his early 40s when he was diagnosed with cancer. Having already lost his mother, father and brother to the dreadful disease, Jim vowed to fight back and in the process learned a valuable lesson about […]
Don’t have the time or energy to make dinner? Acclaimed chef John des Rosiers of Lake Bluff’s Inovasi is happy to do it for you. He recently expanded his prepared foods shop, Wisma, to include a second location. Wisma offers meals freshly made with local, organic and sustainable ingredients—with entrees like Serrano Ham Wrapped Chicken […]
Don’t miss this summer’s best concerts. We have the scoop on the bands you won’t want to miss. Playlist AMAZING YOU (download entire playlist at valslist.com) 1. Every Day Is Yours To Win by R.E.M. 2. Gratisfaction by The Strokes 3. The Other Side by Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 4. Old Old Fashioned […]
Matthew Morrison, who stars on the hit Fox TV show “Glee” as teacher Will Shuester, spoke with Make It Better before his Goodman Theatre gala performance. “The last three years of my life have been very gleeful,” he said, introducing his performance, “but I’ve missed performing in theaters like this one.” That’s because the Emmy […]
Tradition. Children. Summer. For Alexandra Wood, these three words capture the essence of the Winnetka Children’s Fair, which will celebrate its 65th anniversary on Winnetka’s village green on June 10 and 11. As one of this year’s co-chairs, Wood says that she wants this 65th year, like every year, to be about the children and […]
“As the garden grows, so grows the gardener” —Unknown It’s time to change your perception of the garden club and the type of woman who belongs to one. “We are not a white-gloved tea and crumpets club,” asserts Nancy Challenger, member of the Winnetka Garden Club since 2006. “We are a working club and definitely […]
A local health care mission through Causes for Change International is looking for volunteers, especially dentists, who can travel to Ecuador for a mission trip. The trip will leave Chicago on June 17, 2011. Who: Anyone can volunteer. Healthcare professionals especially needed. It’s helpful to speak some Spanish, but this is not a requirement. What: […]
Summer is for … Picnics! Pack all of your food and drinks in reusable containers. Bring along old blankets or sheets you don’t mind getting a little dirty instead of buying new picnic blankets, and use cloth napkins. Don’t forget to pack up all of your trash and food crumbs! Leaving them behind will encourage […]
Looking to spruce up your house this summer? The Design Center for Your Home (formerly known as the Design Center for Kitchen and Bath), located in Niles, recently opened a second location in Wilmette. In addition to kitchen and baths, the center can also design and remodel dens, laundry rooms, offices spaces, additions and closets. […]
Mika Brzezinski of “Morning Joe,” the poster child for women who “have it all,” talked with Make It Better about her new book. A mother of two young daughters, Brzezinski, who will speak in Chicago on June 1, chronicled her struggle to grow a successful TV news career and a family, simultaneously, in the best-seller […]
