Our food choices have a huge impact on our health and the health of the planet. Adopting greener eating habits reduces our carbon footprint, improves our health, tastes better and can save money! Eat organic Organic fruits and vegetables taste better, reduce your exposure to potentially toxic chemicals and reduce your carbon footprint. Artificial fertilizers and […]
On Tuesday, October 18, Rosie O’Donnell will be taping a show about women’s reactions to a new documentary called, “Miss Representation.” The film brings together some of the most influential women in the world to give audiences an inside look at the media’s depiction of women, showing how the media is educating yet another generation […]
“Wait Until Dark” is a suspense-filled tale of a blind woman. She is trapped in her basement apartment in New York City by three criminals searching for a doll packed with heroin. A 1967 film starred Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix, a young woman blinded from an accident and recently married to a mostly […]
Women pay a price for power. For Elizabeth I, that price was the permission to love—and therefore be human—according to playwright Timothy Findley, who spun this fictional story out of a historical fact: The night before the beheading of her court favorite and rumored lover, the Earl of Essex, Elizabeth was entertained by Shakespeare’s company […]
A few years ago, antiquing-addict Mindy Schloss of Glenview opened a warehouse. Inside were her finds: Mostly antique furniture, much of it repaired, painted and/or refinished. But she only opened the warehouse to the public two days a week. Now, you can get your fix every day at her shop, Vintage Nest, in The Glen, […]
Most roses are marginally hardy in the Chicago area, so horticulturists recommend protecting them over winter. It is particularly true when a rose has been planted during the current year. Grafted roses need to be planted with the graft 2 inches below the surface of the garden soil. After a hard freeze prune the stems […]
A physician once argued that three-fourths of women had ailments that could be cured by the vibrator. The doctor was quoted in “The Technology of Orgasm” by Rachel Maines. Acclaimed playwright and Wilmette native Sarah Ruhl says that this book was her inspiration for “In The Next Room (or the vibrator play).” Directed by Sandy […]
Poor Hoffmann is unlucky in love, but his woeful tales give the world magnificent music. Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its 57th season and the Civic Opera House rang out with “The Tales of Hoffmann,” packed with Jacques Offenbach’s familiar melodies, one more glorious than the next. The drunken protagonist is foiled by a succession […]
Saving money at the grocery store is becoming more and more difficult these days. This is especially true if you are feeding a family or even just one teenage boy. I want to share some methods I use to stretch my food budget while still feeding my family of nine healthy meals. Since meat is […]
The debate about affordable housing in Winnetka rages on. A Winnetka group filed two petitions on October 3 in an effort to put two referenda questions on the March 2012 ballot. According to the Chicago Tribune, Carry Buck, leader of the Winnetka Home Owners Association, submitted approximately 1,600 signatures at the Winnetka Village Hall. The […]
