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 […]
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Living off the grid is a challenge. It’s an extreme that isn’t for everybody, but we can learn from these experiments and apply that to better practices that just make sense everyday for the environment, your health and your quality of life! Better for the Environment 1. Recycle: It can be challenging and time consuming […]
When the a capella group The Dartmouth Aires decided to try out for NBC’s new show “The Sing Off” in Boston this spring, they were up against hundreds of other groups. Once reserved for the preppy elite, today, a capella is as much a part of college life as beer. Only 16 groups were selected […]
John Trueman of Winnetka has been catering parties and delivering meals to North Shore homes for years now, and he recently took his business a step further by opening a storefront in downtown Winnetka. “Good, flavorful, fresh stuff” is his specialty, and now customers can stop by the shop for a grab-and-go lunch or a […]
How many cleaning products do you have stored under your kitchen sink right now? Replace them with these 5 products and your house will still sparkle, you’ll cut down on clutter and reduce your family’s exposure to toxic cleaning chemicals. Dr. Toni Bark, a medical consultant and LEED-accredited professional at the Center for Disease Prevention […]
Highland Park native David Friend always wanted to write a book about the role of photography in a given week, but he never anticipated an event as horrific as 9/11. It was the most widely viewed breaking-news event in human history, experienced on TV alone by an estimated 2 billion people—a third of the human […]
If you could pick 10 dream destinations to visit over a lifetime with your family, what would they be? We made a list and checked it twice. Some take you across the country, others around the world—and, in our opinion, each of them takes you to one of the most exciting places on the planet. […]
Step into Suzanne Danilek’s Pilates class and it’s apparent that she has true passion for the sport. While Pilates has been around for some time, Danilek puts her own spin on her classes: emphasizing music and incorporating ballet, props, and muscular structure movements. We asked Danilek what Pilates is all about and what distinguishes her […]
Many North Shore residents are already familiar with Melly Schwartz of Northbrook. Her ability to reinvent old—sometimes even heirloom—furniture by hand painting or refinishing it, or adding other elements such as architectural embellishments, or paper or fabric lamination, is legendary. She recently outgrew her Northbrook studio and she and her husband-partner, Mitch, have moved to […]
