Ann Taylor got a facelift and is ready to show it off at Westfield Old Orchard. The new concept store is styled after a modern home, with crystal chandeliers and tufted furniture to better showcase the store’s merchandise, which Head Designer Lisa Axelson describes as “light, modern and feminine.” Designed for the fashionable working woman, […]
L’Ecole de Choix is not your ordinary Haitian elementary school. Located in Mirebalais, Haiti, L’Ecole de Choix (The School of Choice) revolutionizes Haitian education by focusing on leadership development, human dignity and respect in English, French and Creole-speaking classrooms. Choix ensures that high quality education is reaching those children living in the most extreme of […]
YWCA Evanston/North Shore hosted their fifth annual YWomen Leadership Awards Benefit on October 3. At the event, they honored several remarkable individuals and organizations for their commitment to women’s empowerment, racial equality and social change in front of an audience of more than 400 people. The first honoree, Alice Tregay, began her work against […]
Not sure what to do with the homecoming dress that’s been wasting away in your daughter’s closet? Look no further: the Party Dress Project can take care of it! Founded in 2009 by Stacy Simpson and Beth Hirshman, the Party Dress Project aims to help girls add to their party dress collection (without breaking […]
Let’s face it: Summer may be coming to a close sooner than we’d like. From cramming in final family vacations to dreaded back-to-school shopping, August often ends in the blink of an eye. Both my sister Courtney and I think this might be a good time to press pause, slow it down and soak up those […]
