Put those tech gadgets down, kiddos. The Winnetka Children’s Fair is a return to old school fun, and it’s back after a couple of years off. The fair is celebrating…
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With Flourish
In 1972, when the Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG) opened its doors, it featured one small garden and one small green house. A little over 20,000 visitors walked the garden that…
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The Great Outdoors
“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again,” Dorothy famously says in The Wizard of Oz, “I’ll find it in my own backyard.” As residents—and potential residents—of the…
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Hymns From The Homeland
Music was perpetually in the air at home for Ani and Marta Aznavoorian, who grew up in Barrington with strong musical influences from their father, Peter. Third generation Armenians, the…
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Catching Up And Early Starts
When The North Shore Weekend talked with Matthew Pietrafetta last October, research on the impact of the pandemic on children’s learning was just starting to trickle in. A larger body…
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Learning In
Data about the learning loss that students suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to come in, and the results are startling. Worldwide, studies are showing significant levels of learning…
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Show Time
Last summer, Mary Michelle Scalise was restless. The Lake Forest resident was done with COVID-19 and looking for an outlet for her creativity. She recalled that there once was a…
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Laugh Out Loud
In 2014, Highland Park resident and professional comedian Larry Bloom noticed there weren’t enough laughs on the North Shore. With the closing of the closest comedy club in Vernon Hills, Bloom…
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Second To None
It’s not just the North Shore real estate market that remains strong. The demand for second homes from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to Saugatuck, Michigan, is tight, with buyers facing a…
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Cold Comfort
A week after Thanksgiving in 2020, Scott Carter was in an emotional rut and having a hard time picking himself up. While chatting with his friend, Rich Hill, and describing…
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