Al Fresco
Dining al fresco has always been big on the North Shore. This summer, it’s big by necessity. Tables are farther apart, but it’s still al fresco, or “fresh air.” Seeing…
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Features
Cheers To Summer
THE CUCUMBER CAIPIROSKA • 1 1/2 ounces Distiller’s Gin No. 6 (or Sol Chamomile Citrus Vodka) • 3/4 ounce simple syrup • 4 lime wedges • 6 cucumber wedges plus…
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Arts + Environment
Rhoda Pierce sat among an audience of approximately 400 at a local event in the late 1960s. Nobody knows for sure how many words speaker Gloria Steinem uttered on that…
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Gingery Watermelon Paletas
SERVES 10 // ACTIVE TIME: 10 MIN // TOTAL TIME: 5 HRS INGREDIENTS • 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon (from about half a 5-pound watermelon) • 1/4 cup plain 2…
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The Short Hike
When writing, you can make a point quickly without piling up a lot of words. You like that. You wonder if this economy of time could somehow apply to visiting…
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A Thousand Times
You’ve looked at the old photo a thousand times. It’s of a deer with big, inquisitive eyes peeking at you from behind a tree in a North Shore nature preserve….
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A Sweet & Succulent Summer
PEACH CRISP SERVES 6 // ACTIVE TIME: 30 MINUTES // TOTAL TIME: 90 MINUTES INGREDIENTS 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granola without dried fruit 1/2 teaspoon…
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Rare And Unexpected
You might think you’d have to go deep into the remote wilderness to spot some serious wildlife. Then you drive along a residential North Shore street not far from our…
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“Woods, Not Words”
On the North Shore, you’re never far from the woods. There are forest preserves in every direction and well-wooded ravines. Sometimes you go to a wooded spot to get away…
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Cause And Effective
Sarah Matthews’ heart got super warm near an ice rink several years ago. The Highland Park resident was on a break with other young campers at her first hockey goaltenders…
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