Eye Fashion
Fashionistas who follow eyeglass and sunglass trends may recall a distinctive, antique crystal frame worn by Matt Damon in the 2019 film, Ford vs. Ferrari. Those were the sunglasses to…
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Milestone Moment
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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Father Negotiates Best
The son of a man who helped resolve the Major League Baseball umpires’ strike in 1979 has written a book about his father. It’s a home run—if you’re into reading…
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Franco Files
Highland Park’s Betsey Pinkert first heard French at 4 years old in ballet class, and it was a coup de foudre, a love-at-first-sight-like attraction to the sound of the language…
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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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