Abe “A.J.” Goldsmith has never been a fan of making a New Year’s resolution. His sound thinking for having such an indifference to the annual promise: Why wait until the…
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Hawyard and Upward
Rock star. Wimbledon champion. Lawyer. Transactional lawyer, specifically. Bob Hayward, the youngster, envisioned all kinds of careers while growing up in Barrington Hills and playing three years of varsity tennis…
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Veteran’s Way
Former Army Ranger and private security contractor Kris “Tanto” Paronto had spoken at a 9-11 event in Nebraska this year when an Air Force veteran—blinking teardrops—approached. He had one question…
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Saffro Flair
Ask any female gymnast, past or present: What matters the most in a difficult balance beam routine? “Easy,” she’d likely tell you. “Sticking your routine. It is the event that…
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The Coming-Of-Age Classic Returns
The late filmmaker and Lake Forest resident John Hughes chose to shoot a movie along the North Shore every other month in the 1980s. Or so it seemed. Sixteen Candles….
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Bullish on Bourbon
Scottie Pippen’s rich baritone is the envy of any DJ looking to land a gig at a smooth jazz radio station. But Pippen didn’t need his deep voice to personify…
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With Equal Pleasure
As a teen living in Winnetka, Ryan O’Donnell practically pulled a hamstring muscle each time his mother/cooking instructor, Beth, started to welcome eight cooking students into the O’Donnell household for…
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Family Flanagan
A North Shore homeowner seeks to sell and move to the city. Another sets out to pull up stakes in Chicago and relocate to, say, Winnetka. An ideal first…
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Hear, Hear
The stack of Chris Hrabe’s notes for one of his early New Trier High School radio broadcasts on WNTH neared the height of Mont Blanc. The Wilmette native was…
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Community Strong
Brian Wallach was late for the first date with his future wife, Sandra Abrevaya. A good hour late. At the time, both were working for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential…
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