Down To Earth
Nearly two decades ago, Wendy Abrams founded a nonprofit called Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet. Highland Park has always been home base for Abrams, the place where…
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In Sheridan Rd
Women In Science
Earlier this year, American conservationist Kristine (Kris) McDivitt Tompkins helped reintroduce the jaguar to Argentina’s Iberá wetlands— 70 years after hunting and habitat loss drove the species to extinction—through Rewilding…
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It Takes a Village
You won’t usually find filmmaker and food activist Matt Wechsler at his Village Farmstand in Evanston on a Monday. That day, he’s busy talking to farmers about what seasonal produce…
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Newsworthy: April 2021
FLORAL PHILOSOPHY Designer, author, and philanthropist Charlotte Moss has long believed that flowers should not be reserved only for the rare occasion but instead are best deployed in everyday living….
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Shore Vs. City: April 2021
Glencoe’s SUZANNE KNOWER WARYE is a former fashion executive who founded mykindofsweet.com, a lifestyle blog normalizing the #momlife struggle. Warye steps away from finding joy, humor, and style in the…
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Comics Central
Big Shoulders. Al Capone, Michael Jordan, and the 1985 Bears. The ‘L’ train system. Lincoln Park Zoo’s cubs and Wrigley Field’s Cubs. Navy Pier. You think of Chicago, you think…
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Clean & Green
Winnetka’s Laura White looks for ways to connect with nature and be eco-responsible with her company, Arch. Her belief in the healing power of plants was the basis for launching…
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Inspired Interiors
Once upon a time, Lauren Buxbaum Gordon had dreams—well, rather, plans—of attending law school. That is until the namesake Chicago- based interior design firm of Nate Berkus offered her a…
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Change-Maker
In 2002, Chicago-based fine artist Erin Minckley lived in Morocco, studying abroad for her dual undergraduate degree in Art and Middle Eastern studies. She had dreams of one day working…
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