Bob Condor

Fitness is a sum-of-its-part proposition. What you do every day, from choosing foods to taking the stairs to getting enough sleep, all adds up. It might mean fewer pounds or...

A quick history lesson: After Prohibition, the liquor industry voluntarily agreed to ban advertisements from the radio (1936) and, upon its emergence, television (1948). The blackout lasted 60 years until...

The sound of crashing bowling pins typically draws a crowd, especially in an exhibit hall where you wouldn't expect it. This scene recently played out as expected at Navy Pier's...

The instructions sounded technical, but the subject was as common as it gets. "Heel strike, roll, push off the toes to propel yourself into the next step," said Maria Gabaldo,...

The most succinct way for Tracy Redmond to explain his dreams for a new urban farm on the city's West Side is "provide a service that makes money and allows...

The kale and tomatoes and purple-hulled peas form neat rows in raised planting beds. There are garden beans, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, sweet corn, watermelons, garlic, basil, lots of other...

The Pony League baseball game was just one of hundreds played in the Chicago area on a recent summer day. That was just the point for 13-year-old Tom Ford and...

Good news comes in all sizes and shapes. This month's report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that antibiotic prescriptions for children decreased 40 percent during the 1990s...

When the subject is meaningful conversations, Michael Toms' views are more than talk. As host of a weekly syndicated radio program, he has interviewed more than 3,000 of the most...

It is too early to tell just what will make the Holmes Place Health Club unique in the Chicago market beyond the obvious distinction. It is the first U.S. club...