Synagogue set to stuff backpacks
A volunteer from North Shore Congregation Israel thought there had to be a better way than stealing for some students at Jordan Community School in Chicago to have the same...
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Congregation to host Israeli artisan event
Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim is hosting an Israeli artisan event on Aug. 24. Jewelry, Judaica and other crafted items by Israeli artists will be on sale between 10 a.m....
Highland Park native and director remembers Robin Williams’ early career
Director Brian Levant can boast two blockbuster films ("Beethoven" and "The Flintstones") and a holiday perennial ("Jingle All the Way"), but the former Highland Park resident said he takes immense...
Small-business profile: Tamales … A Mexican Joint.
Northbrook resident Jeff Gorbena, 42, is a native of Las Vegas. His restaurant, Tamales ... A Mexican Joint, is a part of the Highland Park dining landscape. Gorbena has owned...
Gerber/Hart Library reopens in Rogers Park
Recently Carrie Barnett was dining out when patrons at the next table noticed her Gerber/Hart Library and Archives T-shirt. Barnett is president of the 33-year-old nonprofit organization, which is the...
This Road Rally’s just for fun
Holy Cross Church's "fun committee" has set a scavenger hunt by automobile through Deerfield for Aug. 16 as way of having, well, fun. During this first Road Rally, participants will...
Small-business profile: Pure Health Center
Cynthia Dodick, 56 of Wilmette, is a certified live food chef and instructor with a master's degree in plant-based nutrition. Over the course of 30 years in the health care...
Review: ‘Poking a Dead Frog’ by Mike Sacks
A more ponderous proposition there is not than a scholarly analysis of what comedy is and why we laugh at something. Take Arthur Schopenhauer — please. Humor, Schopenhauer writes, can...
Small-business profile: Orsi’s Italian Ice
Highland Park residents Stephanie Orsi, 48, and Frank Orsi, 54 have brought a Chicago Taylor Street tradition to the recently renovated Highwood Train Station with Orsi's Italian Ice. For the...
Church’s coffeehouse closes as pastor leaves
A "plum gig" for musicians and an intimate haven for folk music lovers is closing in August. The Stained Glass Coffeehouse, located within the Congregational Church in Deerfield, will stage...