Michael Esposito

The Chicago Botanic Garden invites parents and their youngsters ages 1-5 to join the CBG Stroller Society. Beginning April 10, and continuing from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays throughout the...

Starting Friday and running through March 17, Arlington Park hosts the 10th Annual Chicagoland Family Pet Show featuring more than 300 exhibits of pet-related products and services. Apart from dogs...

What says March better than John Philip Sousa? "The March King" was born in Washington, D.C., in 1854. His father was a trombonist in the U.S. Marine Band, so the...

One might expect "Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past" (Chicago Review Press, $14.95) by Richard Panchyk to have useful information: how to snap a whip, ride on...

Take a faux dinosaur bone, roll up a book of mazes patterned on dinosaur and other ancient skeletons, stuff it inside and you've got the "Dinomaze Colossal Fossil Maze Book"...

Area performer Suzanne Hales presents dramatic portrayals of several presidents' mothers in "First Mothers" at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St., Des Plaines....

Designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban and built at the end of the 18th Century, the White House is a touchstone. Americans are accustomed to this symbol preceding messages of...

Celebrated foodie M.F.K. Fisher once wrote: "Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly." As Valentine's Day nears, gourmet and nutritionist...

Psychologist Sol Gordon's "How Can You Tell If You're Really In Love?" (Adams Media Corp., $7.95) warns that romantic movies and novels often give people the wrong image of love....

One of the many Black History Month events at Chicago Children's Museum is its Nigerian Festival Days, Feb. 7 to 10. The museum will feature Nigerian art, music and dance,...