Ann Marie Scheidler

Trey Gonzales and Kip Helverson keep the legacy of the historic Smith’s Men’s Store alive as its new owners—and stewards

Trey Gonzales and Kip Helverson keep the legacy of the historic Smith’s Men’s Store alive as its new owners—and stewards.

Barrington’s Jackson Bradford has always taken the road less traveled and wouldn’t have it any other way

Barrington’s Jackson Bradford has always taken the road less traveled and wouldn’t have it any other way.

With a second generation on board, Forest Bootery celebrates a sensational 70 years in business

When sisters Cristina and Cara Garrison invited their father to breakfast at Highland Park’s Country Kitchen more than 20 years ago to discuss taking over running his Forest Bootery store, they had no idea they’d be at the helm when the Lake Forest icon celebrated its 70th anniversary. “I can tell you straight that

Life's A Dance

Barrington’s Jackson Bradford can hardly remember a time when he wasn’t dancing. “When I was two years old, my mom would bring me along to my older sister’s dance lessons,” he remembers. “But I would cry until the teacher would let me take part of the class. I was so happy dancing, even when I

If The Shoe Fits

Fashionably On Time

Like most things in life, timing is everything. And no one seems to know this better than Trey Gonzales and Kip Helverson, the new co-owners of Smith’s Men’s Store in Lake Forest. “The Chamber [of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff] announced that we were reopening Smith’s Men’s Store just as stories were circulating about other businesses in town closing,”

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