Debbie Lee

A decidedly Midwestern surf culture thrives on Lake Michigan

It’s a weekday afternoon in early December and Jim Mallardo is standing on the shores of Lake Michigan, armored in a 6mm wetsuit with gloves. The sky and water are a distressed blue-gray, like the contours of a contusion, and the 47-degree weather is not doing any favors for what little of his skin is

Fashion Matters Chicago pays tribute to Jackie O. at its upcoming luncheon

From her earliest days as a debutante until her final years as a New York socialite, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was an icon. Whether she paired pearls with a pillbox hat, or pinned the perfect crystal brooch to a crisp boatneck, her classic looks influenced an entire generation of women. But how do her modest looks

The Third Coast

Making Things Happen

Growing up in Clarendon Hills, Julia Haried was homeschooled through the eighth grade. Describing her younger self as having boundless energy—”I was ready for life,” she says—and always being up for anything, she was not exposed to the gender biases often found in traditional coed classrooms. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons she is unapologetically

The Buzz

Corks & Forks Hinsdale Wine Academy founder Lorenzo Muñoz wants to take the pretension out of wine classes. A certified sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers and certified wine educator (CWE), he says he finds his “happy place” when sipping and slurping is done in the presence of convivial company. But if one of

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