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An Affair to Remember

Eleven years ago, Sue Shattock and her family had just moved to Lake Forest from England. One day, she found herself flipping through a recent issue of Forest & Bluff and came across a story about Ragdale’s signature fundraising event Novel Affair. “That year, Ragdale hosted Elizabeth Stroud as one of its guest authors,” Shattock

In Search of Seth Paine

Since the Seth Paine Elementary School opened 58 years ago, thousands of Lake Zurich K-5 students have paraded through the entry seeking knowledge. It’s a pity few of them ever learned who the school’s namesake truly was. As the school’s official history has it, “Seth Paine was a businessman from Chicago who came to Lake

A Forever Home

Facing East, toward the shores of Lake Michigan, stands a graceful, striking Georgian home belonging to Winnie and Bob Crawford. Symmetrical lines and classical architectural elements exude a sense of place, of belonging. The sound of the waves lapping onto the shore echo into the crisp air as the cerulean blue water meets the sky.

The Buzz: April 2020

Textured Porcelain Local artists may recognize the name Guenola Lefeuvre—in the mid-aughts, this former Lake Bluff resident served as director and curator of the Deer Path Art League and Gallery. Today she operates as Textured Porcelain in Maine. Her work, as the name suggests, gives beholders a unique tactile experience. Wheel-thrown porcelain pieces are hand-cut

North by South

I think it was the cappellacci that ultimately did it. I don’t often reverse long-held dining commandments midway through a meal, but during a recent visit to the revamped Enzo & Lucia in Long Grove, I admit to experiencing a reawakening of sorts. Where I come from—i.e., a family that bleeds Neapolitan red sauce—one is

House of Dreams

“I’m excited every day to get out of bed and come to work,” says Britt Carter, founder of and senior interior designer at Britt Carter & Company. “No two clients, no two projects are ever the same. This is one of the many reasons I love what I do.” Carter grew up in the “mom

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