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THE BUZZ: APRIL 2024

THE LIBERATED GARDEN The Garden Liberated: An Evolution of Italian Garden Design brings together 10 Italian gardens created by Italy’s most respected garden architect, Paolo Pejrone. The gardens are located in different regions of Italy ranging from the wetlands of Piedmont to the gentle hills of Tuscany to the lush Riviera to the sunny coasts

TIME FOR TEA

Growing up in China, Mia Wan began her mornings with a simple, yet beautiful tradition. “The tea would always be brewing in the kitchen,” recalls Wan. “It’s the tradition of our hometown. We would drink tea with our family and then we would talk. When I moved to America to study at Purdue University, those

#HASHTAG: SAMMI VERHEY

Highland Park’s SAMMI VERHEY believes that impactful documentary films are the best way to forge connections, build trust, and create change. After nearly a decade working for President Barack Obama, Verhey transferred that experience to her role as Executive Director at Chicago Media Project (CMP), a nonprofit in support of films that use media to

#HASHTAG: JESSICA MERAR

Highland Park’s JESSICA MERAR is on a mission to spread awareness for pediatric cancer and raise funds to support local children battling cancer. As a Certified Child Life Specialist, Merar has been on the front lines of care at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago for 15 years. In 2020, she saw

YES, NOAM!

Noam Kulbak’s diving career started with a backward fall into a pool. His father, Shlomo Kulbak, had encouraged Noam—a grade-school student at the time—to take the Nestea Plunge. Go ahead, son, don’t just get your feet wet. Drench your entire frame. “I was terrified,” Noam Kulbak recalls. Shortly thereafter, at the age of 10 at

KEEPING UP WITH COACH JONES

Kyle Jones was disappointed. It was autumn 2019, and North Shore Country Day’s (NSCD) boys’ soccer coach had just guided his Raiders to a fourth-place finish in the Class A state tournament. He should have been thrilled, since a boys’ soccer team at the Winnetka school had never before reached a state semifinal. But he

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