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CATCHING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL BUG

An innate interest in tinkering led Highland Park native Susie Spigelman to a career in startups. Her latest startup, Beacon, aims to make the world a healthier place. Launched in 2021 by Spigelman and co-founders Brian and Andrea Clark, Beacon created a hand-sized, wall-mounted smart device that simplifies daily cleaning routines. Operated by a phone

THE BUZZ: AUGUST 2023

LIGHT IT Table lamps are having a moment. For your desk, we love the GOODMAN TABLE LAMP. Handsome and chic, it showcases the simplicity of conical shades with refined details, and definitely displays classic elegance. Exploring pared-down silhouettes through metal and paper, the lamp’s designer, Thomas O’Brien, focuses on elegant accents like graceful long link

MUDLARK IN YOUR EYE

When Christina Lepri-Stringer was 9 and the only child actor in the Steppenwolf Theatre production The Wolf Lullaby, she had to learn to speak with an Australian accent. Years later, as a Boston College Theater/ English double major, the Chicago native interned at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England, where she worked with actors in

LIFE IMITATING ART

Everyone at Lyric Opera of Chicago is delighted to usher in the 2023/24 cultural season on a high note with Sunday in the Park with Lyric, an evening of beautiful music led by Enrique Mazzola along with members of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center and the Lyric Opera Orchestra. Hosted by

HOME RUN

A professional baseball scout arrives at a high school game and focuses his attention on the home team’s star pitcher but becomes smitten with the shortstop instead. Jason Cannon, a native of Visalia, California, experienced a similar shift in the literary field as he researched Orval Overall, a Visalia High School graduate who helped the

MATERIAL PURSUITS

This weekend’s curated luxury trends. BESPOKE WALLPAPER British wallpaper brand Graham & Brown recently introduced three new wallpaper designs in the U.S., each influenced by multicultural references and the mixture of materials, creating a rich and diverse palette drawn from around the globe. One of our favorites of this collection is the Hartley Damask, a

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