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It Takes a Village

You won’t usually find filmmaker and food activist Matt Wechsler at his Village Farmstand in Evanston on a Monday. That day, he’s busy talking to farmers about what seasonal produce is coming in next week, catching up with his kids, or working out details for his next documentary film with his wife and filmmaking partner,

Powerfully Natural

Julia Veome is feeling pretty in pink—pretty and powerful. On this sunny afternoon, she is modeling signature pink pieces from the comfy athleisure wear line she designed and just launched in a move that expands her Natural Baller skin care company into a complete lifestyle brand. The mission? “Live Life with No Filter,” says La

In the Atmosphere

“Art is an evolution of practice and intuition,” explains artist Patricia Markos Dolan. “I’m constantly growing through my work.” Developing her technique organically over the years, for more than a decade Dolan has honed in on oil paint as her medium of choice—using her palette knife and brush to create and meld color into landscapes

Women In Science

Earlier this year, American conservationist Kristine (Kris) McDivvit Tompkins helped reintroduced the jaguar to Argentina’s Iberá wetlands—70 years after hunting and habitat loss drove the species to extinction—through Rewilding Argentina, the partner organization to Tompkins Conversation, which Tompkins co-founded with her late husband, Doug. Mariua, an adult jaguar who was rescued as an orphan in

Inspired Interiors

Once upon a time, Lauren Buxbaum Gordon had dreams—well, rather, plans—of attending law school. That is until the namesake Chicago- based interior design firm of Nate Berkus offered her a coveted summer internship, and she instead set her sights on the world of interiors complete with an education from one of the best in the

Change-Maker

In 2002, Chicago-based fine artist Erin Minckley lived in Morocco, studying abroad for her dual undergraduate degree in Art and Middle Eastern studies. She had dreams of one day working for National Geographic as a travel photojournalist, all in the pursuit of exploring untapped and misunderstood world cultures. During her time in the country, she

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