All Entries in the "Beyond Chicago" Category
Chicagoan Dr. Amy Lehman, the courageous MAKER
“Badass” came to mind when I had a chance to see and hear tattoo-cladded Chicagoan Dr. Amy Lehman speak on her project at the Makers Women luncheon. There I learned that Lehman is the founder of the Lake Tangkanyika Floating Health Clinic. The clinic’s goal was to provide health care services to about 3.5 million [...]
Katie Couric and Chicago
A different light casted on Katie Couric during our talk. To me she’s always been the hardcore newswoman that is on the very top of her game and just when you think she’s done it all, then she does it again. After anchoring CBS Evening News and the TODAY show, yesterday she launched her new [...]
Beyond Chicago: Buick Opened Doors To Detroit’s World of Art and Design
While the city of Detroit along with Mayor Dave Bing‘s mission is to re-transform Detroit, world class auto-maker GM / Buick is doing their part in showing off Detroit a bit by hosting a media #BuickDesign Tour. This event shed light on Detroit’s wealth of artists who play a big role in redefining the city’s stamp [...]
The Dish: Naperville’s Must-Visit Restaurants
Naperville, Illinois is arguably one of the hippest and best suburbs to live in the Chicagoland area. Being dubbed twice by Money Magazine as one of the Best Places to Live in America, it is no wonder that families from all over Chicago have relocated to Naperville and it’s surrounding suburbs like Aurora, Plainfield and [...]
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2011 PlayStation Family Group Kick-Off Meeting [pics]
A new PlayStation Family group has formed and I am proud to be invited to join in. The group is consist of mom bloggers from around the nation that are somewhat focused on technology and family gaming. Our group kicked off the first meeting in PlayStation’s Headquarter in the San Francisco area. President and CEO [...]
It Starts With ONE Mom!
Do you know it only takes ONE Mom? With over 2 million members worldwide, ONE.org has compiled its resources to make huge dents in fighting extreme poverty and disease. Engaging policy makers is one of the tools ONE.org utilizes. Their latest campaign, #ONEMOMS, is buzzing around the world. Beginning July 27th 10 Mom Bloggers from [...]
Wisconsin Bound, Family Style!
Recently, my husband and I packed the car and the kids for the weekend and headed up to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Having never been, a friend of mine with two kids of her own recommended Timber Ridge Lodge at The Grand Geneva. Located a quick five-minute drive from the actual Lake Geneva, Timber Ridge is [...]
Beyond Chicago: Let me take you down where I’m going to…Strawberry Fields!
I actually already went last month, but the pictures below can hopefully help take you there. The location was in the beautiful Monterey of California blessed with good soil, ever-present sun and cool ocean air. I flew in as one of the 5 chosen bloggers in the country to learn about everything strawberry and I [...]
