By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Anna Shuster has been a fixture on the North Shore ever since Anna’s Mostly Mahogany opened its doors in Lake...

By Adrienne Fawcett Things were not looking good for Hungry Monkey Baking at the start of 2020. The Lake Forest business lost money for...

By Kim Piekos “We’re back!” exclaims Friends of Lake Forest Library Used Book Sale co-chairs Nancy Mieling and Sande Noble. After taking...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman When I look back at the jobs I had as a teenager, memories of serving drinks and unappetizing food comes to...

By Kim Piekos Lake Forest is blessed with a rich history. It’s easy to overlook stories from the past that help us appreciate how this...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After more than a year of quarantine and lockdown, the residents of Lake Forest are outside en masse enjoying...

Lake Forest Open Lands honored our connections to the land with a Land Blessing on July 25. Native dancing and drumming captivated...

By Adrienne Fawcett There’s a new face at 570 Oakwood Ave. in Lake Forest – actually two. Sew Confident is on the street level, giving...

By Kim Piekos Lake Michigan is a beautiful resource treasured by most Lake Forest residents. Yet many are unaware that another gem exists...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Caucus President Kimberly Pfahl has lived in town since 2010. Armed with a masters of business...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman With Broadway ready to make a triumphant return in the fall, local theaters across the country are also...

By Kim Piekos Covid-19 hit many industries hard, but the sport of golf emerged stronger. Why? Golf was one of the few sports that people...

By David A. F. Sweet For the first time in the history of Forest Bluff School, its head is from outside the Lillard family Lake Forest...

By David A. F. Sweet The Lake Forest Podcast was originally conceived by Pete Jansons to help residents understand what the Lake Forest...

By Jennifer Karras Lake Forest resident Molly O’Neil launched her business as a holistic health coach in 2015. Three years ago, she...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Finding a connection between Argentinian cowboys and a Lake Forest High School graduate might sound like quite...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Lake Forest High School held its version of the popular television show Shark Tank when the seventh annual...

By Kim Piekos Though he’s received last rites seven times, thankfully Lake Forest resident Chris Brennan is still with us. It’s a good...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Open Lands is working on opening its first preserve by Lake Michigan on a 61-acre strip that abuts the...

By David A. F. Sweet Only four years old, Hilary Cronheim’s love of art museums was already established. “I was the child who always...