New Space Lets Salon Shed Waitlist
Dogs wait their turn for a grooming at The LaundryMutt Too. WINNETKA – Take a walk in any of the North Shore suburbs and the popularity of doodles — a crossbreed poodle — is hard to miss. These lovable...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: LA loses sectional semifinal
Evanston’s Leighah-Amori Wool (left) and Loyola Academy’s Julia Martinez go for a loose ball during the sectional semifinal. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Let’s not, ahem, try to pull the wool over...
View ArticleNonprofit Reps: Meet The Press
Thursday, February 23 from 9-11 a.m., all North Shore nonprofit organization managers are invited for breakfast and a MEET YOUR Press Panel discussion featuring local news pros from N.E. Metro...
View ArticleHow Perfect! Murdock shares title with Pistorius
New Trier’s Maeve Murdock performs her balance beam routine in Friday’s session at the state meet. She ended up tied for first place. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Maeve Murdock has to tote an item to her...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Gamer: Tal, Giants top Trevians
Highland Park has been in this predicament before. Thus, Ziv Tal and his fellow teammates weren’t worried, when they fell behind 12-0 in the first four minutes of their game at New Trier on Feb. 21....
View ArticleNT President: Statement on Seminar Day
WINNETKA – The following is a statement from the New Trier Township High School Board of Education President Greg Robitaille regarding New Trier’s Feb. 28 All-School Seminar Day, “Understanding Today’s...
View ArticleNew Trier Board Keeps Seminar Day Unchanged
No changes will be made to Seminar Day on Race Feb. 28 at New Trier Township High School. Though no official vote was taken at the Feb. 20 District 203 Board of Education meeting, President Greg...
View ArticleWalter’s world: Senior shines at sectional
Jack Walter shakes a hand of a competitor during the medals presentation at the Niles North Sectional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER When he was determining his lineup for last weekend’s Niles North...
View ArticleHe’s on board: Guenther breaks school record
Loyola Academy’s Nathanial Guenther, seen her swimming the 200 IM, set a school record in the 100 breaststroke at the Niles North Sectional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Mike Hengelmann was stumped....
View ArticleKudos for Kinetic Wellness Teacher
New Trier High School Kinetic Wellness teacher Andrew Milne. Photo courtesy of New Trier. WINNETKA — “A list to crush this year” hangs from Kinetic Wellness teacher Andrew Milne’s desk at New Trier...
View ArticleBackyard Barbecue: More than a Store
Owner Dan Marguerite at Backyard BBQ in Wilmette .PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER/JWC MEDIA WILMETTE – An unassuming former garage at 535 Green Bay Road has been transformed into the Backyard Barbecue...
View ArticleOpinion: Sealcoating Ban Lacks Research
A proposed ordinance to ban the sale and application of refined tar sealant (RTS) products in Wilmette is based on flawed science. If enacted, the resulting ban could cost residents and business owners...
View ArticleIt’s Oscar Time, Baby
Wilmette resident Maggie Storino may have been an attorney in her “first life” but now the stay-at-home mother of three is best known for her blog, Don’t Call Me Oscar. The blog is an adorable parody...
View ArticleSeries Finale Sure to Ensnare Super Fans
Jake Jarvi: Superhero … or ordinary guy? Jake Jarvi’s love for movies soared as soon as Marty McFly plummeted off a tall building in Back to the Future Part II. Jarvi was a grade-schooler from Lake...
View ArticleOpinion: Industry’s ‘No Risk’…
On February 24th the Daily North Shore published an opinion piece by the coal tar industry trade group entitled, “Sealcoating Ban Lacks Research.” Too bad the paper doesn’t have a fiction section...
View ArticleGive A Pint for St. Patrick’s Day
It has less to do with luck and everything to do with giving. Participating donors who visit any of 17 LifeSource community donor centers between March 5-19 and mention “Give a Pint” will receive a...
View ArticleNew Trier Students Plan Pop-up Boutique
WINNETKA – New Trier High School seniors Kate Reynolds and Katie Ford have a passion for fashion, and they are on a mission to share their interest with teenage girls less fortunate than themselves. As...
View ArticleWilmette Crime Alert: House Burglary
WILMETTE – The Wilmette Police Department is investigating a residential burglary that occurred around midnight on Feb. 25. The offender entered a home through an unlocked door in the 300 block of...
View ArticleWhen STEM for Girls is SWEET
By Eleanor Kaplan As hundreds of students pour out the doors at the end of the school day, juniors Maddie Joseph and Mia Lecinski, along with a few dozen other bright, like-minded young women, make...
View ArticleTeens Arrested in Imperial Motors Break-in
WILMETTE – Four 17-year-old boys from Chicago were arrested in an alleged break-in at Imperial Motors, the Jaguar dealership on the 700 block of Green Bay Road in Wilmette, during the evening of Feb....
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