1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (531+ words) There are flamingoes and gnomes and reflecting balls, but in the San Juan Islands in Washington’s forested Puget Sound, there’s no more arresting lawn ornament than an airplane. Watching planes land and take-off is a favorite pastime of residents with…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (258+ words) Restaurants offer superb local cuisine, flowers abound in gardens galore, parties are nightly, and adventurous opportunities include fishing for trout in hidden lake, ATV trails in mountains dotted with waterfalls, and via ferrata climbing on the bluffs where President Taft’s…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (78+ words) In 1933 The Art Institute of Chicago was bequeathed “Two Sisters (On the Terrace)”, and currently the painting is on view in gallery 201. Currently in Chicago, visitors to the Garfield Park Conservatory & Gardens, could explore the 2026 Artist’s Garden Show entitled “Pigments!...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (508+ words) One of my favorite things about Chicago is the remarkable tapestry of people who make this city so endlessly fascinating. Every thread tells a story, and every now and then I have the privilege of meeting someone whose story adds…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1613+ words) There are leaders whose accomplishments can be measured in programs created, legislation passed, buildings saved or organizations strengthened. And then there are leaders whose greatest accomplishment may be changing how people understand the work itself. For Bonnie McDonald, after 14 years…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (666+ words) Classic Chicago Magazine Past Present and Future Steps The Arts Club Garden Project Stairs allow us to ascend and descend practically and metaphorically, and sometimes stairs could show us history. In western Honduras, an ancient stairway is a prominent site…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) I had heard about the mysterious and dramatic Olympic Peninsula for many years. It’s close to our home on Blakely Island in the San Juans, but we had never been there. Reconnecting with friends in the peninsula’s Port Townsend, we…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (335+ words) For the uninitiated, the drive into Venice from Marco Polo Airport can be a bit of a shock. It is a gritty, industrial, decaying space that belies the beauty to come, which starts by boarding one of the ubiquitous motorboats…...