Northbrook Lifestyle
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Schmidt works to help CCSD21's McKinney-Vento familiesMay 07, 2023 11:00 pm - On the first floor of CCSD21's Community Service Center and Administrative Office sits a corridor that a certain subset of the community regularly uses, but may rank amo...
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Retired Glenbrook North teacher shares his semi-true story of life as 'drum corps addict'May 04, 2023 5:55 am - Mike Piskel maintains that he is not a writer. He's a science teacher. It turns out he's both. An award-winning Glenbrook North teacher from 1981-2018, Piskel's debut bo...
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It's SuperState - again! - for Northbrook middle school musiciansMay 04, 2023 5:00 am - Wayne Gordon sees his musicians' success as a community effort. “We live in a really special community in Northbrook, and the whole Northfield Township, in that we have ...
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Things to do May 5-11: Frankie Valli, tulip fests, food truck fests and moreMay 02, 2023 6:00 am - Friday, May 5 Midwest Tulip Fest: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Kuipers Family Farm, 1N318 Watson Road, Maple Park...
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Visit Oakton in May for music, improv, Speaker ShowcaseMay 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College's performing arts lineup has something for everyone during May. "Whether you like guitar or trombone, jazz or classical music, improv or the art...
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South Barrington teen teaches art to help seniors, refugeesMay 01, 2023 5:30 am - When Hafsah Khan started painting four years ago, it served as an outlet for her emotions. “It's therapeutic ... it definitely is a coping mechanism,” said Hafsah, 16, o...
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'We water each flower separately': Innovative Jewish education board marks 100th anniversaryApr 27, 2023 6:01 am - It long has been the Board of Jewish Education's model to innovate programs and "when the need is met by the community, we move on to something else," said Alan Brown of...
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Neighbors in the News: Stephanie Gage named new principal at Betsy Ross ElementaryApr 27, 2023 6:00 am - • Prospect Heights School District 23 has named Stephanie Gage, MacArthur Middle School assistant principal, as the next principal of Betsy Ross Elementary School in Pro...
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Hands of Peace to hold 'Power of Purple' benefit May 7Apr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Hands of Peace will hold its "Power of Purple" benefit May 7 at Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling. The international nonprofit draws together teens from Israel, Pales...
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'Jewpernatural' series searches for relevance in the mysticalApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Reflecting a growing interest in the paranormal, Chabad of Northbrook Rabbi Meir Moscowitz will lead a monthlong, four-part series titled "Jewpernatural." "I'm constantl...