The Better Letter

Getting bored with your elliptical routine, while your kids get to try all kinds of sports in their gym classes?

As responsible moms and wives, my group of friends had mixed feelings when we decided to try a new type of movement class. Pole dancing has a distinctly slutty reputation.

Our September issue is officially here.

ETHS graduate Adam Chernoff is on his way to Tulane in the fall, armed with a unique senior experience that expanded his worldview and taught him to manage his time more effectively.

The 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Sweeney*, held out the vocabulary assignment that Francie Baker’s mother had seen her daughter do two weeks before.

Do your kids do their homework sprawled out on the bed? Or lying on the living room floor, with cartoons on the television?

Race and diversity are topics few of us know how to talk about, no matter how dedicated we are to racial equality.

Ever since we first heard of its opening, my family has been arguing over the pronunciation of Glencoe’s Guanajuato restaurant.

In the current economy, you may worry that spending money on a gap year is extravagant, but consider this.

I’ve heard all the excuses: chlorine dries out my hair, I don’t have a swim suit, my goggles leak, I can’t get the breathing, the water is cold, and it’s boring.

When shopping for new gym shoes these days, you might be tempted to up the ante by choosing a shoe that enhances your workout just by wearing them.

If the Wisconsin Cheese Trail isn’t your slice of cheddar, but you still want to get away for the weekend, check out Lake Geneva’s upcoming fall events.

The legends are true.

Following a few simple rules helped interior designer Stephanie Wohlner transfer her family’s “wreck of a house” into a stylish and comfortable home.

Betsy Graham of Winnetka arrived half an hour late to class and on the verge of tears.

Need a delicious recipe to use up some of your Wisconsin cheese?

It's arguably the most competitive sport on the North Shore: college admissions. And the season is upon us. Once your kid has taken the SAT and as many honors classes as possible, it’s finally time for him or her to fill out the application and knock the socks off admissions officers.

Instead of the usual apple pie, think apple cake when those delicious, crisp apples start to fill the farmer’s markets this month.

We love the summertime: sun, shore, strolling, sleeveless clothing, shorts and plenty of sweet, thirst-quenching treats. But we loathe the sweat, and the acne that it can produce.

When you’re heading to kindergarten, it’s all about the wheels. This fall, wheelie backpacks are hot among the 5-year-old set.