Tag: Chicago Botanic Garden
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Inside Scoop: From a cold treat at Rita’s to early-bird Centennial pool passes and a stroll through the Chicago Botanic Garden, it’s time to leap into spring
By Sophia Gianaris Staff intern Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard Drive on over to a family favorite for a post-dinner treat. Rita’s is already open for the season and ready to tempt your sweet tooth with Italian ice, frozen custard, gelato, milkshakes, cookies and more. This locally owned chain dessert shop has franchises in ... -
Inside Scoop: Chicago Restaurant Week starts March 25, Taste of Park Ridge dates, new pricing at the Chicago Botanic Garden and deals around town
Chicago Restaurant Week runs March 25-April 10 It’s time for Chicago’s annual foodie frenzy. Yes, that special time of year, where you get to treat your taste buds like royalty during the 15th annual culinary celebration that is Chicago Restaurant Week, which runs March 25-April 10. That’s a total of 17 days of dining deals ... -
Holiday happenings: Get the inside scoop on plenty of holiday exhibits, light shows and family fun in Chicagoland
AMAZE photo by Matt Zuro By Trent Modglin AMAZE Light Festival in Rosemont Impact Field has transformed into the ultimate holiday destination with the debut of The AMAZE Light Festival in Rosemont. Open now, visitors can enjoy outdoor holiday activities for all ages amongst an immersive display of more than one million holiday lights. In ... -
Park Ridge Insider: Lida Bunting on dinner at Cucina Biagio, holiday light shows and the Park Ridge Speedskating Club
Ice skating photo by Marina Samovsky How long you’ve lived here: We moved in October of 2012, so just over eight years. What you like best about Park Ridge: I love the proximity of everything and the small-town feel. I grew up in a suburb where everything was very spread out. So being able to ... -
Q&A with Harriet Resnick about the fall activities and Lightscape exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden
The Real Park Ridge sat down with with Harriet Resnick, Vice President of Visitor Experiences and Business Development of the Chicago Botanic Garden, to discuss the fall activities and upcoming Lightscape exhibit Q: What are some fun fall programs you have coming up? A: We have a number of events happening at the Garden this ... -
Flower power: The Chicago Botanic Garden provides a much-needed escape with nature
By Trent Modglin The start of school (i.e. e-learning from the living room) is just around the corner, and you need a break. An escape, if you will. Not a Starbucks latté or therapeutic massage type of escape, but a real escape. In nature, walking with the kids, breathing in the fresh air, exploring. The ... -
Kid Zone: The Great Train Story at the Museum of Science and Industry, Blue Man Group, Notebaert Nature Museum and Chicago Botanic Garden
Notebaert Nature Museum Local spots to let the kids learn, be amazed and be themselves By Trent Modglin Notebaert Nature Museum The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood — just across the street from the Lincoln Park Zoo and Fullerton Avenue Beach — is loaded with enriching exhibits and opportunities for hands-on ... -
Park Ridge Insider: Jamie Lee on Cooper’s Hawk Winery, sandwiches at Tony’s Deli and fun with the kids at the Wildwood Nature Center
How long you’ve lived here: I have now lived here a total of 13 years — two years in high school and 11 years after college. My grandfather bought his house on Norman in the 1950s, so my mom grew up here, and although I grew up in Colorado, I spent many summers visiting the senior ...
