- An adorable surprise in the deep sea
. Daily Edition • September 11, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s been 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — making today an opportunity to honor those lost in and affected by the tragedy. That includes Kristin Schnacky, who was just 3 when her firefighter dad, Ken Marino, died while responding to the World Trade Center that day. After getting engaged, Schnacky and her now-husband decided to have their wedding in New York, and though Marino wasn’t there for the special day, his memory certainly…Read more
- A new way of looking at public housing
Daily Edition • October 8, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Who’s the latest Albert Einstein or Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. or Toni Morrison? The recipients of the 2024 Nobel Prize are being revealed this week, with physiology or medicine announced yesterday, physics today, and chemistry on Wednesday. Literature is Thursday, peace Friday, and finally, economic sciences on Monday. Track the winners here. Must Reads This weekend, the public can tour the autumnal gardens of the most famous residence in...
- It’s sober (or sober-ish) October
Daily Edition • October 7, 2024 SUPPORTED BY What’s the weather like in your neck of the woods today? If it happens to be your birthday, we hope it’s a sunny and clear one. That brings us to BdayWeather.com, a fun little website that tells you what the weather was like on the day you were born — simply input your date of birth and place of birth, and then consider calling up any witnesses to confirm what you learn. Must Reads With open enrollment right around the corner, make sure these...
- How to be kind to those you disagree with
Sunday Edition • October 6, 2024 SUPPORTED BY It’s fall marathon season, with races taking place all over North America (in fact, our own Associate Editor Ally Mauch will be participating in Chicago’s next weekend), but one quirky iteration has especially caught our fancy: the Hot Chocolate Run. With the tagline “will run for chocolate,” the multi-city event is hosted by USA Today and ideal for the “cocoa-crazy.” There are 5K, 10K, and 15K distances (as well as a virtual option), and all...