For Janet Whaley, the American Civil War was never more real as when she held in her hands the discharge papers of one Elias Whaley, a Union soldier in the 11th Indiana Zouaves. Elias was her ...

The question "is there life after death in advertising?" comes from the same intellectual depths as those plumbed by Cher when she posed the far more fundamental query, "Do you believe in life after ...

Welcome to 2025, where innovation is the name of the game, opportunities are endless, and the business landscape is moving faster than your morning coffee order. Whether you’re riding the wave of AI, ...

Coffee shops, parks, libraries, museums and community centers — what do these places all have in common? They’re not your house or your workplace. They’re “third places.” The idea of third places was ...

When it’s empty and dark, the United Center has this really cool vibe inside. It feels like if you listen hard enough, you can hear those 1990s stories. I was standing at the center-court logo — one ...

I loved Jan Risher's column about an old rotary phone and old phone exchanges. Seventy years later, I still remember by best friend's phone number, Jackson 8080. And even though I've had a cell phone ...