Glencoe News

European skin care, tranquility draw clients to Glencoe spa

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:04:26 -0500

There’s a reason Angela Zinger became a licensed esthetician when she was 17 years old. The owner of Spa Angeliza on Vernon Avenue has always had a passion for giving others great looking, healthy skin through European skin care. “When I first became an esthetician, there were only three or four reputable skin care lines,” said Zinger, who is originally from the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe. “The European technique is still the best. In Europe, skin care is hygiene, not a luxury.” Zinger came to the states with her family when she was 10. Her career began at …

Glencoe designer strives for comfort, warmth

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:28:01 -0500

GLENCOE Kim Flashner compares an empty room to a canvas. The Glencoe-based interior designer, home stager and art consultant said when she’s on a job, she thinks like an artist. “I can envision a room from day one, and most clients can’t,” said Flashner, a mother of three who has been decorating and staging homes for 16 years. “When it’s finished and filled with beautiful furnishings — furniture and accessories and rugs — I stand back and see the finished product. That’s the best.” Flashner, who holds a degree from the Harrington Institute of Interior Design and worked for a …

Restaurant is ‘date place’ with live piano music

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:34:00 -0500

If you’re walking down Wilmette Avenue on a Friday or Saturday night, you’ll undoubtedly hear piano music coming from the Wilmette Chop House. Inside the dimly lit restaurant, with its warm, cozy décor, diners are enjoying high quality steaks and seafood, as they sing along to the music.

Matchmakers say forget computer dating sites

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:32:00 -0500

The use of online dating websites has exploded in the past few years. Match.com, Jdate.com and eHarmony.com are some of the biggest matchmaking sites, all reaching record numbers of users year after year.

Cooking as a child led to Mexican restaurant

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:32:00 -0500

GLENCOE — Growing up in Mexico, Margarita Challenger said food was a big part of her family’s life. Together with her mom and her aunt, Challenger would prepare meals for hours, and said cooking was “a family thing to do.”