Goal to lose baby fat leads to passion for yoga
At 74, when most people are retired, Beverly resident Donna Wilkinson continues doing what she has done for 39 years –—teaching yoga. "I started yoga in 1971, after my third...
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Workout warriors in battle against domestic violence
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has frightening statistics that say between 2013 and 2014, 84 domestic violence deaths occurred in Illinois, and that included 15 children. In fact, nearly...
Local filmmaker tells story of a ‘Band of Sisters’
When director Mary Fishman's movie "Band of Sisters" is released on iTunes Feb. 24, it will be another step forward for her film — a true labor of love. The...
In Beverly, fun-seekers gather to play the beautiful game
Fun. Fun may be the shortest introduction every written for a column, but it aptly sums up in a word what a group of Beverly residents are trying to do...
Beverly family relates harrowing airport experience
Every day, 73,000 passengers make their way through Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport and on January 6, that number included four members of the Chaps family, from the Beverly community of...
Beverly artist spreading the story of the blues
Beverly resident Bonni McKeown is a piano player who knows a lot about blues music, but if she cannot come up with the $25,000 she needs, she will truly sing...
Beverly couple to close floral business they started nine years ago
Blossom Boys owners Stephen English and Ryan Steinbach love each other, love the Beverly community of Chicago where they have lived nearly eight years, and they love their floral business,...
Beverly woman finds power in adversity
Superman can stop a train in its tracks but he probably can't stop Beverly resident Holly Simon. Simon, 51, might just make Superman seem like a weakling, because it seems...
Beverly woman lauded for volunteer work
Beverly resident Therese Connors said receiving the Madonna Medal for community service from Mount Mary University in Wisconsin was like winning an Oscar. Mount Mary University awards the Madonna Medal...
Local families welcoming children from Columbia, China
Soon, just in time for Christmas in fact, three international children may be a step closer to receiving an extra special present — a family of their very own. The...