Too early for gift ideas? Nah. Especially when the item is so useful you may want to get one right this minute. Pay attention as I rant about this thing Chums sent me to try – you’ll see. It is a find, whether you’re a hiker or a gym rat or a tourist. Chums Fjord Bottle Sling . I absolutely love this thing. It’s one of the most useful and best-designed gadgets I’ve ever seen – and it doesn’t involve technology of any kind! Start with the fact that it’s expandable and will fit many different sizes of water b
Navy Pier , in partnership with Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center , just opened its newest exhibit, “Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory.” The exhibit will be on display outdoors for the first time at Navy Pier’s Polk Bros. Park for guests to experience from Thursday, April 7 through Thursday, June 30.
“A suitcase. A sweater. A Teddy bear with one eye. The personal things exhibited in Stories of Survival—very small things when measured against the enormity of war—are items that real people held close to provide comfort, connection and identity,” said Navy Pier President and CEO Marilynn Gardner. “This powerful installation offers insightful answers about individual survivors, but it also stirs meaningful questions. What would you take with you?”