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Paul MCCobb’s Canvas Lounge Chair with grommett details from his Cabana Group of outdoor furniture was seen in the June 1953 issue of House and Garden magazine. Black cording attaches grommeted Sunbrella fabric to a solid iron frame, creating a simple yet striking silhouette. At right, the brass and glass Exposior Table Lamp sits atop McCobb’s slender architectural Connoisseur Nightstand made of oak, brass and marble. The collection ranges from $99 to $2,500, cb2.com (CB2)

If you want to wake up your summer menu, John Diversey, the herbs and vegetable manager at Gethsemane recommends herbs that pack a punch, such as red rubin basil, with its dark purple color and intense, spicy flavor. He also suggests epazote, an herb that’s often used in Mexican cooking and has a grassy flavor with notes of oregano, anise, citrus and mint, and perilla, a fragrant herb used in Asian cooking that has a licorice and basil-like flavor.

Mark “Chaps” Schimmelpfennig, right, makes his rounds to talk to staff, including registered nurse Katie Andrews, left, and Abbey Weilbacher, center, at the ICU at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago on April 15, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

Next, an observation: I am surprised (and yet, not-at-all-surprised) that, having experienced a global pandemic that has exposed all of us to actual life-and-death decisions regarding relationships you are still replaying, reviewing, and relitigating your disappointment from last year.

You don’t say how old “Hillary” is, but a simple, polite response is all that’s called for: “Oh, I know this sounds like it might be fun for Hillary, but we’re going to make this trip on our own. Maybe another time we can have her join us.”

“I was like, ‘Yes, my friend. I will tell them that,’” Azaria said he told the student. He also addressed Padman, who is Indian American. “I said to him, and I’m going to say to you right now, I really do apologize. I know you weren’t asking for that, but it’s important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that. … Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country.”

“My daughter was anxious to get it, and when we saw that they were opening it to Illinois residents, we jumped on the chance,” Sellers said. “It was definitely something we wanted to get done. Lane Tech is such an enormous school, so her exposure would be, even with only a certain number of children being there, it would be much greater than some of the smaller schools.”

Karen George, founder of Chicago Speech Therapy, said they have gotten creative, using clear masks for in-person sessions so children can still see their mouths, and also using teletherapy, which has been helpful to allow children to see faces and allow parents to be present and learn tools to help their children in between sessions. They see children anywhere from age 18 months to about 7 years, learning everything from how to speak to articulation.

New people recently bought the adjacent unit and have totally redone their side of the yard with sod, trees, firepit, hammocks, windchimes and a large trampoline, which they have located up against my side of the fence and about 15 feet from my kitchen.

The best time to aerate cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass that make up most Chicago-area lawns is in spring and fall, when the grasses are actively growing. Weather conditions are different from year to year, but April or May and September or October are generally good months to schedule aeration. I prefer the spring window for core aeration. For lawns that are heavily used, it might be beneficial to aerate twice per year.