Month: January 2020

Feeling artsy? These Illinois suburbs are singing your name

Feeling artsy? These Illinois suburbs are singing your name

There are so many amazing opportunities to experience arts and culture in the Chicago suburbs. By Danielle Braff If you’ve seen Hamilton three times; if you have memberships to every art museum; if you believe that music education is essential learning...then these...

5 “Sweatpant” Towns in the Westchester Suburbs

5 “Sweatpant” Towns in the Westchester Suburbs

Here, there’s no need to worry about that “mom bun” when you leave the house in these Westchester suburbs… While we totally get the cliche of the mom in PJ pants, screeching through morning drop off, many suburbs still adopt some level of “dress code”—and that “code”...

7 of the Friendliest Chicago Suburbs

7 of the Friendliest Chicago Suburbs

It’s Always a Wave & a Smile in These Family-Friendly Towns. BY DANIELLE BRAFF Want to live in a Chicago suburb where everyone knows your name? These towns have gained a reputation for being the friendliest in Illinois. Buffalo Grove Leave the doors unlocked, let...

Suburban Jungle Featured on Pretty Progressive

Suburban Jungle Featured on Pretty Progressive

Suburban Jungle Founder & President Alison Bernstein talks "flex-is-best," and the company's massive expansion in 2020 and beyond. "Alison Bernstein picked the wrong suburb. While rectifying this emotionally and financially costly mistake, a light bulb went on....

The Ultimate Try-Before-You-Buy Approach to Suburbia

The Ultimate Try-Before-You-Buy Approach to Suburbia

Before taking the plunge, spend a weekend in suburbia and live like a local… You’ve done it all. You’ve worked with your Suburban Jungle Strategist. You’ve toured towns with local Suburban Jungle agents. You’ve crossed communities off your list and bumped others to...

5 Amazing Coworking Spaces in Connecticut

5 Amazing Coworking Spaces in Connecticut

When you work from home, you’ve got built-in flexibility. But sometimes having some added structure is a great thing. Enter these co-working spaces… If you’re a freelancer, a remote worker, or some other type of independent working professional, a non-traditional work...

What REALLY Goes Into School Rankings?

What REALLY Goes Into School Rankings?

Just because a school ranks at the top of the list doesn't mean it's an A+ school for YOUR family. Every parent wants to feel confident they’re sending their kids to the best possible schools—and many turn to popular school ratings and rankings sites to see how their...