by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy | Feb 27, 2019 | Chicago Tribune, Fitness & Nutrition, Food, Lifestyle, Los Angeles Times, Parenting
As fast as a Pop-Tart? More filling than an energy bar? Definitely cheaper than the drive-thru. This back-to-school season, discover make-ahead, packable breakfasts. “I don’t remember the last time I ate breakfast sitting at a table,” says Kelsey...
by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy | Feb 27, 2019 | Chicago Tribune, Lifestyle, Los Angeles Times, Relationships
He was 67, a former race-car driver living in a retirement community. She was 23, vibrant and attractive, happy to listen to stories of past glory. It’s not what you think. Her name is Tara, she lives in Los Angeles and she’s available to be your best friend — in a...
by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy | Feb 27, 2019 | Chicago Tribune, Fitness & Nutrition, Food, Lifestyle, Los Angeles Times, Mental Health
We know how to lose weight: reduce calories and increase movement. Yet we don’t do it. Or if we do, we gain it back. What’s missing is your answer to why you want to lose, says Dr. Holly Wyatt, associate professor of medicine at the University of...
by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy | Jul 10, 2018 | Chicago Tribune, Lifestyle, Los Angeles Times, Relationships
Wait, what? No soy milk?! Expressing dismay at the larder is one faux pas that otherwise well-meaning folks make when staying in someone else’s vacation home. There are a handful of things hosts would like you to know as the season of sun, sand, and surf rolls in —...
by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy | Jul 9, 2018 | Business Pulse, Lifestyle
Bellingham ranks among the least affordable cities in the nation, comparing housing costs to local incomes. Are local governments’ policies contributing to that? The median home in Bellingham costs 7.3 times more than the median income here. Nationally, a typical home...
by Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy | Feb 28, 2018 | Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Front, Fitness & Nutrition, Food, Lifestyle
It’s remarkable that a simple seed can contain such depth and breadth of flavor. Like the coffee bean, Jessica Easto’s book “Craft Coffee: A Manual” (Agate Publishing, $19.95) dives deep and reaches wide as it teaches consumers how to improve their...
