Story URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=207171
Story Retrieval Date: 5/19/2013 7:25:14 PM CST
Top Stories
Study: Lack of tree cover in minority communities increases heat risks

Cabrini rowhouse revamp stirs up lawsuit

US Latinos who speak English more likely to exhibit cancer-risk behavior, study says

Mobile banking growing

Menopause management website launches, personalizes care
Features
Disney officials retreat after glam makeover of Disney princess Merida sparks protest

Pot for pups

Health department billboards show pregnant teen boys

New options may increase use of female condom, experts hope

Chicago students transform struggle into poetry
Chicago Life
Water-scarcity solutions require new thinking, new technologies, expert says.

US Latinos who speak English more likely to exhibit cancer-risk behavior, study says

New options may increase use of female condom, experts hope
Video
Some Chicago schools address nutrition with healthier offerings

Rising tide lifts all boats: Why River Walk development will benefit restaurant industry

Bronzeville parents march in protest of CPS school closures
Arts
Fruits to bloom with spring

Teachers become the students at biotechnology symposium

NASA hits set back in search for extraterrestrial life
Business
4th ward is rejuvenated by community development corporation

Mobile banking growing

Consumer Price Index falls on gas decline, sparks deflation concerns

Elise Menaker / Medill

Barre Bee Fit's first studio opened in River North.  Now it has locations in Lincoln Park and the Gold Coast.  


Barre Bee Fit: the workout for women

by Elise Menaker
July 26, 2012


BARREBEEFITICON
When Ariana Chernin and Jillian Lorenz left their executive jobs and created the Barre Bee Fit program, they didn't know what would happen, but two years down the road and three studios later the trend is growing.