Allison Peters

Editor, Orange Quarterly and Columnist at WWTV-TV (Cadillac, MI)

Writer and Editorial Fellow at Freelance

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Enjoy 'la bella vita' at Tablescapes benefit

Feb 12, 2025 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

I don't know about you, but escaping to Italy right now sounds pretty good to me. I would love to be sipping on a limoncello in the Tuscan countryside or zipping through the streets of Rome on a colorful Vespa. Of course, Hinsdale has its own authentic Italian touches, with tasty pizza and panini options to choose from all over town and certain well-known Italian labels (both cars and haute couture) raising the fashion bar outside of Starbucks.
Pioneers Picked Sixth In WIAC Preseason Poll

Feb 12, 2025 | letsgopioneers.com | Melissa Dietz |Taylor Roughen |Jordan Johnson |Allison Peters

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team was picked to finish sixth in the 2025 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) preseason poll that was released on Wednesday afternoon. Defending conference champion UW-Oshkosh was voted to finish atop the standings, with the Titans entering the season ranked fourth in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III poll.
Fall calls for a good book, an (Uncorked) glass of wine

Oct 9, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

It's fall, y'all! With the gourds lining the farmers market stalls, the multicolored mums dotting perfectly manicured lawns and towering (sometimes terrifying) Halloween decorations peering at you from every corner, you can't miss it.
Fall events already filling up the calendar

Sep 11, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

Dearest Hinsdaleans, welcome back to another exciting social season!I don't know about the rest of you, but summer seemed to fly by, especially with the excitement surrounding our local baseball and softball teams. Now, with the first signs of fall nipping at our heels, it's time to start marking your calendars (and preparing your budget) for this year's lineup.
Start of May means the sprint to summer begins

May 8, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

And just like that, we're in May. Mayhem, Maycember, Mayday ... whatever you call it, it feels like a full sprint at breakneck pace to the start of summer when everything shifts around town. Summer in Hinsdale is full of warm nights at Pierce Park, catching up with friends at Uniquely Thursdays, and family fun activities at the Hinsdale Public Library. It's less about charity fundraisers and more about reconnecting with community - well, mostly.
It's off to the races ... and to the houses

Apr 10, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

Spring is in full swing! Now that the spring breakers have returned, first pitches have officially started the baseball season and the AYSO goals are up at the parks, it feels like we're racing into the final stretch before summer. This time of year also offers two long-standing Hinsdale social traditions: Derby Day and Kitchen Walk.
HJWC 'Disco Dreams' launches Hinsdale into spring

Mar 13, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

It's around this time of year - when the green shoots of tulips are looking promising, daffodils are already bursting open, and bees are thinking seriously about waking up - that your social calendar might also be starting to feel like it's equally blooming with activities. It's spring in Hinsdale.
Spread love to help community at benefit fundraisers

Feb 7, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, things are heating up in Hinsdale - especially where benefit fundraising events are concerned. In thinking about all things pink-and-red-related, I would be remiss not to mention Misericordia Women's League's annual Heart of Gold Benefit, this year titled, "As Gold as It Gets." Since its inception in 1996, the Misericordia Women's League has hosted this benefit gala, which has grown to attract more than 650 guests.
California dreamin' at Infant Welfare's Tablescapes

Jan 10, 2024 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

It's January in Hinsdale! You know what that means - after the New Year's champagne glasses are washed and the holiday decorations come down, we inevitably start thinking about escaping to a warmer climate. Some of us are working on spring break plans and some of the snowbirds among us have already flown south for the winter.
Assembly Ball has everyone dancing merrily

Dec 20, 2023 | thehinsdalean.com | Allison Peters

I have a confession to make: I didn't grow up in Hinsdale. No, it's even worse than that. I'm not from anywhere near here. I'm a Southerner, born in Mississippi and raised in Texas, which means that I don't always know the lingo. When someone asked if I was going to write about the Hinsdale Assembly Ball, I may or may not have responded with a blank stare while my brain went into overdrive, trying to remember what I knew about this organization.