All Stories from January 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Weekend picks: Improv hosts 'Last Comic Standing' winnerJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - A standup guy The career of comedian John Heffron gained extra exposure after he won season two of NBC's “Last Comic Standing.” Catch him this weekend live at the I...
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Night life events: Skinny pairings help with resolutionsJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - RA Resolution keepers It's easy to keep your new year's resolution at RA Sushi. Now through the end of February, order the skinny pairing — a skinny drink along wit...
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Theater events: Steel Beam stages mystery drama 'Deathtrap'Jan 09, 2013 5:00 am - ‘Deathtrap' revived A playwright struggling through a series of flops finds a promising script by an unknown writer and passes it off as his own in Ira Levin's “Dea...
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Chinese buyer says solar firm MiaSole will expandJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - BEIJING — The Chinese company that bought MiaSole, a California producer of thin-film solar panels, says it can make the emerging technology successful where others have...
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Jack Swyteck returns in 'Blood Money'Jan 09, 2013 5:00 am - James Grippando continues to deliver great legal suspense with his latest thriller, “Blood Money.” His hero, Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck, has appear...
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Frugal living: Using leftover whipped cream and coffee groundsJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have a small carton of 35 percent whipping cream in the fridge. I believe I bought it for a recipe that didn't come to fruition. I don't want to waste it, but it's ...
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Eating out: Hugo's celebrates soup month with Bookbinder specialJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - Hugo's soup special Hugo's Frog Bar and Fish House celebrates national soup month with its specialty of the house, Bookbinder soup. Now through Jan. 31, try this cr...
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Lake Villa's Chill Martini Bar lives up to its nameJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - Martini bars might have a reputation as trendy and formal spots, but Chill Martini & Wine Bar — which opened at 216 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Lake Villa last February — shows...
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Italian-style Onion Soup Topped with a Poached EggJan 09, 2013 4:46 am - 2 ounces chopped pancetta 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 pounds yellow onions, thinly-sliced 1 cup red wine 5 cups low-sodium beef or chicken broth Kosher salt 1...
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Always one Hall of a debate on who gets in, who doesn’tJan 09, 2013 4:37 am - Not a single player received enough votes to earn induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame this year, and Sammy “The Samminator” Sosa didn’t even get within light years of...