Lifestyle Stories from January 1, 2016 (Change date)
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Harry Lauder's Walking Stick shows off in the winter landscapeJan 04, 2016 8:55 am - One of the most fascinating shrubs in the winter landscape is Corylus avellana Contorta. Its common names include corkscrew hazel, contorted filbert and Harry Lauder's W...
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Character in interior design comes from the unpredictableJan 04, 2016 8:55 am - Funky homes habitually offer unending, one-of-a-kind possibilities for special built-in features. When you inherit a floor plan that meanders and changes levels because...
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Tap into the suburbs' best beer at local breweriesJan 03, 2016 6:40 am - Great beer is being brewed up every day at suburban craft breweries. While you can usually buy some of the more popular beers produced at your local liquor or grocery st...
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Dining events: New specials for a new year at Naperville's CityGateJan 02, 2016 6:11 am - CityGate's specials CityGate Grille ushers in the new year with dinner specials this weekend that include a chilled snow crab claw and shrimp cocktail for $16 or a...
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Wheaton man runs 52K on 52nd birthday for clean waterJan 02, 2016 6:45 am - Steve Spear doesn't have a bumper sticker on his car that reads "13.1" or even "26.2." And there just don't seem to be any "3,243" bumper stickers available to reflect h...
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Fun mini golf courses to putt a round in the suburbsJan 01, 2016 4:30 am - The suburbs boast a wide variety of places to play miniature golf, ranging from courses nestled in parks near downtowns offering post-round adult beverages to larger adv...
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Check out these five great small music venues in the suburbsJan 05, 2016 5:19 am - There's nothing quite like getting wrapped up in the heat and emotion of a concert where 20,000 people are all in tune. But you can't beat a smaller venue for being ass...
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Take a hike at these six top spots in the suburbsJan 03, 2016 6:40 am - Flatlanders, beware: There are actually plenty of great hiking spots in the suburbs. The northern Illinois landscape is far from flat and boring - if you know where to l...
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These houses are home to suburban historyJan 01, 2016 2:57 pm - For lovers of historical homes, the suburbs are rife with gems, from the only farmhouse designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Write to the grand Italianate-sytle home ...
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5 shows in the suburbs you should see in 2016Jan 05, 2016 5:07 am - Taylor Swift and her best friend tour is so 2015. We'll go out on a limb and guess Swift fans may not to want hear this, but why not put big stadium concerts and scripte...
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