Lifestyle Stories from October 15, 2017 (Change date)
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Lots of titles featured at Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale Oct. 19-21Oct 16, 2017 11:27 am - Stock up on lots of great new titles at the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale at the Dundee Library. It will open on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and wil...
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Bicycling to work in the suburbs requires risk, effort; why I do it anywayOct 19, 2017 6:22 am - Bicycling has always been part of my life. It started with riding my Schwinn Sting-Ray all over the neighborhood in Harwood Heights in the 1970s, and it progressed to m...
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Cycling to work means better health and a longer lifeOct 18, 2017 6:22 am - A British medical journal published a study this spring that seemed to confirm what dedicated bicyclists had long suspected: Commuting on two wheels is really, really go...
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Tips on managing kids' sugar at HalloweenOct 23, 2017 6:25 am - It's the time of the year that kids' dreams are filled with candy - lots of candy. With Halloween approaching, many parents are concerned about how they can manage thei...
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Boseman, Hudlin team up to portray a young Thurgood MarshallOct 17, 2017 6:01 am - WASHINGTON - Chadwick Boseman knows a little about portraying icons: his acting resume includes Jackie Robinson, James Brown and comic book's first black superhero, the ...
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How to compete with the original 'Blade Runner' score: Pay homage to itOct 17, 2017 6:02 am - The first trailer for "Blade Runner 2049" was filled with familiar imagery from Ridley Scott's original 1982 film - giant neon advertisements, a smoggy noirish future .....
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Book review: 'Guts' is the ultimate fan guide to 'The Walking Dead'Oct 17, 2017 12:03 pm - Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead By Paul Vigna Dey Street. 336 pp. $26.99 --- Zombie killers are just like us, except they smash the brains of the undead in th...
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A young botanical garden snags a horticultural legendOct 19, 2017 6:22 am - The Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf is known the world over for his ability to weave dazzling tapestries of perennials and grasses. In the United States, he has create...
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A Georgetown jewel box for a new empty-nesterOct 23, 2017 6:25 am - WASHINGTON - Newly single and a recent empty-nester, Georgetown decorator Michele Evans was ready to create a new home for herself. She bought an 1830s former boardingho...
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James Corden catches flak for joking about Harvey WeinsteinOct 15, 2017 4:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Television talk show host James Corden is facing a backlash over jokes he made about Harvey Weinstein. Corden made a string of quips about Weinstein a...