Home and Garden
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Backyard makover Week 2: Good things come in small backyardsMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - I’m small and cozy with a great park view, but old and in need of a facelift. My owners of 32 years have always pampered and taken good care of me. I’ve always...
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Backyard bluesMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - I sure would love to win this contest! Our yard is just grass and mud because we lost our home to fire on May 24 last year. The Daily Herald covered the story. We lost...
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A Knute Rockne bust sculpted by Nison TregorMay 06, 2012 12:55 am - Q. This is a bust of Knute Rockne, the legendary Notre Dame football coach. It is approximately 7½ inches tall and signed “Nison” something. The first n...
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Chef Bryan Voltaggio gets a new kitchenMay 05, 2012 6:00 am - The kitchen in chef Bryan Voltaggio's previous home was small. It had an electric oven, bisque-colored appliances and such a dearth of cabinet space that most of his coo...
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Porcelain figures charming ,but out of fashionMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Q. These two statues once belonged to my mother-in-law. When she died, no one wanted them, but since she was fond of them, I decided to take them with us to Hawaii. They...
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Mike Isabella’s Kitchen With a ViewMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Mike Isabella ended his second — and more successful — stint on “Top Chef” just three months before opening Graffiato, an Italian restaurant in Washi...
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Inside Spike Mendelsohn's Home KitchenMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Should he ever build it, Spike Mendelsohn has elaborate plans for his dream kitchen. "It's in Maui, overlooking the ocean," he says. "It has a huge marble island, gas a...
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Backyard makeover Week 2: Smith’s backyardMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - My husband, Stan, and I have lived in our house for the last 14 years. One of the reasons we bought the home was to enjoy the view of the water during the spring, summer...
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Rare plant monitoring program:May 03, 2012 5:49 pm - Susanne Masi, nationally known plant expert, will present “Plants of Concern” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 7 at the Libertyville village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave. The program i...
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Native plant sale in Schaumburg SundayMay 03, 2012 4:51 pm - The Schaumburg Community Garden Club will hold its annual Native Plant Sale and Backyard for Native Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Spring Valley Nature Cen...