Lifestyle Columns
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Acts of generosity and the heart of a watermelonOct 01, 2022 7:00 am - I bought a wonderful end of the summer watermelon last week, and it reminded me of a lovely habit my beloved Baheej had from his childhood. He did this whenever we had a...
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How Mike Simon's vision for the 'next Rodeo Drive' helped shape Geneva's Third Street shopping, diningSep 30, 2022 6:00 am - No one would blame Mike Simon if he simply wanted to rest this week after much of this year's 100th anniversary celebration of his family's The Little Traveler home déco...
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Derivative, jump-scary horror tale not much to 'Smile' aboutSep 29, 2022 10:00 am - “Smile” - ★ ★ Normally, a starless, derivative, overly long, jump-scare-saturated horror movie like “Smile” would be sent directly to streaming on a digital platform a...
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Feathered flyways: When, what birds to look for during fall migrationSep 29, 2022 6:00 am - • This column by Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto is reprinted from "Horizons," the quarterly publication of the Lake County Forest Preserves. You can ...
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Widescreen: Music Box Theatre's 31 nights of horror movies begins with all five 'Final Destination' flicksSep 28, 2022 11:00 pm - The Freeform channel famously packs its 31 Nights of Halloween with family-friendly scares, but Chicago's premier movie theater brings the gore for its 31 Nights of Horr...
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Punk the Burbs 5 takes over Lisle's BaseCamp Pub with two-day punk, ska festivalSep 28, 2022 9:00 am - When Caitlin Edwards of Bumsy and the Moochers first formed the Punk the Burbs Facebook group back in 2014, building an annual music festival around it hadn't even cross...
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A creamy smothered cucumber salad with a 50-year historySep 28, 2022 6:00 am - This story begins with James Beard's now 50-year-old 1972 cookbook: "American Cookery," where, on page 48, Beard shares his version of Smothered Cucumbers. If you opened...
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Make it a family fiesta as kids help with Tex-Mex dinnerSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - I recently hosted a pair of Tex-Mex classes for kids and families. Registered dietitian Mary Zupke from The Garden Plate taught alongside me and offered a few healthy re...
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Sound check: Violent Femmes, Nora Marks, Beer Can'd Fest and moreSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - Dionne in Des Plaines Six-time Grammy-winning hitmaker Dionne Warwick (“Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “That's What Friends Are For”) brings her catalog of soulfu...
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator elected to serve on national boardSep 26, 2022 11:00 pm - • Palatine resident Katherine Sawyer, Oakton Community College's chief advancement officer, is among four higher education leaders elected to serve on the board of direc...