Lifestyle Columns
-
A slow-roast approach turns out perfect beefSep 09, 2020 6:00 am - Three years ago, my winter holiday dinner called for the seasonal classic: a prime rib roast. Since we had four guests, I ordered a five-rib rib roast; figuring the fift...
-
Turns out, planting cooking tomatoes wasn't a mistakeSep 09, 2020 6:00 am - I accidentally planted San Marzano tomatoes this year. For all you gardeners out there, I know that sounds pretty dumb, but I'm a townhouse dweller with limited experien...
-
Buyer finds undisclosed electrical problemsSep 06, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I just purchased a home that was renovated two years ago, and city records show the work was permitted. The people who sold the house to me had bought it after all th...
-
Commission members need not be unit ownersSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The board of directors of our homeowners' association is setting up various commissions. These include a social commission, a decorating commission and a landscaping ...
-
Today's homeowner can choose new roofing materialsSep 05, 2020 6:00 am - Q: My old dark shingle roof is leaking again after only about 18 years. When I have it replaced this time, what are my options for a roofing material that lasts longer? ...
-
Poetry provides comfort and memories of a special motherSep 05, 2020 6:00 am - Not many people read poetry these days. And it's very hard for poets to get their poems published in 2020. My dear husband, Baheej, loved poetry and was raised reading ...
-
Plan to get wet at Fox River volunteer cleanup daySep 04, 2020 6:00 am - This might be the most important aspect of a notice about an upcoming Fox River volunteer cleanup day along the riverbanks: Organizers tell you to wear boots or shoes yo...
-
Constable: The night legendary columnist Jack Mabley introduced The BeatlesSep 03, 2020 5:30 am - The most popular newspaper columnist in Chicago, Jack Mabley had one job on Sept. 5, 1964 - introduce The Beatles to the screaming crowd at Chicago's International Amphi...
-
Feder: Goodbye country, hello classic rock: Format change at 95.5-FMSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - The prayers of Chicago's hard-rock radio fans have been answered. Two-and-a-half years after the untimely demise of WLUP 97.9-FM, the iconic classic-rock station known a...
-
Does Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' live up to the hype?Sep 02, 2020 2:00 pm - “Tenet” - ★ ★ ★ Unlike time travel, time inversion merely rolls back the chronological order of things, something like an “instant playback in reverse” created by a piec...