Lifestyle Columns
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Geneva restaurateurs open The Burger Shop diner in the middle of the pandemicApr 24, 2020 6:00 am - It would make sense for a restaurant owner to say the past several weeks have been difficult because of the coronavirus shutdown. But it would be quite surprising to hea...
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Sound check: PlayOn Fest relives concerts by Cardi B, Weezer, Coldplay and moreApr 24, 2020 6:00 am - Hot streams • PlayOn Fest: Music is NOT cancelled, and you can virtually enjoy incredible performances as PlayOn Fest relives favorite concerts all weekend. Catch s...
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New season sees yellow-rumped warbler making a stop on migration northApr 23, 2020 6:00 am - We all need survival strategies in these stressful, scary times. My preferred coping method is binge-watching. Not on the couch staring at a screen, but outside, watchin...
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TV in the age of COVID-19: The dystopia of 'Westworld' doesn't seem so badApr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - In the third season of HBO's "Westworld," which has two episodes left over the next two Sundays, vengeful theme-park robot Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) is gunning for an e...
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OK Go packs fun — and playful learning — into innovative, educational videosApr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Rock band OK Go packs fun — and some playful learning — into innovative, educational videos
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Replicating a restaurant's meatless Monday special at homeApr 22, 2020 6:01 am - I think most of us are cooking from the pantry, fridge and freezer these days. As much as I love to cook, I miss being able to go out to restaurants, too. A restaurant n...
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Green Goddess dressing back on the menuApr 22, 2020 6:00 am - This column originally published on Aug. 12, 2015. By Don Mauer Daily Herald Correspondent What's your favorite salad dressing? What? I didn't hear: "Green Goddess." T...
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Stir-crazy cooking: Nothing like mom's spicy tomato rice for comfortApr 22, 2020 6:00 am - Whether nursing a cold or dealing with the doldrums of COVID-19 isolation, nothing elevates my mood more than mom's home cooking. But with my 74-year-old mother confined...
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Good News: Wheaton workshop collecting cards, letters to send to military personnelApr 21, 2020 6:00 am - The cards and letters are coming in. After a plea went out last month from a Wheaton-based organization for families “staying at home” to write letters to the military, ...
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Constable: Happy to wave goodbye to the American handshakeApr 21, 2020 5:30 am - Amid all the death, horror, sadness, grief, loneliness, financial heartache and other miseries bestowed upon us by COVID-19 is the chance to change the way we do things....