Lifestyle Columns
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Christmas villages display brings good cheer to Arlington Heights pubDec 18, 2019 5:00 am - This time of year, patrons of Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant & Pub in downtown Arlington Heights ask to be seated near the windows. Not just to see the hustle and bus...
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It's time to listen to the word of Willamette Valley's ChardonnaysDec 18, 2019 5:00 am - You know how you can listen to someone for years, then realize that you haven't heard what they've been saying? Ever since I was a young Portland sommelier in the 1980s,...
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Some special foods to make Hanukkah celebrations brightDec 18, 2019 5:00 am - Hanukkah is nearly upon us, starting at sundown Sunday, Dec. 22. The Festival of Lights begins on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for eight...
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In order to save wildlife, healthy habitats need huntersDec 16, 2019 5:00 am - In order to save wildlife, healthy habitats need hunters
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Folding ladder in garage ceilingDec 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q: We want to use our attic for additional storage space and were planning to install a folding ladder in the garage ceiling to provide access. This seemed like a good i...
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The restaurants Dave Heun would choose if he had to eat every meal outDec 14, 2019 6:28 am - The holidays call for many family gatherings, parties and meals within the home. But it's also the time many of us might dine out more often because of time off work or ...
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Grief: Remembering the biggest lobster I ever ateDec 14, 2019 4:00 am - We all have our ways of managing grief and trying to feel better over the years. One my favorite and useful techniques is to surround myself with family photos and favo...
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Graham's 318 expansion plans to include sensory gardenDec 13, 2019 5:00 am - Since the spring of 2017, Graham's 318 Coffeehouse on Third Street in Geneva has had its expansion plans in the works. The Daily Herald reported earlier this month that ...
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Good News columnist shares how she gets her local storiesDec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Good News columnist shares how she gets her local stories
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Constable: Driver's license renewal offers time for meditations on mortalityDec 12, 2019 4:30 am - Our son Will, a philosophy major who meditates twice daily, urges my wife and me to partake in a 10-day retreat at the Dhamma Pakasa Vipassana Meditation Center in Pecat...