Arlington Heights Lifestyle
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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Suburban Skyview: The only thing the same about these gardens is their sizeSep 27, 2024 2:22 pm - When gardeners take over the prepared plots at Frontier Park in Arlington Heights each year, the only thing that stays the same among them is the size.
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Schaumburg teen with Olympic dreams in Peru for worldwide precision shooting competitionSep 25, 2024 10:23 am - Saanvi Singh, a junior at Conant High School and a repeat state champion in precision pistol shooting, is taking another step toward her Olympic dreams with her current competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation’s Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru through Oct. 7.
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New Arlington Heights antique shop offers curiosities, oddities and plenty of kitschSep 24, 2024 1:11 pm - Inspired by her uncle’s love of collecting, Sarese Hranicka has operated Uncle Lee’s Closet shop within antique malls in Elgin, Woodstock and Madison, Wisconsin, for the last decade. Now, she’s ready to formally grand open a multi-vendor vintage shop of her own — Arlington Heights Antiques — this weekend.
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Home and garden calendar, Sept. 22-28Sep 17, 2024 11:50 pm - Flower shows, house walks, garden talks and more.
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Harper College seeks volunteers for free ultrasoundsSep 17, 2024 9:54 am - The Harper College Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs are seeking volunteers to be scanned by students who are getting ready to work in a hospital setting.
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Glenview Park District names division director of recreation and museum servicesSep 16, 2024 9:57 am - Steve Neill has joined the Glenview Park District as its new division director of recreation and museum services.
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Fall flavor: Apple Fest returns to Long Grove Sept. 20-22Sep 11, 2024 1:53 pm - Long Grove Apple Fest, the suburbs’ annual tribute to apple season, returns Sept. 20 - 22 with apple-centric treats, carnival rides, music, games and more.
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Arlington Alfresco season ends when Harmony Fest setup beginsSep 11, 2024 11:02 am - The sun will soon set on summer and the annual Arlington Alfresco outdoor street dining area, but not before downtown Arlington Heights hosts its yearly going away party.
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Metra delivers on new bike policy and suburbanites reap the benefitsSep 01, 2024 6:00 am - More cyclists than ever are bringing their bikes on the train as a result of Metra’s new Bikes on Trains policy, in which retrofitted cars allow more space for bikes.