Barrington Lifestyle
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Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show March 12-13Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Archeologists and antiques dealers are history detectives who study material evidence of diverse human cultures. Become a history detective, at least for an afternoon. ...
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Discovery Museum hosts family-friendly 'Civil War High Tech'Feb 27, 2011 12:00 am - Most exhibits on the American Civil War focus on slavery or the devastating casualty numbers, but Lake County Discovery Museum decided to take another approach and explo...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Fuel efficiency starts with the driverFeb 26, 2011 1:01 am - Well, here we go! We have been warned this was coming. I am talking about high gasoline prices, of course. I have been hearing about $5 per gallon gas for some time now ...
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Serosun Farms to build luxury homes in rural, equestrian settingFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Equestrian communities, where people who own, ride and train horses can enjoy their sport and socialize with others who enjoy it, too, have been around since farms began...
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Losing Oscar nominees to get their own sweet rewardsFeb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - If frontrunner Colin Firth doesn't win the Best Actor Oscar Sunday night, “The King's Speech” star can console himself on Monday with gourmet cookies baked in Wheeling a...
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Local charity cookbook takes national awardFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The Kids Feeding Kids Club of Barrington has another $5,000 in its coffers after its fundraising cookbook took first place in a community cookbook contest. The philanthr...
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Health briefs: Crisis counseling in Lake Co.Feb 21, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers walk-in and telephone crisis counseling and referrals for Lake County residents experiencing emoti...
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Under the hood: Winters put a double whammy on automobilesFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - If you’ve been thinking about getting your car checked over, this may be a perfect time for a thorough inspection of your vehicle. I say this because of the harsh weathe...
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Move over mancave: Suburban moms creating rooms of their ownFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - They may call it a mom cave, mom’s escape or the estrogen room like Tracy Bischof did when she was the mother of two young sons and needed to retreat from trucks, but wo...
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Technology keeping the active adult set fit and connectedFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Technology is taking senior living communities like Wyndemere in Wheaton and The Garlands in Barrington by storm. Seniors, particularly those in assisted living communi...