Batavia Lifestyle
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2020 was a big year in birdingDec 18, 2020 5:00 am - You probably heard about "Rocky," the saw-whet owl discovered last month inside the huge Christmas tree on Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The adorable stowaway became an...
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Batavia mayor shares a sneak peek at restaurant comings and goings in the upcoming yearDec 18, 2020 5:00 am - When thinking about restaurants in 2021, the vision of a wagon train struggling through thick mud on a mountain slope comes to mind. There's a lot of blood, sweat, and t...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Fox ValleyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Ash, who decorated his grandmother's condominium at 7438 Grandview Court in Carpentersville, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Fox Valley in the Daily Herald...
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Literacy Volunteers start tutor training Jan. 11Dec 16, 2020 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a tutor training workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 11-20, at the Pottawatomi Community Center, 8 Nort...
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Christmas 2020: Suburban restaurants offer to-go packages this holidayDec 16, 2020 1:15 pm - Staying home for the holidays this year because of the pandemic but don't feel like cooking? Restaurants across the suburbs have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners ...
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Marmion senior receives Ted Brattin Youth Service AwardDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - Marmion Academy senior Nicholas Coffman, son of Terry and Nicole Coffman of Aurora, is a recipient of the 2020 Ted Brattin Youth Service Award, sponsored by the Rotary C...
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Winter weather brings out the best in the hardy, humble witch-hazelDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - “I cherish a witch-hazel kind of day, a scrap of color, a light in the window when winter is closing all around.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Tis the season for Christmas tre...
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High tea at home: Local chef offers 'Becky's Best' pastry and tea packagesDec 13, 2020 5:00 am - It wasn't as if Rebecca "Becky" Weaver had played second fiddle to her twin brothers John and Mark all of this time. It's just that the Weaver brothers might be the firs...
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Join Young, Black, & Lit book drive for O.C. Allen Elementary SchoolDec 11, 2020 10:00 pm - O.C. Allen Elementary School in Aurora has a 92% minority population, yet its students often can't see themselves in the books they read. In 2012, the Cooperative Child...
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Salvation Army holding fund drive in Tri Cities on SaturdayDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Daily Herald report The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps Community Center will host its annual Kettle Match Day on Saturday, Dec. 12. Donors will have the chance to double...