Batavia Lifestyle
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Heun: A look back at 2023’s top stories in the Tri-CitiesJan 05, 2024 6:00 am - Maybe it’s a leap of faith to believe readers enjoy looking back at the people and places featured in “Talk of the Town” the past year, but we’re stuck in that mode anywa...
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Tri-Cities Methodists celebrate new year with combined serviceJan 02, 2024 9:11 pm - Three Fox Valley United Methodist congregations rang in 2024 with a combined New Year's Eve worship. The 9:30 a.m. event was hosted by Baker Memorial UMC in St. Charles i...
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Garden club to host program on ‘The Frozen Legacy of Illinois’Jan 02, 2024 6:37 pm - Learn about “The Frozen Legacy of Illinois” at the next Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. It will begin with a social time at 6:45 p.m. at the Bat...
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‘Love and happiness’: Families start new year with newbornsJan 02, 2024 9:11 am - Andrea and Matthew Hodge greeted another year where they rang in 2021: the hospital maternity wing. Their first daughter, Esther, now 3, was born on New Year’s Eve. The B...
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Cycling stories of the year: Bike/pedestrian plans, safety education and mountain bike racingDec 31, 2023 9:28 am - Mountain bike racing, new bike/pedestrian plans and a safety education surge for Illinois students highlighted biking in 2023. Unfortunately, fatalities continued to ris...
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Things to do Dec. 29-Jan. 4: New Year’s Eve, light shows, Christmas plays and moreDec 29, 2023 10:01 am - If you didn’t have time to enjoy all of the holiday events this season, you’re in luck as many of the light shows, holiday stage productions, festivals and more are conti...
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How Christmas dinner traditions have evolvedDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - Turns out, a Dutch chemist named Johannes van Houten could very well be my all-time hero. Back in 1828, he invented a way to make chocolate into a solid bar, a form we’ve...
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Good News Sunday: Dentist volunteers offer free care to patientsDec 20, 2023 6:55 am - Barrington High student working to bring peer juries to suburban schools
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Catholic group for LGBTQ people praises news about same-sex marriage blessingsDec 19, 2023 1:07 pm - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich also welcomes it, saying it will help more people ‘feel the closeness and compassion of God.’
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How suburban counties are spending opioid settlement moneyDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the ...