Carol Stream Lifestyle
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The 'King of Tapas'Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - One might assume that as the owner of five successful restaurants -- two in Chicago and three in the suburbs -- tapas virtuoso Emilio Gervilla would be content. Instead,...
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Holidays can be a recipe for the bluesDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Sometimes all that glistens during the season isn't glitter or gold, it's tears. We expect the holidays to be festive, a time to gather with family and friends, to celeb...
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The center of attention: An easy-to-make holiday centerpieceDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's an easy way to make a centerpiece that will impress guests at Christmas dinner. I can say it's easy because my daughter made ours in a class at Cantigny Park. I j...
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Springerle season: Suburban bakers keep centuries-old tradition aliveDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - As a young boy in Germany, Herb Schwartz worked dough into intricate, hand-carved wooden molds to create a shortbread-type cookie called springerle. The crisp, anise-fla...
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Wheaton dad sings, sells, has dinner on table in an hourDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - At home, Bob Stelletello is in hot demand for his culinary prowess. But around town, the Wheaton man is better known for his rich, bass voice, a fixture in several choir...
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Ryland helping one of their ownNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Ryland Homes' employees have taken to the phones to help one of their own. Ryland Project Manager Kelly King, was paralyzed from the chest down after falling from a tree...
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Pulitzer? No, but this critic has his own T-shirtNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - I first saw it on the Web site www.HMSS.com. A white, sleeveless cotton shirt with a winged griffin brandishing a pistol on the front. It was called "The Dann Gire Shirt...
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Holiday concert season taking shape in suburbsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The holiday music season is already here, and because of the number of area events starting as soon as this weekend, we'll divide our preview over the next two weeks. Th...
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Shark City not just for hustlers onlyNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Shark City is a big bar. And I'm not kidding when I say big. It makes sense why they named the place after a whole Shark City. The bar, which reopened recently under new...
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Wheaton woman went organic long before it went mainstreamNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Kermit the Frog told us in 1970 "It Not Easy Bein' Green." But Evie Caprel and her family are doing their best. Organic food and filtered water. Organic lawn care. Natur...