Crystal Lake Lifestyle
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Grand Reserve appeals to baby boomersMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Tailored to baby boomers, the new Grand Reserve in Algonquin is going up with convenience in mind. The community -- which is being built by West Dundee-based Grand Point...
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Touring the main priority of local pop bandMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I want to be friends with Nick Vombrack. Not just because the Crystal Lake-based drummer tends to tell writers that his band, Dr. Manhattan, met and formed on a pirate s...
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Newly built ranches are a rare findMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "These homes are beautiful, but do you have any ranch models to show?" asked the 20-something couple. "I'm looking for the convenience of a single-story home. What do y...
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Love over lunchMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Those 60 minutes are precious. In between e-mails, meetings, memos and clients stands that one hour devoted entirely to you during the workweek: lunch. Of course you cou...
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In a bad economy, Americans cook more, eat out lessMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - As the economy continues to slide, 71 percent of Americans are cooking at home and eating out less often, according to the Grocery Shoppers Trends 2008 report released e...
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Suburban couples raising multiple multiplesMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Beware silence. When raising multiple sets of multiples -- that's right, two sets of twins, or twins followed by triplets -- a moment of silence becomes downright scary....
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Double trouble? Two sets of twins a challenge and a joyMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - We learned last summer that we were expecting. Our oldest daughter Summer, now 4, and twin sisters Anna and Lilly, now 2, would have a playmate. Er, make that playmates....
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CalendarMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden clubs • The Rolling Meadows Garden Club meets for a demonstration on how to build an obelisk for clinging vines from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Rolling Mea...
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Ryland brings back 'Get More' promotionMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Back by popular demand, Ryland Homes is bringing back its "Get More" promotion at Ryland Home communities throughout the Chicagoland suburbs. How much more? Now through...
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Instrumental weaponMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the most gratifying, semi-unspoken parts about independent music is discovering bands that few people among the radio-listening public can identify and rolling th...