Des Plaines Lifestyle
-
Record Store Day celebrates the indie spiritApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite what you might have heard, you don't have to buy music in a cavernous box that displays compact discs next to dishwashers. And you don't have to buy it as an inv...
-
Lake County mother excels in old-fashioned artApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Robbi Joy Eklow's story might convince parents it's O.K. for their children to grow up to be artists. After all, the mother of two college students who lives in Third La...
-
Cheap fun: Easter egg hunts, meet astronaut Dan TaniApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Eggs and more eggs! Mundelein Park District hosts its "Spring Egg Hunt" for children ages 1...
-
Take a peek at how chocolates are made in Long GroveMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Can you eat 70 pounds of chocolate? Find out some of the secrets to making delectable choco...
-
Get the blues in Long Grove, or red-hot Hot Wheels in Carol StreamMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free 'The Tomato Lady' talks Aggie Nehmzow, a tomato expert known as "The Tomato Lady," discusse...
-
Go guide: A reeeeally tiny circus!; folk art showMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! A reeeeally tiny circus! Calling themselves "The world's smallest circus," the two-person team known as Pocket Circus comes to the Round Lake Area Pub...
-
'World's smallest circus' coming to Round Lake areaMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Calling all Jedi fans! "Star Wars" fans can don costumes of their favorite "Star Wars" char...
-
Spring is here: Let's get ready to gardenMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - As we welcome the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, near-record warmth Friday and other signs of spring, gardening looks like a more serious endeavor this year. While the pl...
-
Debbie Zuehlke makes Mexican Lasagna-style EnchiladasMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - At 16, Debbie Zuehlke was a runaway who fibbed about her age and landed a job as a live-in housekeeper/assistant/cook for a young Arizona couple who thought she knew wha...
-
Cheap stuff to do: Irish dancing, 'Stuart Little', alternative petsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Start your St. Patrick's Day a little bit early The McNulty Irish Dancers get their toes tapping fo...