Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Nature nurtures romanceApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - All the months of sitting are finally over. Sitting in a theater. Sitting in a restaurant. Sitting in a bar. With spring finally here (and warm weather increasingly grac...
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Small Triangle is hidden treasure near downtown Mount ProspectApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Joanie Schwarzbeck wanted to live in the Small Triangle area of Mount Prospect because it reminded her of the neighborhood where she grew up in Park Ridge. Schwarzbeck,...
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Irish chef brings his love of Cajun cuisine to Gumbo A Go-GoApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - There's an old Irish saying, "If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough!" Patrick Reardon, 46, chef/owner of Gumbo A Go-Go in downtown Palatine, hails from...
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Technology puts more spring in annual cleaningApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Anything associated with spring -- even spring cleaning -- looks good when you have had more than 60 inches of snow. That once-a-year top-to-bottom cleaning that many st...
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Norwood opens kiosk at WoodfieldApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Norwood Builders brings information about its communities to Woodfield Mall. Clothes, jewelry, toys and DVDs aren't the only goods attracting consumers to the malls thes...
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Park Street in the middle of everythingApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Like daffodils and irises that herald spring renewal, the upscale new businesses popping up in the heart of Roselle speak to the growth and re-development of this popula...
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Something crazy like ... skateboarding to New York?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike Kosciesza woke up one morning feeling inspired. Before he even got out of bed, he called his friend, Arthur Swidzinski. "Hey, Arthur," he said, "let's do something ...
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Big ticket estate sale serviceApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You have decided to move into a smaller home and your children have no need or desire for your excess furniture and knickknacks. What do you do with all of it? Or your p...
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It's old, and we hope it's valuableApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - There's no promise the figurine your grandmother left you or grandpa's collection of signed baseballs will be worth thousands. We're betting the owner of this Lalique Al...
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Local writer's book gets star treatmentApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has signed to star in "The Widows' Adventures," a movie based on the novel of the same name by writer Charles Dickinson of Arlington H...