Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Lisle Park District names garage after board president retiring after 23 years of serviceMay 06, 2021 11:00 pm - On Thursday, April 15, the Lisle Park District Board of Park Commissioners presented a resolution to name the new parks department vehicle & equipment storage facility "...
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Get your garden ready: A list of upcoming plant sales throughout the suburbsMay 06, 2021 6:01 am - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to ...
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Downers Grove customers rally around beloved baker in critical condition with COVID-19May 06, 2021 5:00 am - No kid leaves Ingram's Busy Bee Bakery in Downers Grove without a free butter cookie. That's a good thing because the rainbow array of sprinkles behind the traditional g...
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Pinehopple? Suburban cider makers take the popular beverage in different directionsMay 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Just as independent small breweries have led the way in experimenting with new flavors and beer styles, suburban cideries are moving beyond the traditional taste of appl...
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Best way to make new friends is to be a friendMay 05, 2021 11:00 pm - A preteen asked me one of those "there's no easy answer to this one" questions the other day. "How do you make friends?" I wasn't exactly an expert at making friends whe...
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Dining events: Rainbow Cone opens in Lombard, plus Mother's Day specialsMay 05, 2021 6:00 am - Scream for ice cream In time for the onset of warmer weather, the new Original Rainbow Cone opened Wednesday in Lombard. Serving the famous Rainbow Cone - featuring choc...
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Helping pollinators: Junior Girl Scouts install bee hotels in LombardMay 05, 2021 6:00 am - Ten Lombard-area fourth- and fifth graders are making a difference in the insect world. Members of the Lombard Junior Girl Scout Troop 55355 recently completed a two-ye...
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Naperville's Loaves & Fishes hosting Mother's Day food driveMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Loaves & Fishes Community Services is hosting a virtual Mother's Day food drive to support families in need. The Naperville nonprofit's food assistance program provides ...
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The growing popularity of e-bikes: What are they, who's riding them, and is it cheating?May 04, 2021 6:00 am - Call me old-fashioned, or a bike snob, but aren't e-bikes cheating? Electric assist bikes, aka e-bikes, surging in popularity, make me pedal harder to catch up, literall...
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Aurora literacy center to host May 12 fundraiser at three local pizzeriasMay 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Aurora's Dominican Literacy Center will hold fundraisers at three Lou Malnati's Pizzerias on Wednesday, May 12. "Raise a Slice for a Good Cause" fundraisers to benefit ...