Geneva Lifestyle
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From safety to silence: More people of all ages are engaging with bikingOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Biking news in the Chicago area ranges from hopeful planners to enthusiastic youth and the solemnity of a memorial ride. Here’s just a sample.
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An aerial view of the Carpentersville Dam removalOct 12, 2024 11:03 pm - Crews continue to work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam Tuesday, Oct. 8.
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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Fox Valley Presbyterian Church to host Empty Bowls benefit Nov. 9Oct 06, 2024 7:36 pm - Help fight food insecurity in the Fox Valley and raise your awareness of local food issues. A “Feeding America” map shows that Kane County has a 10% level of food insecurity. That means about 50,000 people are choosing between rent and food.
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‘We figured it was a good spot’: Location is key for coffee shop successOct 03, 2024 10:13 am - It takes careful thought to determine where you might want to open a coffee shop these days, and Jackie Anonales and her partners Maya Nieves and Violet A. Galindo did just that in opening Café del Sol two months ago in North Aurora.
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Support cancer survivors at Northwestern Medicine Walk & 5KOct 01, 2024 6:51 pm - Lace up those running or walking shoes and head to Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva to celebrate cancer survivors and help raise money for patients and families. Set for Saturday, Oct. 19, the event will be followed by a festival on the Kane County Cougars field.
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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Home and garden calendar, Sept. 22-28Sep 17, 2024 11:50 pm - Flower shows, house walks, garden talks and more.
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Dispute between neighbors over beehive leads to calls for regulations in GenevaSep 17, 2024 1:17 pm - Geneva City Council members have been asked to regulate beekeeping after a dispute between neighbors.