Palatine Lifestyle
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Ovi's offers fresh, affordable fare in a friendly settingAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to my piano tuner, a musician and motorcycle-riding septuagenarian from Hanover Park, I have discovered a gem of a little pub that's friendly, affordable and comf...
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Giving Garden benefits from yield of 200 tomato plantsAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people have all they can do to manage a few tomato plants in their backyard. Then there's Nancy Hake. She laughs in the face of a challenge. Or, rather, 200 challen...
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Plaza fountain adds to The Stratford of Palatine viewsAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Rome's Fontana di Trevi and Chicago's Buckingham Fountain attract thousands of visitors who pitch coins in the hope of having their wishes come true. The Stratford of P...
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New life for old petsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Taking care of Sandy had become too expensive and time-consuming. The aging yellow Labrador was lovable and well-trained, but her owner, a single mom from Streamwood, co...
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Murray to skydive during Chicago Air and Water ShowJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - According to a published report, actor Bill Murray, who's a Chicago-area native, has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of a special appearance at the Chicago Air ...
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Public Enemy Brings The NoiseJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival began Friday night with a history lesson for the music lovers assembled in Chicago's Union Park. Now in its third year, the weekend-lon...
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Giving Garden efforts beginning to take rootJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Tucked away in a vacant lot surrounded by industrial parks, a bevy of tomatoes and zucchinis are starting to ripen. The food, and the 240-square-foot garden where it's g...
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Tropical parties hot in the suburbsJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - High gas prices. A sluggish economy. And all those weddings, graduation parties, and family barbecues that you just can't ditch. Face it, right now it's tough to simply ...
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...
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Well-seasoned cook is original spice girlJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before the Brit pop group Spice Girls soared to fame, Tina Huss was the "Spice Queen" at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. Tina was crowned not for singing b...