St. Charles Lifestyle
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Growing together: It's taken a community to create this school garden and make it bloomJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - A simple question more than a decade ago led to the creation of one of the most ambitious projects - and pleasant settings - one can experience on the grounds of a publi...
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Wahlburgers is the latest celebrity-owned restaurant in the suburbs. Here's a look at othersJul 29, 2020 11:00 pm - St. Charles got the star treatment this week when singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg opened his latest restaurant on Randall Road. Wahlberg, who lives in St. Charles with his ...
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Drive-through barbecue to support Fox Valley United WayJul 29, 2020 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Fox Valley United Way will hold a drive-through barbecue to raise funds for its Fox Valley Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Fund. The event, cate...
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Salvation Army Tri-City Corps to host food pantry drive Aug. 15Jul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps is seeking community support for its Community Center food pantry in St. Charles. The food drive collection will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sa...
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Albright Community Theatre stage goes dark until 2021Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - The show must go on. Until it shouldn't. Area community theaters are finding the coronavirus pandemic to be a foe that shatters the notion that actors, directors and sta...
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Peskind Law Firm to host Aug. 7 blood driveJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Peskind Law Firm is sponsoring its second annual Blood Drive, hosted by Versiti. Donating blood costs you nothing, except a little time. But the benefits for your healt...
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Book an appointment to browse new Geneva libraryJul 19, 2020 7:27 am - We've walked by the new Geneva Public Library at 227 S. Seventh St. with much curiosity as to when - and how - it might open. The library opened its doors this week "by ...
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Girl Scouts build Little Free Pantry at Batavia churchJul 17, 2020 6:00 am - To this day, my wife will on occasion recall her youth in mentioning an interesting place her Girl Scout troop visited or a project it took on. To this day, I love Girl...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park goes virtual with 'Much Ado About Nothing'Jul 17, 2020 6:00 am - Picnicking at the annual Shakespeare in the Park event won't be possible this year due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, fans can get their fix via a YouTube performanc...
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How the pandemic could affect prep sports rivalries, team dynastiesJul 10, 2020 6:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's plan to slowly and carefully move toward starting prep sports again in the fall raises hope that some sense of normalcy could retu...