St. Charles Lifestyle
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Summer events aim to honor, celebrateMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - If this is May, it must be that time of year again, when suburban festivals offer entertainment for families with such old fashioned fun as carnival rides, food, music a...
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County fairs serve up old-fashioned funMay 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Crashing cars, racing pigs, bucking bulls and big ol' lumps of sugary fried dough - yep, it's nearly county fair time. Summer in the suburbs is almost here, and fair org...
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Best bets: All things anime, plenty o' flowers, magazine conventionMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Japanamation Lovers of all things tied to Japanese animation won't want to miss Anime Central the thirteenth this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Cen...
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A taste of TLC: St. Charles' Rx Cafe soothes what ails youMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The initiation of Rx Cafe - a seasonal, BYO American tapas place also featuring sweets and cakes - in the St. Charles dining scene comes right in the midst of what appea...
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From a size 24 to a size 4: Geneva woman shares weight loss strategiesMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - "How'd she do that?" is a question Maureen Bliss hears, now and then, especially when people recognize her, which might not be easy. Bliss is less than half the woman sh...
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Noble Fool stages wacky, winning 'Spelling Bee'May 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Those bright and charmingly quirky kids of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are back, and this time these adults playing pre-adolescents inspire fits of upro...
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E. Dundee's Games On scores points with well-made martinisMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Sports bars may be able to attract huge crowds for a big game, but when there's nothing on TV things get quiet fast. Games On hopes to keep traffic steady by offering a ...
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Backyard Tire Fire to play at Chord on BluesMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Generating some heat Backyard Tire Fire, an up-and-coming indie-rock band with a rootsy sound, brings its live act to the suburbs this weekend. The band, based in Bloomi...
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Roadhouse primed for epic MelodicRockFest 2Apr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The RoadHouse in downtown Elgin will host a lineup of 20 bands this weekend for "MelodicRockFest 2." Andrew McNeice, organizer and administrator of the Web site melodicr...
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Singing from the heart: Emotion guides Aurora native's musicApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - In high school, Noah Gabriel's best friend was his guitar. The Aurora resident had spent his childhood at public schools and he didn't know anyone at the Catholic milita...