Wauconda Lifestyle
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Local arts & entertainmentOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please p...
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Boycotting baseball? Here's a game plan to get through the SeriesOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's playoff run was brief. Very brief. The Cubs were out in three games, the White Sox in four. Yet that tiny taste of postseason play - not to mention the fevered...
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Chef's skill has roots in Italy and MexicoSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The restaurant business transcends nationality. Thus it is that Rick Bayless, the Chicago area's most famous Mexican chef, is a gringo from Oklahoma, and Italian-food sp...
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Free for a day? If you are, then these museums are, tooSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a day set aside for appreciating squirrels (Jan. 21), National High Five Day falls on the third Thursday of April each year and Salami Day, celebrated each Sept....
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Suburban museum freebiesSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There are numerous community historical museums offering exhibits that relate to that particular town's origins and growth. Many hold special events and programs for adu...
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Living near 'spirit' waterAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Located on the banks of Bangs Lake, Wauconda offers natural beauty, lakeside recreation and a resort-like atmosphere. Holly Arnold, managing broker with Century 21 Rober...
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Can background music move you (to spend?)Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Music can cheer you up. It can soothe your nerves. It can invigorate your body. And it can make you open your wallet. Background music, experts say, stimulates the brai...
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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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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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Farms show off suburbs' agricultural rootsJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's one thing Mother Nature taught us this year, it's that summer is fleeting. Now's the time to make the most of it, meshing an afternoon outdoors with some qual...