Wheeling Lifestyle
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New Year's revelry doesn't have to cost a fortuneDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays can be hard on the budget. But even if you maxed out your credit cards for Christmas, you don't have to stay home watching TV on New Year's Eve. We've track...
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Simpsons to slasher can stuff those stockingsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Christmas is a week away, and the movie studios are releasing a slew of stocking-stuffers today. Let's get to it: "The Simpsons Movie" -- Like many "Simpsons" fans, I wa...
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These great winter drinks will warm your heart and your bellyDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - If you're still sipping Cosmos or slurping Red Bull and vodka, you're out of it. Not only are these summertime drinks, unsuited to the chill winds of a Chicago-area wint...
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Christmas meals made to orderDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Don't feel like cooking for Christmas? Here are some holiday dining options in the area. Prairie Grass Café, 601 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, hosts its second annual Ho...
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Food and wine classesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - TODAY Adult/Child Cookie Decorating Class Children 6 and up (accompanied by an adult) can learn the fine art of cookie decorating with pastry chef Kathryn Engst...
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Shaking up the martiniNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Mix the vogue of sushi bars, rising sake imports and the cocktail craze and what do you get? Saketinis! Local bibbers and bartenders are finding that sake, the Japanese ...
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'Bye hun, off to work with my ex'Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The school counselor had seen a lot of kids reeling from their parents' bitter divorces. So she thought Gio Tramonto, then a first-grader in her weekly discussion group,...
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Garden calendarNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Garden clubs • The Garden Club of Inverness hosts Esther Galantowicz of the floral shop Scarlet Petal for a demonstration on holiday arrangements. The club meets 9:30 a....
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Garden calendarNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Garden clubs • The Garden Club of Lake Zurich presents Sam Darin of the Chicago Botanic Garden for a presentation on the care and sharpening of garden tools at 7 p....
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The classic Ringling Bros. circus returnsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Last year's Ringling Bros. circus turned off a lot of longtime fans. In an attempt to add some zip and appeal to a younger demographic, the circus all but eliminated the...