Home and Garden
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Co-buying a house: How platonic partners make it work
Dec 11, 2022 5:00 am - Seven years ago, Phil Levin and his girlfriend, Kristen Berman, pondered a common question: Should we move in together? Levin assumed they'd take a predictable path and ...
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Why holiday lighting businesses are a growth industry in the suburbsDec 11, 2022 5:00 am - Kelly Fitzsimmons is several minutes into a detailed and thorough description of her business when she pauses to state what by now already has become pretty clear. “You ...
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Q&A: What the first woman to be Morton Arboretum's CEO plans for its futureDec 08, 2022 4:00 am - Jill Koski's career has come full circle. She started working for a rapidly growing Morton Arboretum 15 years ago. As the head of fundraising, she launched a $70 million...
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'Everybody loves them': Why more suburbs are on board with backyard chickensDec 07, 2022 4:00 am - Many suburbanites get to see a chicken only after it's been cooked - and in most cases, just parts of the bird. Rhyah Lohja sees chickens every day in her backyard. Lohj...
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Victorian vibes: 1857 Tanner House Museum in Aurora offers free holiday toursDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - Holiday open houses at the 1857 Tanner House Museum in Aurora feature eight specially decorated rooms, including an elaborate parlor. The house will be open 4-7 p.m. th...
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Don't want to buy your own solar panels? Here are some alternativesDec 06, 2022 4:30 am - Getting your electricity from the sun doesn't just mean buying panels. You can also lease them or connect to a community solar field. While purchasing solar panels upfr...
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Hey, Griswold, there's still time to enter the Daily Herald's holiday lights contestDec 06, 2022 4:30 am - Entries in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest will be accepted until noon Friday at events.dailyherald.com. The grand prize winner will be determined by on...
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Time to clean, sharpen and put away your gardening toolsDec 04, 2022 6:00 am - Sharpen and clean your garden tools when putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside edge of the spade...
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Eco-friendly gifts, recyclable decorations, sustainable lighting: How to have a green ChristmasDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Americans create 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day than at any other time of the year, according to Stanford University. Between decorations, gifts...
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Do your holiday lights have what it takes to win? Here's how to enter our contestNov 30, 2022 4:20 am - One or two strings of lights just won't cut it. To contend for the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, you have to think big. We're talking lights, music, fake...