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With ‘The Grand Finale,’ ‘Downton Abbey’ is really coming to an end

By LINDSEY BAHR
Sep 12, 2025 11:21 am - Julian Fellowes has been saying goodbye to “Downton Abbey” for nearly as long as it has existed. But 15 years, the creators are really, truly closing a chapter and saying farewell with “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” which just opened in theaters.
Sterling K. Brown has 3 Emmys, but Dan Fogelman has a bottle of scotch and a story

By ANDREW DALTON
Sep 12, 2025 9:41 am - Sterling K. Brown has three Emmys, including best actor in a drama for “This Is Us.” His friend, “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, has none, despite nine nominations. Both are heading into Sunday’s Emmy Awards with fresh nominations, this time for the first season of their new collaboration, “Paradise.”
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 12, 2025 9:11 am - Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press.
‘The Long Walk’ more like the long talk, with grisly violence thrown in

By Michael O'Sullivan
Sep 12, 2025 8:14 am - Where the “Hunger Games” franchise is an exercise in maximalist world-building, Stephen King’s book “The Long Walk ” is on the minimalist side and leaves much to the imagination. So does the new film, even though it covers more than 300 miles and five days.
Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts hosts fotoMuses exhibit on ‘The House — Personal Environments’

By Marita Blanken, fotoMuses
Sep 11, 2025 11:13 pm - The fotoMuses, a group of women photographers, present their newest exhibit "The House - Personal Environments" at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts.
Local authors take the stage at Water Street Writers event

Submitted by Water Street Writers
Sep 11, 2025 8:46 pm - The first Water Street Writers event of the season will feature four authors: Sandra Marchetti, Donna Latham, Heather Lynn, and Cathy Borders.
Want a little autumn in your fall? You’re in luck.

Associated Press
Sep 11, 2025 3:36 pm - Want a little autumn in your fall? You’re in luck. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is back on the menu at Starbucks in the U.S. and Canada.
Batavia First Pour Fridays monthly wine tasting series kicks off the weekend

Submitted by Batavia Park District
Sep 11, 2025 3:09 pm - The Batavia Park District is starting a monthly wine tasting event called First Pour Fridays in the Sky Loft Room of the new Patrick J. Callahan Community Center. It will feature wine, small bites, and live music.
Hitmaker Bert Berns posthumously included in Songwriters Hall of Fame

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 11, 2025 3:02 pm - Songwriter and producer Bert Berns, who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, including co-writing “Twist and Shout” for the Isley Brothers and “Piece of My Heart” sung by Janis Joplin, has been inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Dan Brown on his new book, ‘The Secret of Secrets,’ and how he manages the writing process

By HILLEL ITALIE
Sep 11, 2025 2:53 pm - The plots of Dan Brown’s novels have so many turns that even the author has to make sure he can keep it all organized. “Anybody who writes a thriller needs to have a plan,” he says of writing his new book, “The Secret of Secrets.”

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