Deborah Donovan
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Blooming mastermind: Secret process gives new dahlia colors a sporting chanceJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Spartacus is a rich dark red dahlia, but Steve Meggos has bred yellow, lavender, orange, white and bicolored flowers with it. Meggos, who has been growing the big, exoti...
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Arlington Hts. Trustee Mike Sidor talks about term limitsJul 26, 2012 3:04 pm - Curious about where Arlington Heights Trustee Mike Sidor stands on the issue of term limits? A supporter of Sidor, who is a first-term member of the village board, is ci...
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Push on for term limits in Arlington Heights.Jul 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Group circulates petition to get issue on ballot in Arlington Hts.
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Plants thrive in differing growing seasonsJul 22, 2012 5:00 am - One secret makes Susan Brunstrum's garden look more mature than its tender age: She moved 35 bushes and 750 perennials from her old house when she downsized to a 1920s c...
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Creative tips for the kitchen, bathJul 15, 2012 5:00 am - Roger Hazard has designed a kitchen with cabinets colored lavender and eggplant. In fact, the designer and producer of A&E network's “Sell This House” used green cabinet...
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Arlington Hts. still wants movies downtownJul 11, 2012 5:30 am - Arlington Heights village officials refuse to give up on having a movie theater in the space where The Arlington Theaters operated for 12 years before closing Sunday, bu...
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Bull Valley gardens open for a rare peek by visitors for one dayJul 08, 2012 6:00 am - If you believe that Bull Valley is a magical place, you will want to visit its garden walk Saturday, July 14. After all, the garden club opens its lovely estates only on...
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Arlington Hts. to replace brick sidewalkJul 06, 2012 11:54 am - The paver bricks on the sidewalk on the west side of Arlington Heights Road from Sigwalt Street to the railroad tracks will be replaced as early as next week. The brick...
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Snow sculptor Volz forced out of Arlington Hts. homeJul 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights might have seen its last snow sculpture by Fran Volz. After 24 years in an old house on South Arlington Heights Road, the artist says he will be forced...
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Traffic signals confuse Arlington Heights pedestrians, says panelJul 02, 2012 9:50 pm - Crossing the street in Arlington Heights can be confusing and dangerous for everyone from senior citizens to mothers with strollers and teens, says the village’s Senior ...