Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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How to landscape your backyard sanctuary in suburbsMay 14, 2012 2:00 am - Homeowners are choosing patios with seat walls, and simple, low-maintenance plantings
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Backyard makeover Week 2: Yard needs an attitude adjustmentMay 13, 2012 6:00 am - We'd love our yard to be as fun as the people who use it. Instead our yard says, "Take a number ... no more room on the patio." As soon as it gets a little bit warm, w...
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Backyard makeover contest Week 2: Blank slateMay 13, 2012 6:00 am - We've been here for five years and really don't use our backyard. We'd like to have a patio to put our outdoor furniture on, but just don't know what we want and haven't...
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Week 2 finalists for Get Your Summer On backyard makeover contestMay 13, 2012 1:00 am - Week 2 of our “Get Your Summer On” series and backyard makeover contest brings four more finalists, as well as some advice on how to landscape your yard to fit your drea...
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Performers jumping in to suburban talent contestMay 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Contestants are heeding the call to compete in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, a summer-long talent contest co-sponsored by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, the Arl...
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Simple tips for great grilled burgersMay 08, 2012 11:00 pm - Whether it's at a family reunion, company picnic or in your own backyard, chances are good you'll eat a grilled burger this summer. According to the Weber GrillWatch, a...
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Exploring the world one cuisine at a timeMay 08, 2012 6:00 am - Ursula Korus remembers cooking Polish favorites with her mom at her childhood home in Tarnow, Poland. When given the chance to create on her own, she'd make desserts for...
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Aficionados seek top quality in grills in suburbsMay 07, 2012 6:00 am - Andy Workinger is not the type to embrace disposable consumer goods. That's one reason he loves Solaire Infrared Grills. Workinger sells Solaire grills, but his persona...
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My boring backyardMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - We have been in our home for 13 years and I would love nothing more than to have a comfortable backyard that I can entertain in. I would love to have birthday parties an...
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Do you see a waterfall?May 06, 2012 1:00 am - We have done SO much work in our yard over the past 20 years! But along came kids and our time (and energy) is gone and we never got to the beautiful rock waterfall/brid...