Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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Summertime and entertaining is much easier with refreshing cocktailsJun 06, 2018 6:00 am - Tried-and-true recipes may be easy for summertime entertaining, but sooner or later, tried-and-true gets tired. To add new flair to your old standards, try a simple swit...
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Expert advice needed to create a cozy spaceJun 03, 2018 6:00 am - Our backyard is awful. It is very small and has no character at all. While the fence is only a few years old, it has turned to that ugly gray. The deck is too big and fa...
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A new beginning deserves a new backyardJun 03, 2018 6:00 am - We are a newlywed couple who just bought a fixer-upper in November. We have worked extremely hard with the help of both of our families to get the inside of our house to...
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Yard has become an embarrassment to familyJun 03, 2018 6:00 am - Because I am embarrassed to have the ugliest backyard on my block, I want to have a place where I can entertain and not feel ashamed this is my yard. The backyard needs ...
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Great garden and yard findsJun 03, 2018 6:00 am - Isn't it satisfying to find a new item that you have never seen on anyone else's patio and then use it when your friends stop by for a barbecue or fire pit conversation?...
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Growing trend is to spend time outdoorsJun 02, 2018 6:00 am - The more recently an artist has been trained, the more current his or her thinking is when it comes to design and method. This applies to many areas of artistic endeavor...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent extends registration deadline to June 4Jun 01, 2018 6:00 am - Time is running out to register to audition for the seventh season of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent. Amateur musicians, dancers, comedians, performance poets and other ...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent a 'great platform' for artists, past winners sayMay 31, 2018 5:28 am - Schaumburg-based singer/songwriter Ryan Cooper of the band PolySci is often approached by aspiring artists for advice on breaking into the Chicago music scene. One of hi...
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This may become your new favorite way to cook portobello mushroomsMay 30, 2018 6:02 am - I love a chef who takes as much care with vegetables as with meat and seafood. And I don't mean he or she can make a mean salad or stir-fry - dishes that, as delicious a...
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A summery corn salad makes this seared salmon shineMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Experienced cooks know that skin-on salmon fillets come with a bonus: added texture, by way of pan-crisped skin. In this recipe, you'll season that skin only with salt a...