Look! Up in the sky!
In the next month, dozens of birds will be flapping their wings into this neck of the woods as they make a pit stop before heading up north to cooler temperatures.
A 'Little Vaudeville' goes a long way
Every once in a while, you meet a person who is genuine and does for others out of pure joy instead of personal financial gain. Donna Dickinson of Palatine is such a person. Not only has she been teaching the forgotten artform of vaudeville to school-age children since 1993, she has made next to no money doing it. And yet, she carries on, and with gusto.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Big bucks for ducks
It may have cost two bucks 100 years ago. On Thursday, the
antique mallard drake decoy sold at auction for $120,000 (plus 15
percent buyer's premium for a total of $138,000) at the National
Antique Decoy and Sporting Collectibles Show at Pheasant Run Resort.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
St. Mark's Church ready to celebrate building's history
GENEVA -- Members of St. Mark's Episcopal Church here are getting ready for a weekend of celebration of the 140th anniversary of the building of the church's chapel at 4th and Franklin streets.
Wine and dine
I appreciate a good meal. You know the kind I mean -- four courses prepared by an extremely talented executive chef at a swanky restaurant. I also appreciate a good wine. So when I was recently invited to a "wine dinner" at Atwater's Restaurant in Geneva, it was really a tough assignment.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Event gives girls free prom dresses
AURORA -- Fairy godmothers ditched the pumpkins and the wands Saturday at the fourth annual Cinderella's Closet event.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Batavia High strings pay homage to jazz greats
BATAVIA -- On Friday morning, 18 Batavia High School musicians, dressed to the nines, boarded a bus bound for the Music Educator's National Conference in Milwaukee.
Fans make Bien Trucha a destination
Some people say that Mexican restaurants' food is all the same, just prepared in different wrapping. But at Bien Trucha, even a single taco contains a mélange of different flavors.
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