Lifestyle Stories from May 8, 2016 (Change date)
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'It's Not Just a Brick. It's a Story'; Buy personalized inscribed brick for veterans memorialMay 09, 2016 4:40 pm - With the great relationship between Harley-Davidson, our military, and veterans for more than 100 years, what better place to have a military and veterans memorial than ...
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Experience 'All Things Original' at Fine Line's Original FridaysMay 09, 2016 9:59 pm - Every other month on a Friday evening, the Fine Line's Kavanagh Gallery in St. Charles hosts three local fine artists selling original work, along with three local singe...
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'Penny Dreadful' is a wickedly fun monster mashupMay 09, 2016 1:26 pm - "Penny Dreadful" is often praised as a scary and literary horror/mystery mashup, but somehow I've never gotten around to watching. I assume most readers haven't either. ...
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How to make a one-of-a-kind geometric rugMay 09, 2016 10:24 am - The price of some patterned area rugs can make you want to crawl under them and weep. And though the materials and time needed to hand-knot a quality rug often justify t...
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Thanks mom and dad for gardening lessonsMay 09, 2016 9:05 am - I have my mom and dad to thank for my love of gardening. My earliest memories include walking barefoot in freshly rototilled soil, picking bouquets of dandelions, and ex...
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What are microgreens and why do chefs love them?May 09, 2016 9:05 am - Have you recently looked at a fancy restaurant menu and noticed a selection served with microgreens? Wondered what they are? Perhaps a new, exotic vegetable imported fo...
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Finding a buyer for dishes can be difficultMay 08, 2016 7:05 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of one place setting of my lovely china dishes. The set was purchased in 1950 - the year we were married. At the time, we paid $1,289 for a comple...
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Soil test can help determine best fertilizer for youMay 11, 2016 6:18 am - Apply fertilizer to garden beds if needed. Most gardens in the Chicago area have soils with adequate levels of phosphorus, so choose a fertilizer with little or no phosp...
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Rita Moreno: 'Hamilton' was inspiration for rapping speechMay 08, 2016 3:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Rita Moreno says it was the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" that inspired her to bust a rhyme while delivering the commencement address at the Berklee College o...
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Lauryn Hill will 'make it up' to fans after short concertMay 08, 2016 5:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Musician Lauryn Hill says she will 'make it up' to fans angry that she arrived over two hours late to an Atlanta concert Friday night and performed fo...