Garden coach takes root in Geneva
Geneva garden coach Debbie Notaro has loved gardening as far back as she can remember. "I was probably the only one of the kids around who didn't mind pulling weeds...
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It’s all about the barbecue
There was no mistaking the theme of the Firin' Up the Fox Festival — 36 teams cooking up barbecue and vying for $10,000 and the People's Choice Award for pulled...
Batavia’s Water Street Studios expands
Water Street Studios in Batavia is expanding — and not just as a result of its new print lab in St. Charles. Jim Kirkhoff, director of development at the studios,...
Gardens on display Saturday in Batavia
To find worthy landscapes for The Plain Dirt Gardeners Club's "Gardens of De-Light and Shade" in Batavia Saturday, members walk into back yards, chat over fences and check out emailed...
Rowing can part the waters for students
As the sun rises daily on the Fox River in St. Charles, groups of young people slice through the water on boats that can not only achieve a 6-minute mile...
Batavia gallery features contest entries
Art submitted by teenagers living in the congressional district of Randy Hultgren and competing for a chance to be displayed for a year in the U.S. Capital building are on...
Sculptures chosen for St. Charles park exhibit
As spring comes to St. Charles, so does the eighth annual Sculpture in the Park exhibition. Nine works created by nine artists from across the country will be showcased along...
D303 candidates debate how to set priorities
When voters in St. Charles District 303 pick which of eight candidates will fill the four open seats in the April 9 election, they also may decide on how information...
This time of year, conditions change minute to minute
Recently as I was sitting beside my teenage son, a brisk fall breeze floated in the window, contrasting with the summer breezes we were treated to only a few days...
Counting votes
Recently a comment was printed stating that if Al Gore had won his home state, the vote in Florida would have been moot. It was rather an ironic statement considering...