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Sarah Contreras

Cheap birthday dessert succeeds on many layers

By Sarah Contreras | November 7, 2011

When you're a poor college student eager to impress others, it can be difficult to throw a party and stay within your meager budget.It being my birthday Saturday, I decided that instead of doing the usual "going out and spending a ton on Malibu and Cokes,"...

Milt Westlake, owner of, Norway Farms Produce, rearranges his produce at the DeKalb Farmers Market  Thursday afternoon. Norway Farms has been selling their produce for 15 years at this farmers market.

Farmer’s market brings fresh produce, faces to DeKalb

By Mary Torres | August 26, 2010

DeKALB | At the farm stand for Theis Farm II, the ears of corn are marked with a large sign: "Picked This Morning." Every Thursday from June 3 to Sept. 25, DeKalb's Van Buer Plaza fills with canopies shading an assortment of goods and people alike. From...