Out with Borders, in with Ross Dress for Less. Ross will take the space left by the former Borders store in Northland Plaza, 2520 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, later this spring. The new business will bring another retail venue to the DeKalb community. "It'll...
Tis the season of giving at the 42nd annual Country Music Show Toy Drive Sunday.From 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, will hold a toy drive for the Salvation Army, 830 Grove St. The Salvation Army distributes the toys to children...
Nothing is more frustrating than decking out your place with decorative lights only to find that several bulbs or the whole string doesn't work.This year will be Elgin Recycling's Third Annual Holiday Lights Recycling Program, and the DeKalb County Health...
There are a few places offering Thanksgiving meals to those unable to return home for Thanksgiving break, as well as those without a home to return to. Feed 'Em Soup, 122 S. First St., invites anyone in town to join Wednesday's Thanksgiving Eve dinner...
Around each corner of Friday and Saturday's artisan's market stood numerous booths of colorful nylon flowers and crafty home decor.Kishwaukee Community Hospital's Roberts Conference Center, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, held its second annual artisan's market...
Tanned, buff and drug-free: the top competitors from across the U.S. get to show off Saturday at the Sixth Annual Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders Midwest States 2011 Bodybuilding & Figure Competition. FitWorkz owner Ray Binkowski will host...
NIU is not the only place in DeKalb for local artists to show their work to the community. Local artists can take to the Internet to show their work on cyber galleries. Adrienne Soroka, creater of Soroka's Fine Things art gallery's website, sorokas.com,...
Motivated by the 18,000 children who die of starvation each year, Feed My Starving Children [FMSC] will host a meal packing event Thursday through through Nov. 20. FMSC is a not-for-profit Christian organization whose volunteers pack meals to send out...
DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen said Re:New DeKalb will finish its downtown projects by summer 2012. Re:New DeKalb Inc. is a public-private partnership currently working on improving the downtown area. Re:New DeKalb also organizes marketing and special events...
Figuring out what to wear each day this month has been a little tricky, said Chanel Dotson, sophomore public health major. "I don't know how to dress for the weather," Dotson said. "One day it's raining, one day it's cold and then the next week it's hot....
Thrift stores and resale shops in DeKalb are faring well despite the recession, said Lavish Thrift owner Angie Miller.At Lavish Thrift, 153 E. Lincoln Highway, Miller sells used items such as clothing, glassware and antiques. Miller said she believes...
Sherry Lebed Davis filled the audience with chuckles, fruit-scented bubbles and smiles during her Humor Creates Wellness program at Kishwaukee Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, Tuesday night. Davis created the Humor Creates Wellness program in 1980 and...
