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5 places to celebrate National Calzone Day

By Northern Star staff | November 1, 2016

National Calzone Day honors the hot, cheesy pizza pockets known as calzones. Enjoy calzones and pizza puffs (a deep-fried version of a calzone) in DeKalb at these restaurants:Tom And Jerry's RestaurantTom and Jerry's Restaurant, 215 W. Lincoln Highway,...

In this Northern Star graphic, an artist's rendition of
Dan Martynowicz' greatest fear, the demonic ghost shark, haunts the
Amenti Haunted House. The haunted house will be held 7 p.m. tonight
at the Egyptian Theatre 135 N. Second St.

Amenti Haunted House almost as scary as the sea’s fiercest killers

By Dan Martynowicz | October 30, 2011

Friends, only three things scare me in this world, the first being sharks. A short-fin Mako can jump 20 feet in the air and has been clocked at 22 mph. Neither trait is OK when you consider the average human swims at a rate of 3.5 mph. To a shark, a surfer...

A student crosses the street in front of 901 Lucinda Avenue,
Businesses in the Village Commons complex don't believe Wednesday
night's shooting will affect business.

Stores in Village Commons anticipate usual business despite recent shooting

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | September 29, 2011

Despite a shooting in the vicinity Wednesday night, business continued as usual for Domino's, 901 Lucinda Ave. Suite P. Domino's owner Mike Hillman said employees continued to deliver food at the time of the incident despite being unable to go east toward...

Dive into to DeKalb’s newest chicken and sea food restaurant, Sharks

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | August 23, 2011

Walking into Shark's Fish and Chicken, customers are greeted with the aroma of fried chicken and a line of people forming out the door. The place was packed on early Tuesday afternoon, drawing a diverse group of people. "It's all about the wings," said...