With the Christmas season approaching, shoppers are on the lookout for the best items to make the holiday season feel special. Along with the tradition of decorating Christmas trees, decking the halls with the best Christmas lights, and hanging up Christmas ornaments, many families use Advent calendars as a way […]
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Holiday Lights Group Asks City To Take Over For 2021
Uptown Park Ridge is illuminated for the holiday season with string lights carefully wrapped around trees and hanging from branches during Winterfest. (Journal file photo) Park Ridge’s Winterfest celebration, traditionally held the Friday after Thanksgiving, combines the kickoff for the holiday shopping season for the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, […]
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25 summer holiday craft ideas for kids
25 summer holiday craft ideas for kids Lorraine Luximon 1 day ago […]
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‘It’s Kind Of Cool’: Midsummer Party Celebrates Holiday Events Missed During COVID-19 Pandemic
June’s “Holiday Extravaganza” at the Heyse house included a Halloween costume contest. This month is Christmas in July, that holly jolly holiday hotpoint halfway to December. But for Antoinette Heyse of Des Plaines, July has her reflecting on June 2021 when she hosted a party to celebrate all at once […]
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Breckel Collection Adds Fireworks To Jeffrey S. Evans’ Independence Holiday Weekend Sale
“I thought it brought a strong price. Colonial Williamsburg had been looking for a larger Stirewalt to add to their collection,” Will Kimbrough said on the result for this folk art paint-decorated diminutive or child’s blanket chest, done in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by either Jacob Stirewalt (1805-1869) and/or […]
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Holiday Opening & Closing Times
Paper plates: check. Barbecue sauce: check. Affordable, adorable centerpieces: oh, no. If your Fourth of July party starts in an hour and you forgot something important, or you need to swing by the store on your way to a friend’s get-together, Target’s hours on July 4 will be exactly the […]
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11 dynamite Father’s Day gifts on sale ahead of the holiday
Say thanks to your dad next month with these father-friendly gifts on sale from multiple retailers. — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. We’re exactly one month away from Father’s Day 2021 (it’s Sunday, June 20, in case […]
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France eases lockdown raising summer holiday hopes
france green list – AFP/AFP France will ease its domestic travel restrictions next month as the prime minister declared its “third wave” over, raising hopes the country could reopen to British visitors sooner than expected. Jean Castex said the third national lockdown would be wound down from May 3, with […]
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Target Just Released the Cutest Easter-Themed Baking Line So You Can Make Impressive Holiday Treats
Easter may not be for a little while, but it never hurts to prepare ahead of time. There are so many fun activities to do with your kids like Easter egg hunts and opening Easter baskets. But this year, we can add one more holiday activity to our list, thanks […]
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Danny Heitman’s ‘At Random’: Recalling Louisiana holiday that came in a box | Danny Heitman
Earlier this month, in putting away our Christmas things, I returned to my shelf the holiday stories that cheer me no matter how often I reread them. They include “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas,” “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote and “Memories of a Large Christmas,” Lillian […]
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What led to California’s COVID surge? Holiday gatherings?
Nine months ago, when the globe was beginning to realize the enormity of the coronavirus, experts say California made an important decision. Standing at a lectern surrounded by fellow state leaders on March 19, Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the state, saying they faced a grim outlook if decisive action wasn’t […]
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BARTable holiday events: December 24-31
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is putting on a holiday showcase on Christmas Eve. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Get cozy on the couch, grab your favorite holiday treat and take in all that this week has to offer. There are a lot of great ways […]
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The origin of the Mad River Valley’s holiday stars
In 2013 the Mad River Valley was ramping up the annual Festival of Lights celebration for the holiday season. Local businesses were encouraged to decorate their offices, buildings, exterior conifers, etc. with their best displays that would not only be officially lit up on the same night but would also […]
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Isolation play: College teams fend off holiday loneliness
FILE- In this Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, file photo, Cleveland State plays against Ohio State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game with no fans in the stands at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This pandemic-altered season has turned into quite the isolation play. With campuses […]
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Lancaster woman creates holiday scavenger hunt for friends, family; here’s why and how | Food + Living
Normally, I don’t make it a habit to skip out on a potentially enchanting winter walk in the snow. That was at least my feeling when I saw an email from a co-worker about a family near Rader Park in Lancaster County who, in an effort to replicate some lost sense of Christmas spirit, […]
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Food Notes: This holiday season, consider gifts of food
As we continue this year of firsts, many beloved events have been curtailed including holiday parties, concerts, shows and family gatherings. We know the drill; at this point all we can do is make the best of everything, be grateful for our health and make the tastiest Christmas dinner possible […]
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Griswold Rankings: TX tops list for overboard holiday decorations
HOUSTON (CW39) Every year during the holidays, you can turn on the TV and find a some sort of Christmas movie playing and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is definitely one of those! The online interior design company Modsy just released its 2020 Holiday Home Trends Report, which is chock-full of data insights, style trends, […]
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The ceramic Christmas tree is back! Why the retro holiday decoration is everywhere this year
When I called ceramicist Jim Bulleit at his Indiana workshop the week before Christmas, he had a waiting list of 15 people who wanted him to make them tabletop Christmas trees. “Can you hold on a second?” he asked as soon as he picked up. “I’m talking about a tree […]
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Houston SPCA last minute holiday gifts
HOUSTON (CW39) The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is arriving in our community this week. This is part of the second shipment of vaccines for Harris County. The first shipment arrived last week and that was the Pfizer vaccine, and was administered by hospitals to their staff. Harris County Public Health (HCPH) […]
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How to Design Your 2020 Holiday Reboot
This also offers insight into why, despite warnings and requests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other infectious disease experts to stay home, some people are flouting the recommendations and traveling to visit family and friends for the holidays — something Dr. Xygalatas says is itself telling. […]