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[8 Feb 2010 | 4 Comments | ]

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky to score two free tickets to Elgin Theatre Company’s production of Are you being served?, a play version of the 1970s British sitcom.  The catch?  That I’d write an honest review online.
It was fun!  And funny!  I really want to check out the original TV show now.  There was a lot of sexual innuendo and bathroom humor, which is up my alley but still surprised me.  I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The cast obviously enjoyed themselves as well.  After watching the show, my friend …

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[6 Feb 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Golden Corral

OK, I know everybody loves to talk about food, so let’s hear your reviews of Golden Corral.
Golden Corral is located at 601 S. Randall Road in Elgin.

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[28 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Rakow Branch Library

Pictures of the Rakow Branch Library on the Far West Side of Elgin.

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown »

[18 Jan 2010 | 6 Comments | ]

We’ve had pretty good weather for ice skating. More pictures of City Skate on Flickr.
Information on City Skate from the City of Elgin website:

Have free fun with the family this winter at City Skate, Elgin’s outdoor ice rink, now open for the season! City Skate is conveniently located on the Civic Center Plaza, between Hemmens Auditorium and City Hall. Free parking is available at The Centre Parking deck, or in the Civic Center parking lot at Douglas and Highland Avenue.
The ice rink is open and free to the public from …

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[13 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
Just a reminder that you don’t need to go to another planet to see a beautiful world.

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[11 Jan 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Caribou Coffee serves “handcrafted” oatmeal

Try it out sometime. The orange cranberry is good, and the one with cranberry is good too. I guess they’re all pretty good.

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[8 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Chile Guajillo

I do not even know what to think of this thing but it looks interesting.