NoonDaily | Bulletproof Coffee, Spooky Dancers, Halloween Portraits, Painted Pumpkins & Willow Creek’s “Love Everyone, Always” Campaign

Time for today’s NoonDaily Update, our new approach to gathering information and sharing the good things happening in and around Barrington, Illinois. Each day we produce and publish a post at noon featuring the latest collected photos and information from various sources around town and we hope you’ll join us in sharing.

Today’s update is complied with photos and stories submitted by astute observers, local businesses and area organizations (see below or click here for original posts).

Can you match these photos with their captions photos below?

LL Bean

Crazy Close Kids

Savory Salads

Buschauer Portraits

Willow Creek Community Church

Egg Harbor Cafe

Painting Pumpkins with Billet Doux Couture

Mort Luby Art at the Barrington Area Library

Bataille Halloween

1. 365barrington | Colorful outdoor kayaks stand out on a rainy day at #LLBean @shoparboretum
2. cckmamaof4 | What is Fall without hayrides? #crazyclosekids #hayrides #barringtonparkdistrict #citizenspark #365Barrington(Find more updates from local mom Krissy Lohmeyer on her website featuring parenting support and advice for children born close in age (23 months apart or less) at CrazyCloseKids.com.
   
3. SavorySalads | Come visit us on Saturday Oct. 29th from 11 a.m to 2p.m for face painting and spooky treats!!
4. 365barrington | Want to capture the magic of Halloween with a professional portrait of your very own goblin, superhero or princess? Buschauer Portrait Design is offering an amazing price on Halloween portrait sessions this Saturday. Click here to learn more.
5. willowcreekcc | Our #LoveEveryoneAlways campaign has launched in downtown Chicago and on 25 other billboards throughout Chicago! Help us spread the word and share this image! (“Love Everyone, Always” is Willow Creek Community Church’s new weekend series focused on love, forgiveness, and acceptance amidst a heated time in our country around politics and the election.  Click here to learn more about the campaign and follow the message at WillowCreek.TV.)
6. 365barrington | Bulletproof organic coffee at Egg Harbor Cafe. So good!
7. billetdouxcouture | Thanks, #papersourcedeerpark for such a fun, festive outing with my two little pumpkins. These guys are pretty cute, too. @papersource #pumpkindecorating #boymom
8. 365barrington | Mini recital doubles as Halloween dress rehearsal at @BatailleDance. This trick-or-treater is now ready for Monday night!
9. 365barrington | Chicago-inspired art by Mort Luby at the @barringtonarealibrary. Tag your pics (or videos) from around town, 24/7 with #noondailybarrington or #365Barrington for daily snapshots of life in #barringtonil shared at #noondaily #BarringtonDaily

We’ve had a team working on our NoonDaily updates via Instagram since the beginning of the year and we’ve loved the pleasant surprise of seeing others automatically join us in sharing. Now we’re ready to reveal what we’ve been developing behind-the-scenes and officially invite you to participate.

Here’s how it works:

Each day we’ll be publishing a post at noon featuring the latest collected photos and information from various sources around town and we hope you’ll join us! Whether you’re a local resident, photographer, writer, business owner, student, PR pro, marketing guru, non-profit organizer, event planner, REALTOR, religious leader or volunteer, we invite you to please share your news, views and daily snapshots right along with us. Posts submitted will be featured on our constantly updated NoonDaily page at 365Barrington.com/NoonDaily.

Here’s how to share:

Everyone can participate by adding photos and updates to our NoonDaily collection one of these three ways:

1. Facebook Mention or tag @BarringtonIllnois in a Facebook post or publish post to our Facebook page at Facebook.com/BarringtonIllinois and your message will be featured on our NoonDaily Update Board at 365Barrington.com/NoonDaily.
2. Instagram & Twitter Add the hashtag #365Barrington or #NoonDailyBarrington to any post on your Instagram or Twitter page and your message will also be featured with our NoonDaily updates.
3. Submit an Event or Post If social media is not your thing, click here to submit post details or click here to share an upcoming event and we’ll do our best to add your message to the NoonDaily mix.

Why NoonDaily?

Gone are the days when local news arrived only with the paperboy or via regularly scheduled newscasts. Social media has changed the news cycle so dramatically that we find ourselves longing for a return to life with less disruption. At the same time, social media continues to enhance the best part of our work, which has always been learning from your story ideas, recommendations and experiences. NoonDaily is our commitment to gathering ideas and presenting information thoughtfully and regularly with respect for your time. So we hope you will join us in sharing slices of life locally, right here at noon daily.