Halloween’s origins date back more than 2,000 years and are traced to the ancient Celtic New Year Celebration in Europe, called Samhain, on November 1st. On Samhain eve, now called Halloween, spirits
Great Scott! Barrington High School’s film department has been at it again. They just released their new mini-movie today and it’ll have you saying “Hello McFly”. The movie was filmed in downtown
The Barrington Area Council on Aging (BACOA) is hosting a luncheon to celebrate the “F” word next week. I’m serious. This is not a joke. WAIT! No…It’s not THAT “F” word. Though
Earlier this week I promised that I’d follow up with some fun Halloween activities going on this weekend for adults in Barrington and there’s one event happening tomorrow night that sounds simply
Two ghosts were recently spotted in Barrington, they were caught on camera and they’re our mystery photo of the week! This one might require a little deductive reasoning, but I’m confident that
There are a TON of Halloween events happening in Barrington this week and this is one time when I’m going to do my best to share ALL of the GORY DETAILS. Today,
There are two “Firsts” happening in Barrington this week. One will help keep Barrington teens healthy. The other will help protect the health of Barrington’s schools. Barrington School District 220 is hosting
Halloween is just one week from today and, with all of the tombstones, ghouls and eerie jack-o-lanterns decorating homes throughout Barrington, I can’t help but be reminded of the more sinister side of
Once a year in Barrington, dozens of area chefs come together and prepare their specialty dishes for us all to sample under one roof. It’s the perfect place to be for local
Halloween isn’t until next weekend, but here’s a great way for your kids to break in this year’s costumes before the big night. There’ll be trick-or-treaters out and about at one Barrington
Can you believe it’s almost Christmas? HA HA! Just kidding. Not really, though, because, let’s face it, the holiday season IS right around the corner. And little elves (a.k.a. “organized people”) in the Barrington
I love Barrington this time of year. The air is crisp, the breezes are cool and the changing leaves paint gorgeous fall rainbows at every turn. I snapped our new mystery photo
This is an exciting day in Barrington because School District 220’s new Early Learning Center officially opened its doors to students for the first day of school this morning. The brand new school is a state-of-the-art, 38,000
Chicago Blackhawk, Patrick Sharp will be in town tomorrow night. He’ll be signing autographs at Kernel Fabyan’s Gourmet Popcorn Shoppe at Deer Park Town Center and there are still some spaces left
Farewell to thee, oh letter Z We’ve had a lot of fun You popped right off my keyboard and now it’s clear you’re done… I tried to smoosh you into place, but