The 2010 Brat Tent officially opens today, kicking off Barrington’s 2010 Fourth of July festivities. There’s a full schedule of July Fourth fun taking place this week in downtown Barrington and we’re going to be
The Horse Trials are underway in Barrington Hills this weekend. About 300 upper-level riders from around the country are competing with their beautiful horses today and tomorrow at the Barrington Countryside Park
Have you heard the buzz about the big Performing Arts reunion and “Musical Revue” coming up at Barrington High School? They’ve recently written about it in the Barrington Courier and the Daily
Our favorite “hometown coffee shop” is celebrating its first anniversary this week with daily prizes and an awesome new menu item. Cook Street Coffee opened for business on June 25th, 2009 and
Tonight could be the night the Chicago Blackhawks take home the Stanley Cup with game six against the Flyers in Philadelphia. Now who wants to watch history in the making alone on
The sound man checks the mics. The audience anxiously fills the room. You’re backstage dressed in your skinny jeans and grungy t-shirt, feeling the pre-performance energy and waiting for your cue. You
There’s a whole lot going on in Barrington today, including the big “Memorial Weekend Block Party” taking place at The Arboretum of South Barrington. They have activities for the whole family planned
There will be so much more than just visual arts on display at this weekend’s Barrington Art Festival. One of the Village of Barrington’s festival planners says it’s an art festival and
I have a few more details that you might find useful about this weekend’s Art Festival. The fest will take place, rain or shine, this Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th,
My husband and I like to play our guitars together, when we have the time. Occasionally, on vacation, we dabble with writing our own songs. But the best we’ve ever come up
Mount Prospect native and Barrington neighbor, Lee DeWyze did it!!! He’s officially in the top three and one step closer to winning the 2010 American Idol crown. That means the spotlight shines
There’s a Karaoke showdown underway in Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs and tonight is the night for Barrington to take the lead. If you or anyone you know can carry a note and put
Someone wise once said, “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” If this home-made sign is the Penny Road Pub’s cover, it bears no hint of the color you’ll find on