Community Corner

Coffee Haiku, A Restaurant Guide, Home Buying Tips and More

By Marcia Sagendorph

Patch welcomes bloggers of all stripes onto our sites to keep our community conversations vibrant. Here are some of our favorites from the past week from Lake, McHenry and Cook counties. Click on the headlines below to read the full blogs. 

What do you think of these topics? Agree? Disagree? Tell us in the comments.

Monday 06-24-13 Coffee Haiku:
Coffee, java, joe...it's more than just a drink to us. It's a way of life. Get your day started with a daily jolt of online coffee haiku.  
- Posted by Jay Beaton on Arlington Heights Patch

What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder? (GAD)
All of us worry about things like health, family, money or starting a new job. GAD sufferers have excessive and exaggerated worry and anxiety about non-issues. Learn more here.
- Posted by Kathy Petrick of Home Helpers Home Care Elgin on Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch

The Dazzling Details
The questions you face when planning a wedding can be overwhelming: How tall should the arrangements be? Lace or no Lace? Is ombré still in? Christina Currie shares some great wedding planning tips to get the dazzling details into your ceremony.
- Posted by Christina Currie on Barrington Patch

It's Lilac Time
Can't you smell the lilacs in bloom? Ahhh...After the magnificent bloom of the Crabapple trees in Evanston, it's Lilac Time and we are even nearing the end of that season. 
- Posted by Douglas Macdonald on Evanston Patch

2013 Spring home buying season is in full swing!
Now is the time, home buyers! Home buyers are motivated to buy since interest rates are still low, but will go up soon. Sellers are coming back on the market anticipating a better price for their home.
- Posted by Dino Micheli on Huntley Patch

North Shore Restaurant Guide - So Many Choices!
So many choices for good food, indeed! Margaret Goss compiled a very helpful list of 90 or so area restaurants, and provided helpful descriptions, locations and contact info. 
- Posted by Margaret Goss on Winnetka-Glencoe Patch

New Common Application Essay Prompts for 2013
The Common Application is an on-line application site used by the Admission Offices at over 450 colleges. Chances are you will use it, too. There are major changes this year, including the essay prompts. If you are a rising senior, now is the time to start thinking about your essays.
- Posted by Sandra Gibert on Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch


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