Costs flow downhill, and residents are at the bottom
This year, my wife and I helped the city of Naperville save 184 million gallons of water and almost $1 million in costs. Well, truth be told, we really didn't...
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Plenty of fine art will be on display in Naperville this weekend
What is art? When artist Itamar Gilboa moved from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam to study, he carried a notebook with him every day and in it wrote every single thing...
Back in the day, bikini debut was the bomb
Yesterday we celebrated the day the United States adopted the Declaration of Independence, the magnificent document that transformed and codified the world's concept of equality. Ever since Lincoln refocused the...
Bicyclists and motorists can coexist in downtown Naperville
During the couple of weeks it took us to find another car, since road salt had apparently done irreparable harm to the frame of our old one, we were again...
Being a dad is the best present of all
Somehow it just feels right that, this year, Father's Day falls on the first day of summer, at least in the United States. Fathers and summer sort of go together,...
Legal beagles must be weighing in on puppy sale issue
Several years ago, our residents' association made a modest amount of money selling luminaria kits, essentially plumber's candles, paper bags, and sand. They were very popular and gave the subdivision...
Nothing says summer like a kite in the air
They say Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, and I guess for most people it is. For me, however, it's become the day when the Naperville Park District...
Naperville’s e-cigarette rules didn’t go far enough
On the night before Easter, in 1921, Otto Loewi dreamed of an experiment that could determine whether nerve cells communicated with other cells electrically, or by means of chemical intermediaries....
People losing interest in county fair? Think again
There are a few people, fortunately very few, who apparently believe we should no longer have a county fair because we're too urban and sophisticated. Well, admittedly it has been...
School taxes are no gift for many moms
This Mother's Day think beyond the flowers, the candy, and the brunch, and show your mom that you really do appreciate all the years she has worked to give you...