Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Fine Line Creative Arts Center’s presentation will be in the Feature Tent for the two-day event, which includes a downtown trolley, photo booth, Art Talks, and live musical entertainment.
A local art center will take center stage in the Feature Tent with “The Art of Weaving” during this weekend’s 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show. The 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013. The juried show will feature more than 110 artists in various mediums, as well as artist demonstrations. The Downtown St. Charles Partnership, in a release, said STC Capital Bank, 460 S. 1st St., is the sponsor of the Feature Tent, where Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 Crane Road, will present “The Art of Weaving.” The release describes Fine Line Creative Arts Center as one of the few regional art centers in the country. The center on the West …
Economic development incentive pact would allow motorcycle dealership to expand on South Randall Road in St. Charles.
A proposed incentives deal to draw new jobs and new tax revenue into the city received the support of the St. Charles City Council on Monday, four months after the city’s Economic Development Department first pitched the plan at a much higher cost to the city. Instead of $250,000 in tax breaks as proposed in January, the City Council on Monday agreed to reimburse $70,000 from the 1 percent municipal sales tax the business over the next five years. The reimbursement is expected to cover costs Lone Star-Cardinal Motorcycle Ventures III LLC, doing business as Windy City Triumph, expects to incur in leasing and building out 5,000 square feet of underused space at Fox River Harley-Davidson, 131 S. Randall Road. The proposal would add another …
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Monday, May 20, 2013
More than 110 artists, Downtown Historic Trolley rides and live musical entertainment are on tap for annual Memorial Day weekend fest.
So, you’re wondering, what’s new this year during the Downtown St. Charles Partnership’s 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show? Well, the Art Talks are one new feature of the annual Memorial Day weekend event. Visitors will be able to listen as artists discuss their inspiration for a piece, for example, or hear artists discuss the differences between a fine craft and a fine art. The 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013. The juried show will feature more than 110 artists in various mediums, as well as artist demonstrations. Here’s the schedule for the Art Talks: Saturday, May 25 11 a.m.: Discover the techniques of an artist in one of the …
Take a look at the public and private sector job openings we found in the Tri-Cities of Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles.
Welcome back to Job Center, Patch's listing of local job advertisements in the Tri-Cities area. We have pored over local websites and online job boards to bring you a selection of job listings from Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles. If we missed anything, please feel free to add the details below in our comments section for this post. Most listings were found via the direct websites of the local agencies, but we found more on Indeed.com, an aggregator of job postings from all over the nation. The city of St. Charles has one opening posted on its website this week: St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 on Monday, May 20, 2013, has 50 job postings, some involving multiple positions. The portal to its job listings is at http://district…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Tri-Cities residents, Patch wants to hear from you on the issues that affect you and your neighbors.
Welcome to Tri-Cities Talk—a regular feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on current issues facing Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked the Tri-Cities community in recent days on local Patch Facebook pages. There's been discussion recently about the quality of food served to our children in school lunches. Some parents say there should be healthier or more affordable options for students; others control what their children eat by packing their lunches at home. That brings us to this week's question: Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Manou Chahmirzadi: Since the change of …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Every week, Patch profiles a luxury home currently for sale in the Tri-Cities.
Cost: $1,595,000 Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 9 Square footage: 6,445 Built: 2001 Details: Seated on a lush acre of land within the Woods of Fox Glen neighborhood, the custom home at 2909 Glenbriar Drive in St. Charles has offers lots of extras and expansive space throughout three finished levels. Upgrades and unique architectural features include cherry floors in the foyer, a gourmet kitchen, a floating curved staircase beside the living and dining rooms, and detailed columns and arches throughout. The master bedroom is on the first floor, while all other bedrooms are located upstairs. Each bedroom comes with a private bath. The finished English basement includes a bar, indoor gym and sports court, and other rooms for exercise, games and theater. …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
You could purchase one of three comparably priced homes for around $175,000 in Batavia, Geneva or St. Charles. Which would you choose?
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Use our weekly guide to find the lowest gasoline prices in the Tri-Cities of Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles.
National average gasoline prices rose 4.9 cents per gallon over the past week and are up 6.2 cents per gallon of regular gasoline from a month ago. Meantime, Tri-Cities gas prices continued to outpace the statewide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline, which was $3.976 late Wednesday, compared to $3.977 a week ago. Paid-membership gas stations Costco in St. Charles and Sam’s Club in Batavia had the No. 1 and No. 2 lowest prices per gallon of regular gasoline in the Tri-Cities on Wednesday, according to Illinois Gas Prices. AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed that nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline late Wednesday was $3.588 a gallon, up slightly from $3.582 a day earlier and up from $3.539 a week ago. …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. Additional…
robert poznanski
11:17 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I would like to be reimbursed for the landscaping I did to improve my house, keeping up the neighbourhoods standards of making St Charles a "family oriented" area! Come on! How many breaks does a business owner get for the "job's" that allow him to profit, and thus, thrive! If no money was to be made, with a business, then why have it??? Their lower taxes, only means that my taxes go up, to make … more ›