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Area football teams are off and running
NEWS
What’s all the noise about?
By bill mclean
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By ADRIENNE FAWCETT
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he recent sweater-weather makes it feel like autumn has arrived ahead of time, and soon enough it will sound like autumn — because when the leaves turn color, the leaf blowers get turned on repeatedly. How early and late can you operate them in the North Shore? What about lawn mowers and other propertymaintenance machines? How noisy can it get? Many communities do not have specific hours-of-operation regulations for landscaping/yard work and leaf blowers, according to data compiled by the Village of Lake Bluff administration for a Committee of the Whole discussion on Aug. 24 about property mainContinued on PG 10
Matthew Clifford (No. 5) and Patrick Ryan (No. 8) lead their Lake Forest High School teammates onto the field prior to their season opener against Dunbar on Aug. 28. Photography by Joel Lerner.
Bring it on! Northern Italian cooking embraced at Highwood store By A.J. Goldsmith
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very working day, Patricia Galli leaves her Buffalo Grove home and heads for Pastificio, where she is the second-generation
family member to head up the takehome gourmet store specializing in Northern Italian cuisine and pasta. Pastificio at 122 Highwood Avenue is one of the North Shore’s better-kept secrets. Pastificio, which
in Italian means macaroni factory, was founded 38 years ago by the Amidei/Galli family. Patricia “grew up in the kitchen” helping her mom, Elsa Amidei, while she earned a degree in education from Loyola University. They used the Old World recipes of grandmother Nora Brugioni. According to Patricia, Pastificio’s tradition of Northern Italian cooking stems from family recipes
he head football coach of the victorious team on opening night walked off his home field, fielding questions about a 45-6 victory. Chuck Spagnoli had a spring in his step on a pleasant summer night. His Lake Forest High School Scouts had looked mightier than Dunbar High School’s Mightymen had on Aug. 28. The marching band was in midseason form — and sound. The aroma of grilled fare wafting above the concession stand and packed bleachers was four-star-restaurant worthy. And it didn’t rain. “It’s a great time of the year to be a high school athlete,” Spagnoli said. “Most schools in the area had just opened, and everybody is enthusiastic about the first few days of school, about the first football game. We had a great crowd here. The weather was great. “We don’t thank this community enough, including me. It’s a pleasure playing in front of this community, in this type of atmosphere.” Continued on PG 25
originating in Italy’s mountainous region of Emilia-Romangna, near the city of Modena. “We pay careful attention to capture the original flavors of the pastas and meats identified by this style of cooking,” she said. The all-natural cuisine is made daily. She points to the cases of pasta of various sorts citing them Continued on PG 10
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