We’ve got your weekend: The Tricentennial begins

Who did it better: Battle of New Orleans then and now

Single girl’s guide: Holiday survival

Artists in their own words: Meryl Murman

Cab Rides: Givonna Joseph

We’ve got your weekend: From Fringe Fest and Prospect4 to pure pleasure

What a bayou remembers: Bayou St. John

Book Fest week, audio: ‘I like the part about the alligators,’ book reviews from third graders at Schaumburg Elementary School Part I