breakfast

We've been missing a delicious Rockford breakfast spot for a few months, but it looks like we will be able to enjoy Magpie again soon.

I mentioned in a post yesterday that Santa Claus is coming to Rockford in December to have breakfast at Nicholas Conservatory with his many admirers. As someone who grew up in this area, the highlight for me as a kid was our annual pilgrimage to Colonial Village Mall to meet up with Santa at Weise's.

As a kid, I looked forward to the holiday season for many of the usual kid reasons: Christmas vacation from school, holiday presents and decorations, and coming up to Rockford to have breakfast with Santa Claus at Chas V. Weise's in Colonial Village Mall.

To twist a phrase made popular by one Tony the Tiger, sales of breakfast cereal are not "grrreat."

At least we'll still have McMuffins, right?

To honor what would be President Ronald Reagan's 104th birthday, a celebration is scheduled for Friday, February 6th in Dixon. The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and Americans for Prosperity Foundation - Illinois is hosting a Birthday Celebration Breakfast featuring Peggy Grande, COO of the Quiggle Group and the President's personal assistant for a decade following his time in the White House... Read