The Unity High School grad who became one of the stars of the 'Trading Spaces' home-remodeling show spoke with 'Penny For Your Thoughts' host Brian Barnhart about his background with local theater, how he got into interior design and TV and much more.
In broad terms, the 'life' part of 'Life and Land' will be prints of digital photos by me of birds and other local creatures, and the 'land' part will be prints produced through traditional gelatin-silver processes by UI photography teacher Brad Hudson.
The Champaign County History Museum recently inaugurated the "Who We Are: Stories of Champaign County" gallery with "The Great Harris Mansion Heist" exhibit. The popular "When We Went To War" exhibit remains on display. Upstairs, "The Art of Louise Woodroofe" is in the corridor gallery. We a…
In the first week that recreational use became legal in Illinois, the UI Veterinary Teaching Hospital saw two cases of likely marijuana intoxication in pets.
We often hear about the importance of family mealtime, but do you know what all the fuss is about? As a parent, it is sometimes easier to dismiss this family routine and feed kids fast food or prepared food in the car coming or going to their multitude of activities and events. So let’s paus…
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Kraemer, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, call 217-359-6500. RSVP and the Stevick Senior Center are administe…
Use the dead of winter to make plans for bringing your landscape back to life.
On Saturday, parishioners and families of the Philo chuch will dedicate the $4.6 million project that Dallas businessman Bob Trost jump-started with a $1 million donation.
In our weekly feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Debra Pressey chats with the Rev. Terrance Thomas, the new pastor at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Champaign.
“These six things doth the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination to him. A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies and that soweth discord among…
The Green Street Mile, a 1-mile race sponsored by Green Street Realty, will be run along Green Street through Campustown. The inaugural race is set for April 23.
The new co-host of the WDWS Morning Show with Dave Gentry talked with staff writer Alexandria Kobryn about his Homer roots and love of wrestling and how he came to be where he is today.
In Chapter 3 of our monthlong series, we asked those in the know to gaze into their crystal balls and tell us what big changes they wouldn’t be shocked to see in their field by the end of the decade of the 2020s.
I grew up in an area of the Pacific Northwest known fondly by its residence as The County.
I pulled out today’s bread from the Dutch oven while Michael prepped his lunch for work. I showed it to him, and he laughed. “A smiley face.”
In 1970, 20 million people celebrated in streets across America, gathering for a nationwide day of environmental education and activism — the first Earth Day.
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Kraemer, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, call 217-359-6500. RSVP and the Stevick Senior Center are administe…
Illinois has eight native conifer species, though several are quite rare.
This week’s stop in our series on local businesses with stories to tell: Allen’s Meats in Homer, a father-and-son operation that’s been in business since 1986.
Should you relocate your dog’s favorite sleeping spot out of your bedroom when new baby arrives?
In our weekly feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Alexandria Kobryn chats with the Rev. Rickey Parks, pastor at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, who will receive the Doris Hoskins Prestigious Community Service Award at today’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Countywide Celebration.
My husband and I try to cook a new, special dish for our anniversary in December. This year, we wanted to try to recreate the flavors of sushi at home.
Who would have thought 20 years ago, entering the new millennium, that we’d actually see 2020? I read somewhere that some people like optometrists and ophthalmologists and those sort won’t have a job. Everyone has 2020 vision!
Staff writer Mary Schenk chats with the senior executive secretary at the Champaign County State's Attorney's Office who is set to retire Jan. 24 after 35 years.
A special three-part installment near the beginning of 2020.
courtesy retired Staerkel Planetarium director Dave Leake
As I hiked the trails in the McDowell Mountains overlooking Phoenix during the first week of January, I thought back to a friendship I made 45 years ago with a guy from Phoenix named Larry Londen. Larry and I were theology students in Kansas trying to figure out life. We drank coffee in an a…
The William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College offers programs for different audiences throughout the year.
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Kraemer, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, call 217-359-6500. RSVP and the Stevick Senior Center are administe…
A fascinating publication from 1915 titled 'The Prairie Spirit in Landscape Gardening' provides an interesting view of landscape design from the past.
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