MONTICELLO — Melanie Brine has lost count of how many pieces she has crafted as an artist.
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The UI campus’ new flagship dining hall seats up to 1,385 eaters at its nine themed “micro-restaurants” — from demonstration kitchen Table 1867 (named for the year the university was founded) to the eastern hemisphere appeal of Fusion 48 (the same number of Asian countries in the United Nations).
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet sh…
“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with…
Emerging from the throes of the pandemic that dissipated 95 percent of its dorm and catering business overnight, it won the $5.3 million bid to be Illini athletics' newest food supplier until at least the summer of 2024.
“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished, but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government, presumptuous are they, self-willed, and they are not afraid to spea…
I have wanted to make homemade marshmallows for years, but never had the courage to try it.
“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received us. For yo…
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank has raised more than half the money it needs to expand its Urbana warehouse and its officials hope to begin construction next spring.
”Let not thine heart envy sinners; but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh; for the …
It’s quiet here in Friday Harbor, Wash. I’m enjoying tea on a deck surrounded by flowers: shasta daisies, pots of cockscomb, daylilies, dill, an ocean of pink hydrangeas.
“Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest …
“Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any mea…
Nothing says summer like lemon-meringue pie. And when you add strawberries, it just gets better.
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and talk of them when thou sitteth in thine house, and wh…
“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ, the first fruits; afterward, they that are Christ’s at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have d…
“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth; but the righteous shall see their fall. Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. Where there is…
“From whence come wars and fighting among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not; ye kill, and desire to have and cannot obtain; ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterer…
Dozens of people getting vaccinated for COVID-19 at a community health center will be in line for a free meal.
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. ... She …
My best friend and I are continuing our informal “Great British Baking Show” challenge. Each month, we each bake a dish we’ve seen and exchange the results.
“My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken thou me according to thy word. I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me; teach me thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. My soul melteth for heaviness; strengthen thou me according unto…
Did I tell you about my sweet potato vines in the window?
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will now be able to serve small communities more efficiently with its brand new Foodmobile truck.
“Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; thou hath established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to thine ordinances; for all are thy servants. Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine…
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