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Pet of the Week: Meet Marvin
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – It’s almost Halloween and Marvin the kitten is the perfect representation of the spooky season. Black cats tend to get a bad rap by Halloween, but Marvin just wanted to cuddle and purr through the whole interview. He’s only about two to three months old, so he has lots of energy […]
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Readers Travel Miles To This Massive Illinois Used Bookstore Where 100,000 Stories Wait To Be Re-Read
A windchime rings above a shopping center door in central Illinois, and suddenly you are surrounded by more than 100,000 books. That soft little jingle has greeted readers for decades, ever since the store first opened its doors in 1972. Families drive in from all over Illinois, and even from...
Daily Illini
Pocketfest puts CU artists, businesses center stage
As fall returns to Champaign-Urbana, so will Pocketfest: a “pocket-sized” music and thrift festival. This year, it will be held in the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center Saturday from 1:30-6:30 p.m. Pocketfest will feature numerous vendors and nine musical guests, including Manifest West, The Collideoscopes and Current Conduct. Admission...
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Drive To This Iconic Illinois Diner For A Breakfast Experience That Feels Like A Warm Hug
Somewhere in Normal, Illinois, there’s a cafe that has quietly become the reason people set their alarms early on Saturdays. That cafe is Fort Jesse Cafe, and once you understand what’s cooking inside, you’ll understand exactly why nobody wants to hit snooze when breakfast this good is on the line.
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This Old-School Illinois Diner Pulls Breakfast Lovers From Hours Away Every Single Weekend
License plates and old stoplights cover the walls of a small Illinois diner where the coffee pot never seems to stop moving. Locals send travelers here when they ask where to find a good breakfast, and the plates come out so full that first-timers often wish they had snapped a photo.
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Heartland Theater Company ready to say ‘yes, and’ at Saturday improv show
NORMAL (25News Now) - At Heartland Theater Company, the improv class is all ready to say ‘Yes, and.’. Their upcoming showcase is Saturday at 7:00 pm at 1110 Douglas St., One Normal Plaza in the Community Activity Center building. Improv is a form of live theater where actors don’t...
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These 10 Illinois Fabric And Quilt Shops Are Quietly Filling The Gap Joann Left Behind
When the last Joann stores in Illinois locked their doors, a lot of sewing rooms suddenly felt a little empty. Quilters, crafters, and grandmas who teach kids to stitch were left wondering where to buy a simple yard of cotton. The good news is that small, family-run fabric shops all...
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New mural in Peoria’s Warehouse District celebrates generations
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A colorful new mural in Peoria’s Warehouse District is bringing generations together while showing the importance of connecting the community. The “Celebrate Generations, Peoria!” mural was officially unveiled Wednesday at C.T. Gabbert Remodeling and Construction. Sponsored by AARP, the mural is part...
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Ovven talks unexpected rise, upcoming Rose Bowl show
Owen Burton said he didn’t anticipate much to come from his first solo project, Ovven. For him, the sold out shows and admiration that followed were pleasant surprises. Now, he’s set to return to the Rose Bowl Tavern Friday, performing with openers Lys Allen and Marble Teeth. Burton...
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Sichuan Chinese: close to campus, competent in flavors
Sichuan Chinese has the honor of being one of the only Chinese restaurants within walking distance of Illinois State University's campus, but is it worth the trip?. In short, yes, but don’t expect it to blow you away either. For my appetizers, I got an egg roll and pan-fried...
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Str8 Drip added to The Yard
The Yard on Broadway food hall has a brand-new business in the house. Str8 Drip has replaced Columbia Street Roastery’s short-lived cafe location, joining The Yard as the seventh vendor. The rebranded cafe is owned by Smith Restaurant Group (Smith Burger Co, Regal Pig, Public House 1833, and The Yard) and will still serve the same menu of coffee and assorted pastries. The owners told me they will slowly roll out even more food and drink options.
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A brief glimpse through A Window Into Tennessee
If you’re even a casual fan of the works of Tennessee Williams, you know that his backstory, filled with family tragedy, informed the creation and content of many of his plays. This engine of pain, hard as it must have been for him to endure, gave us the ethereal hopelessness of The Glass Menagerie and the brutal poetry of A Streetcar Named Desire. What it took from him, in the process, is the primary focus of A Window Into Tennessee, written by Sandra De Helen and presented October 16 and 17 at Fire Doll Studio under the direction by Dustin Yocum.