Have you been checking out skies over C-U these past few days? Nothing short of spectacular. The real skyline:
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Campers needed at Learn to Ride a Bike Camp!
“Lose the Training Wheels” camp in Danville is an annual event that helps kids, with or without disabilities, learn how to ride a bike. This year, the camp runs from June 7-11th, and although they …
Beyond the touch tanks: The manly pursuit of shark fishing
Why do we turn a blind eye to the careless destruction of animal species? It’s embedded in the culture, and it starts early.
The tomb of the unknowns
Brenda looks to a monument of war and death, and in it finds the reflection of our selves, our families, our nation — a moving portrait of those that seek order in the tumult of life.
Is your recycling being dumped in a landfill?
Brenda delivers Part I of an expose on the questionable “recycling” practices of Champaign County waste management companies and government failure to manage the situation.
Why folk music matters
Folk music: a manifesto — in which Brenda discusses her lifelong love for the egoless art.
CU Folk and Roots Festival Announces Schedule!
The First Annual Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival announces its performance and event schedule for September 25th and 26th in and around downtown Urbana! Featuring old-time, bluegrass, blues, conjunto, Cajun and Creole, Celtic , storytelling, …
Monumental meaning
Monuments are more than just big slabs of stone. Their presence, as well as their absence, reflects our national narrative.
Beyond Water Tower Place
Brenda offers up some alternative Chicago spots for your next day trip up to the Windy City.
Heat no match for Horse’s Ha
Chicago’s Janet Bean is coming to the Cowboy Monkey tomorrow night with her new band, The Horse’s Ha. Brenda talks to her about broken air conditioning, assimilating different musical styles, and advice for young women musicians.