The Hall of Fame pitcher won 286 games (most of them for the Phillies) in his career, which spanned from 1948 to 1966. Sports Illustrated’s Joe Posnanski posted a touching eulogy on his blog. Here’s …
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Elsinore in copyright dispute over cover art; featured on BoingBoing
Elsinore has been contacted by a representative of the estate of late pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, claiming that their cover art for upcoming album Yes Yes Yes uses an image copyrighted by Lichtenstein. The band …
Urbana named Bicycle Friendly Community
From a press release: The City of Urbana is proud to announce that we have been named a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) by the League of American Bicyclists. Andy Clarke, League President, said “Communities from …
Five days until C-U Bike To Work Day
Have you registered yet? It’s coming up next Tuesday, so you’d better hurry if you want some swag.
Norbits gets 30-day suspension for Carrington shooting
From the UC-IMC: Champaign City Manager announced that Officer Daniel Norbits, who shot and killed Kiwane Carrington, has been suspended for 30 days. This is the maximum suspension that can be enforced according to the …
That’s Councilman IlliniPundit to you
I’d been wondering about the lack of new posts over at IlliniPundit recently, especially in the wake of a couple of mayor-related gaffes. Well, I now have a guess. Also from today’s N-G: CHAMPAIGN – …
Schweighart holds fast to Birther status
Well, you can’t say he’s wishy-washy. From today’s News-Gazette: Schweighart stood by his comments on Tuesday as community members said the remarks are divisive. “Somehow it’s got turned around to be a racial thing,” Schweighart …
Oh yeah, there’s an Urbana City Council meeting tonight
Despite Mayor Schweighart’s best efforts to draw some of the fire away from Mayor Prussing, some of you still probably care that this whole Olympian Drive thing is still up for a vote tonight. For …
Five Questions with Elzie Sexton of New Ruins & My Werewolf Diary
Elzie’s doing the Record Store Day triathlon on Saturday, so make sure you get out and see at least one of his shows.
Insert Tiger Woods sex joke here
Chicago’s Tiger Bones (formerly Gay Baby) will be playing Bentley’s on Saturday night. Joel checks in with the foursome.