Tom explores Mount Hope Cemetery in this month's column.
Posts by Tom Ackerman:
A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine: Volume 33
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A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine is BACK, and hot off the presses.
Best and worst places at the Arboretum to take a little break and fan yourself cuz dang, it’s hot
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Here in the dog days of summer, what are the best places to take a break during your stroll through the U of I Arboretum? Tom has the answers.
VeoRide the Lightning
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This month, Tom lives life in the fast lane by trying out some VeoRide e-bikes.
A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine: Old and New
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Tom finds a hidden house, a new club, and a fresh bathroom in this month's B/F/L.
A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine: The Gathering
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This month, Tom writes a whole column about GATHER, the “new” building at Lincoln and University.
Snowlentine’s Day snowtivities to do with your special someone
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In this month's column, Tom urges you to spend your Valentine's Day outside in the snow
Pondering the many seasonal orbs at Prairie Gardens
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Tom goes hunting for a mystic orb of his very own and finds a host of options at Prairie Gardens.
The definitive ranking of spooky Dallas & Co. characters
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Tom meets all the unsavory creatures outside the Dallas & Company storefront and tries to rank them by spookiness.
A decade of life in Champaign-Urbana
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Tom looks back on 10 action-packed years of living here.