It seems like the end of a summer-time era is over, as Doug and Christy Jarling are seeking new ownership of Champaign staple Jarling’s Custard Cup. The legendary location on Kirby Ave. is not closing, …
Posts by Tom Pauly:
Idiocracy in Illinois: State cutting education funding lacks smarts
Tom questions a bipartisan effort to cut funding for education while Illinois tries to balance its budget.
Cold ones for kids: Donate to charity at Triptych
There are over 16,000 children in foster care throughout Illinois. That’s, obviously, a very large number and when coupled with the fact that there’s reportedly a lack of willing foster parents, it highlights a very …
Fashion forward from the face
There’s a lot of iconic fashion-fad items that have come and gone throughout history. Hell, even in the last 30 years we’ve had parachute pants, acid wash denim, those gigantic JNCO jeans, popped collars, and …
Explore the universe without going too far: Staerkel Planetarium
Did you see the moon on Thursday night? It was an incredible shade of gold and looked as big as a dinner plate. A natural phenomenon that no doubt is explainable by people that are …
Oh yes it’s ladies night… At Apricot Lane
Hey ladies in the place I’m callin out to ya! Did that 27 year-old pop culture reference get your attention? Good. The rest of that jam by the Beastie Boys is obviously a little funky …
You should be eating pizza for dinner tonight
Tonight is going to be the last night of this cold weather that seemed like it was going to last forever and we were going to live in this world where we waited for warmth …
Columbia Street Roastery demos the pourover method
Admittedly, I am a coffee plebe. I know there are all kinds of different beans and methods to brewing a nice cup of joe but I’ve just never really had the nerve to explore any …
Lower U of I tuition without cost to taxpayers? Yes.
Jay Rosenstein, of In Whose Honor? fame, has come up with an extremely reasonable plan to lower tuition for U of I students without cost to taxpayers. Simply put, it’s by taking revenues from the …
Gear up for gardening season at Common Ground
In the wee hours of March 3, 2015 we had a nice dose of mid-winter weather. An ice storm that reduced bus activity for students and caused regular folks to curse Mother Nature as they …