Illinois 15th District Representative Mary Miller was sworn into Congress just three days ago following her victory against Erika Weaver in November’s general election. Like many of her boot-licking pro-Trump Republican colleagues who refuse to …
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Easter’s Demonstration coming to vinyl in celebration of 10 year anniversary
Easter‘s Demonstration is coming to vinyl after a decade of existence. Though Kyle Lang did release a few singles surrounding Demonstration, the EP remains the only release of its kind in his catalog to date. The album sat …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Public Art League is merging with 40 North
The Public Art League (PAL), a non-profit in C-U that installs and promotes public art in the community, has announced they will be merging with 40 North. Per their email blast, which you can read …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Watch Dick Van Dyke reminisce about Christmas growing up in Danville
As you may or may not have noticed, we’re taking a bit of a break here at SP to enjoy some much-needed downtime. That said, there’s still opportunities to post about things here and there, especially …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
BEST business and artist collaboration: CU pARTners mutual aid program
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST business and artist collaboration: CU pARTners mutual aid program Artists and small business owners have found themselves especially vulnerable during the pandemic. But, as cu pARTners has proven, when they …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
BEST attempt at suppressing the spread of COVID-19: U of I’s testing program
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST attempt at suppressing the spread of COVID-19: U of I’s testing program To say that I was skeptical of the U of I’s plans to welcome back tens of …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
BEST support for local arts through interactivity: Small Press Fest and Holiday Art Pop-Up Palooza
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST support for local arts through interactivity: Small Press Fest and Holiday Art Pop-Up Palooza Replacement of in-person art festivals with social media events sounds easier than it is. There …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
BEST educational leadership: Parkland College’s Tom Ramage
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST educational leadership: Parkland College’s Tom Ramage Over the course of just 53 years, Parkland College has only had five Presidents. That means that through a democratically elected Board of …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
BEST election management: Champaign County Clerk’s office
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST election management: Champaign County Clerk’s office (PS) Simply put: Aaron Ammons does not get the credit he deserves for his track record of work he has done in the …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
BEST costume: Blind Pig Dinosaur delivery guy
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST costume: Blind Pig Dinosaur delivery guy Okay, this was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. Blind Pig’s Del the Delivery Dino showed up to deliver beers all around …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor