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Strange people with Hotmail accounts want me to make them happy. One woman wants to hire me as her personal trainer. She thinks her soul needs a professional workout. An excerpt from Richard Powers’ …
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UIUC’s Innovators Improv tonight at the Krannert Center
An e-mail excerpt from the Technology Entrepreneur Center: All innovation begins with creative ideas. Share your ideas at the Innovators ImprovTM and engage innovative and creative individuals within the community to develop what is in …
What’s up with the little bugs?
Q: What are the annoying little bugs that are swarming Central Illinois this week? A: They are soybean aphids (Aphis glycines). These small insects feed in summer on soybeans, overwinter as eggs on buckthorn (Rhamnus …
Morgan Orion on “Phoning It In”
Morgan Orion and the Constellations will be performing at the Red Herring on Thursday at 6 p.m. as part of Pygmalion, but they’ve also been up to some other cool stuff. For example, they were …
Worth Sharing: Chuck Klosterman repeats the Beatles
The lede: Like most people, I was initially confused by EMI’s decision to release remastered versions of all 13 albums by the Liverpool pop group Beatles, a 1960s band so obscure that their music is …
From Tha Twitterz: Assembly Hall
Bringing you the finest from the Twitterverse: Assembly_Hall Any Rock Fans out there??? 2 Major Concert Announcements tomorrow, Friday, at 5 p.m. Check back then for full details. Nickelback? Motley Crue? fingers crossed
Safe Haven now at St. Mary’s Church
From “Eastern Champaign church takes in tent city residents“: St. Mary’s Catholic Church in east Champaign apparently will be the home for the Safe Haven tent community for the next month. The Rev. Tom Royer, …
Like to recycle? Good luck in Vermilion County
From “Vermilion County Plans to Drop its Recycling Program“: Costs have increased for the countywide program, which started in 1996 and currently has bins at seven sites, including in Danville, Kickapoo State Park, Georgetown, Westville …
New Salvo to open in old Wild Country space
Via the News-Gazette: The Salvation Army of Champaign County is opening a second thrift store near John and Randolph streets, in the old Wild Country space at 109 W. John St., C. Grand opening is …
Worth Sharing: Tijuana’s version of Critical Mass
The night’s tally is taken just past the halfway mark – 375 bikers tonight. The record is 429. The traffic has lightened, and it’s starting to get dark. There aren’t a lot of street lights …