Month: November 2022
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The Boat Drunks Keep the Trop Rock Flowing
Howie Golub doesn’t have a favorite album by Jimmy Buffett, but there is a lyric by the artist that has always caught his attention: “It never is too late to make a brand new start,” from Buffett’s song “Knees of My Heart.”
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Dog Devotion
Meet these Greyhound dogs, ex-racers who have retained their sleek, skinny look and bound about on stilts for legs. If they ever got loose outside of a fenced yard, they would disregard the calls to come back.
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Mighty Pranksters Were a Musical Treat
“We weren’t the kind of band that lived together and saw each other every day,” Bill “Griz” Stevens said. “But when we could get together every couple of weeks, get together and go play a gig somewhere, we had great camaraderie. And when we stepped on the stage, magic happened. But then we all went…
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Teacher Darla Frye Still Dedicated Despite Struggles with Cutbacks
As busy as school life is, Darla said it is the little niceties of the job that keep her grateful: an appreciation dinner from the Parent Teacher Student Association; a touching email from a parent or a letter from a student; parent-teacher conferences that go well.
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Songs Go On for Keith Harden Fans
Meet Keith Harden, a longtime Champaign-Urbana resident who played in the Keith Harden Band, a three-piece electric-blues outfit that jammed together for 15 years, sometimes adding a harmonica player and keyboardist on stage.
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Baseball Players with Disabilities Light Up AMBUCS Park
In this heartwarming story, see how young baseball players with disabilities light up AMBUCS Park.