EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE DRUGS The contents of the landmark Bachmann-Keefner Drug Store, which closed in mid-August, will be auctioned off at noon Sunday, Oct. 3. Items for sale include the store’s vintage wall cabinets, phone booth, and soda fountain. Doors open at 530 E. Capitol Ave. at 10 a.m. IF THE ‘SHOE FITS . . […]
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letters 9-30-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com WE CAN’T AFFORD BUSH’S SPIN With more than 1,000 American soldiers dead […]
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More than 66 kicks
This weekend, Springfield will host its third annual Route 66 Mother Road Festival. Three days of classic cars, live entertainment, and street vendors converge downtown. The festival will also feature caravans to the state fairgrounds, which 66 borders on the north, east, and south sides. It’s hard to escape the Route in this town. But […]
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People’s Poetry
Down on the farmThere’s corn and beans and men in jeans that ride up on big green machines down dusty roads where hoppy toads get outta the way of oversized loads of yellow hay. There’s cats and dogs and morning fogs and beat-up trucks carrying smelly hogs on in to town where they’ll be ground […]
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letters 9-23-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com RING SOME PHONES Since it was established in 1919, the Coney Island […]
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Earth talk 9-23-04
Dear “Earth Talk”: I’ve heard that some foods are now being irradiated. Why is this done, and what are the implications for our health and safety? — Emily Worden, Monroe, Conn. Food irradiation — used to kill bacteria, parasites, and insects in food and to retard spoilage — is actually not new. Research began early […]
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letters 9-16-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com WHAT AREN’T THEY HIDING? In response to Dusty Rhodes’ “What are they […]
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Best of Springfield Arts & Entertainment
BEST ACTOR Gus Gordon Channel 20’s popular weather prognosticator Gus Gordon was active in the theater long before he began tracking storms — he started back in the ’80s, during high school in Cincinnati. His first appearance in a Springfield Municipal Opera production came in 1991, a year after he joined WICS-TV. Gordon doesn’t have […]
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Best of Springfield People & Places
BEST SPRINGFIELDIAN Carolyn Oxtoby Downtown Springfield has come a long way, baby. Just a decade ago, folks had little incentive to venture downtown. Hardly anyone lived there, let alone came to shop or simply stroll along the streets. Today, it is a different story. Old buildings have been restored to their former glory, many with […]
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Best of Springfield Food & Drink
BEST BAKERY Panera Bread 3101 W. White Oaks Dr., 217-726-5070; 3019 S. Dirksen Parkway, 217-529-6200 It’s hard to dispute the popularity of Panera Bread. Nearly any time of day, a line of people can be found waiting with anticipation to order freshly baked bagels, brownies, loaves of sourdough, and sandwiches. Everything on the menu is […]
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Best of Springfield Goods & Services
BEST AUTO MECHANICS Dave Floyd and Eric Floyd Floyd Imports, 1026 Adlai Stevenson Dr., 217-585-1214 Dave Floyd went from high school straight to working on cars at Howard Hembrough Volkswagen in 1974. A year and a half later, brother Eric followed him into the trade. In 1994, Dave and Eric started Floyd Imports. Ten years […]
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Best of Springfield Sports & Recreation
BEST BINGO HALL Caritas Hall 909 E. Converse St., 217-523-3021 There may come a day when the governor docks a boat on Lake Springfield and loads it with slot machines and roulette wheels to help balance the state budget. Until then, bingo will continue to serve as the city’s most prevalent form of legalized gambling. […]
