When Rob and Michele DeLong ventured downtown for the celebrated Old Capitol Art Fair, they saw something that sparked their interest: a “For Lease” sign. After some thinking, the married photographers decided to take down the sign and replace it with their own, advertising the RMD Gallery. The 2,000-square-foot art space and framing studio on […]
Marissa Monson
Marissa Monson, former Illinois Times staff member, recently received her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois.
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The joys of community
It took a broken leg to get Lola Lucas moving on her book A Home in the Park: Loving a Neighborhood Back to Life, a collection of columns originally published in the Banner, the newsletter of the Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association. “It was a lucky break,” Lucas quips. Holing up at her mother’s house […]
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All that’s fall
A quick guide to some of the festivals, celebrations, and other events that make fall special in Springfield and Illinois. Look for additional information in weekly editions of Illinois Times. SEPTEMBER Sept. 1-4 Chicago Jazz Festival: Feeling funky? Head north to one of the best jazz festivals in the country. Featuring such world-renowned jazz musicians […]
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theater
Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson moved to Springfield three years ago to help build a theater program at University of Illinois-Springfield with his wife, Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, a fellow actor and director and part-time assistant professor of theater at Illinois College in Jacksonville. Before their move to the capital city, the couple’s pursuit of work in the theater had […]
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A circus of soul
Victor Wooten picked up the bass at the age of 3 and never looked back. “Back then, it was a chance to be like my brothers,” Wooten says. “All my brothers were playing, and this was an opportunity for me to do what they were doing. Here was my chance to belong.” Wooten’s four brothers […]
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The life of a mad cowboy
When Howard Lyman approached his banker about starting an organic farm, his banker laughed. After Lyman made the change from chemical-based farming to organic and became a vegetarian (he’s now a vegan), he lost weight, and his blood pressure and cholesterol dropped. Now he’s the one laughing. Lyman, a fourth-generation farmer, made the choice to […]
