Marty Travis can do a lot with a seed. It’s in his blood. The seventh generation steward of Spence Farm in Livingston County can take a seed and produce heirloom and native crops on the 160-acre farm. It’s a process he learned from his ancestors, who purchased the land nearly […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com The summer months will look a little different for St. Joseph’s Patricia and Bruce Rape. Normally, the couple who has been married nearly five decades would spend the warm months looking out over vineyards, sharing glasses of wine with friends and bringing friends into their home. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com When Friday May 29, 2020 arrives, it will have been 74 days since people could gather for a sit-down meal at their favorite restaurant in Illinois. Still, as Illinois moves into Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan, dining out will take on a different atmosphere. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Poetry is and always has been something seen, something felt, something observed in a way that sometimes seems quite literal, but with a surprising twist that only a poet can bring to life. The CU Poetry groups’ first anthology, “Crows on a Line” is no different. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Some people may say they are crazy. Ultramarathoners, anyone who runs a footrace longer than 26.219 miles, might agree that they are a rare breed. But there is something that keeps those runners coming back, even if it means that they are running for more than […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com A hand-knitted sweater, a hat made by grandma, a scarf that has been handed down through generations. At some point, wardrobes turned from the handmade to the store-bought. But here, in late 2019, there is a movement of people who want to experience the way yarn […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It’s not uncommon to see friends gathered around a table, sharing stories and laughing at St. Joseph’s Wheelhouse. Things will be very similar when Jesse Tuttle performs his C-U Comedy show there on Sept. 13. “I try my best to just create an environment where it’s […]
The month of May is a great time to put your best wheel forward. Established in 1956, National Bike Month, which is recognized in May, is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try. On May 1, Champaign County […]
There’s nothing that brings people together quite like music. And that’s what St. Joseph resident Vinny Santanelli loves to do with his guitar, harmonica and soulful songs. Santanelli grew up on the east coast with a musical family. “I was surrounded by music growing up,” he said. “I started on […]
This is a little ditty about Abbie and Ryan, two American kids growing up in the heartland. Ryan was a football star and Abbie was someone he adored. But he didn’t tell her for a very long time, so that’s where the song is going to end and the story […]
