DeKALB — Glidden Hill Grill and Catering is a budding business offering traditional bar food as well as traditional grilled Greek food such as pork souvlaki, gyros and a Greek burger. Being a restaurant owner for over 30 years, owner Pete Matarangas...
DeKLAB — Three locals are organizing An Evening for Black Lives, honoring the life of Elijah McClain and other Black lives who have suffered due to police violence. The event will take place at 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Hopkins Park Bandshell,...
DeKALB The Egyptian Theatre in Downtown DeKalb has launched a COVID-19 relief fund to help with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a July 20 news release.
To date the theater has cancelled or postponed more than 50 events with more...
A drive through Hopkins Park will provide families of all ages with a free opportunity to take home fun games and activities, while also learning about local businesses this Tuesday.
Family Fun Fest will be held this Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hopkins...
The Egyptian Theatre announced June 9 that its annual Ride Like an Egyptian event, originally scheduled for Aug. 15, has been cancelled.
Ride Like an Egyptian is an annual all-day bike ride event hosted by the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.,...
The DeKalb Public Library’s Board of Trustees released a news release June 16 on their stance against inequality and current events along with also an extensive list of anti-racist resources ranging from books to movies either online or by curbside...
Bonding over music
Nothing quite beats a trip to a record store, especially with other people. Regardless of the type of music each person listens to, just sifting through records with someone else can be a special experience that widens someone’s...
Cast Iron Coffee owners Kyle and Daria Mason opened their shop on April 27 to give college students, staff and community members a place to take a load off and get work done. Offering a variety of coffee and chai drinks, Cast Iron, 901 Lucinda Ave....
DeKALB — DeKalb residents will soon get a taste of an assortment of locally grown produce, baked goods, coffee and other amenities like local food trucks at the downtown farmer’s market.
Starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, at Van Buer Plaza, the DeKalb...
The Egyptian Theatre has received a one-time $2,000 grant to use toward essential, organizational expenditures: employee payroll and rent and/or improvements to the organization’s websites that help to promote their mission and continue their programming,...
DeKALB – After Illinois’ Stay-at-Home order expired on May 29, local businesses started returning to work with new rules set in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while keeping customers and employees safe. Among the businesses in DeKalb opening...
"Champagne comedy:" That's how Neil Hamburger describes an evening of his special brand of humor. The joke being, of course, that he is nowhere near as classy as a glass of champagne might be. Nor as funny. "We've got over a thousand jokes to draw from...
