I can’t get the cakes I make to look like the ones in my head.In there, there’s no effort. I sweep my hands across the counter a couple of times like a weird little frosting magician and there’s a cake. As soon as I try to make a cake in real life,...
From country superstars to small rock bands with faithful followings, there’s a concert out there for everyone this fall.Garth Brooks: Sept. 4 at Allstate Arena in RosemontBrooks announced in December that for the first time in 10 years he’ll be touring...
DeKalb | Chris May is known for his appearance on the reality TV show “Ink Master” or for his DeKalb business Proton Tattoo, but May displays a different kind of talent with his new role as the host of the House Cafe’s comedy open mic nights.The...
Despite thunderstorms Friday, bands that performed at Corn Fest’s Sound Stage, the festival’s main stage, still managed to shine.Sound Stage was accessible to everyone, whether attendees were inside the Beer Garden, near the food vendors on First...
Corn Fest continued to show students and locals the good DeKalb has to offer through music, rides and delicious food over the weekend.Funky notes, dancing feetBig Daddy Woo Woo from Rockford played some upbeat, funky tracks that had the crowd dancing.The...
Terri Ainger, Green Tangerine Records partner, has been plugging in lights and sorting through records throughout the week as she prepares for the business to open a second store Friday.Green Tangerine Records will open its second location Friday at 140...
The best part of a Crock-Pot recipe is you can throw everything in and go about your day. Little assembly is required for these delectable sides and they make your meal truly remarkable.A slow-cooked pork roast with all the trimmings can be a delicious...
Chicken can taste pretty dull if you eat it all the time, but it’s easy to spice up with five ingredients or less.Coca-Cola ChickenThis is a simple way of incorporating typical items found around the kitchen in only a few steps. The recipe calls for:•...
The Art Museum’s Gender and Identity Exhibition Suite explores and questions concepts of gender and sex.The suite features three exhibits: Manly Men, Girly Girls and Everybody in Between, Dressing Difference: Exploring Ethnicities in Modern Burma, and...
Sorry, professor, but the start of fall semester means one thing: new television shows. With so many ending last year, keep an eye on these promising debuts.“Gotham:” Sept. 22 on FoxThose who have had a bad case of Gotham City blues since the Christopher...
Did I see a bunch of ingredients, turn the other way, make a vegan raw green bean salad thing and call it a day? Of course not. You know me too well for that. I put a giant crab cake on a giant buttery slab of bread and added other stuff. Sweet, buttery...
DeKalb | Welcome Days 2014 used new events, such as the Huskie Family Welcome, and made improvements to old ones to greet and entertain students during their first weekend on campus.Welcome Days is a week of events held to celebrate the beginning of the...
