Photo provided by Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The City of Bloomington is hosting the second open house for the Downtown Streetscape event on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 4-6:30 p.m. This event is an initiative for all members of the community to help reshape Downtown Bloomington. The public can attend this free of charge to provide input on the city’s progress and current ideas. This will be held at the […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Last weekend, the Jelani Day Foundation held their second annual memorial dinner for the late Illinois State University graduate student. In 2021, Day was studying speech pathology and he went missing before eventually being found dead weeks later. Now, the Jelani Day Foundation aims to keep his memory alive and help people in similar situations. Day's mother Carmen Bolden Day spoke about the purpose of the organization. […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill - Raleigh DeRose filled the role as the new Illinois State soccer head coach on Dec. 13 of last year. DeRose carries experience as a player serving her undergraduate at Knox then transitioned to be an assistant coach - she later took the job at Brown University for eight years. DeRose led the Bears to three Ivy League titles and four NCAA appearances. […]
NORMAL, Ill. - All levels of Redbird hockey were back in action this weekend, as D1 played NIU, D2 faced the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, D3 took on Drake, and Roller Hockey took on 3 teams in Palatine. D1 had a dominant weekend against NIU as they closed out their regular season. Game 1 was dominant for goalie Michael Lenhart, as he stopped all 27 shots he faced for a 5-0 […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their first council meeting of the month on Feb. 5. Presenting a more cooled projection of finances for the town of Normal, Financial Directed Andrew Huhn presented the proposed budget for the city with a five year outlook, highlighting slowed revenue growths, strong debt payments and what raised eyebrows of those not in the financial loop, a "planned deficit" for Normal this year. […]
By: Collette Schnoor I got the awesome chance to go experience The Gimme Gimme Disco at The Castle Theater this weekend and I had an absolute blast. The Gimme Gimme Disco was an ABBA themed DJ party so all ABBA fans could come experience their favorite songs together in person. The first thing I noticed was the crowd when I got there. The people that were there varied from 18 […]
By: Rosie Chappell Disco music, and '70s music in general, has always been a big part of my life. My mom would play it all the time. Whether it was cleaning the house or driving in the car, there would always be a Bee Gees or ABBA song in the mix. Gimme Gimme Disco really brings up some of my favorite memories while also giving an electric time. Gimme Gimme […]
By: Logan Moeller On Saturday, February 3rd, The Castle Theatre held the “Gimme Gimme Disco”. Throughout my childhood, ABBA was played constantly throughout my house due to my mother being a huge fan. After watching the film “Mamma Mia” I became fully obsessed with ABBA’s music and started to become a fan myself. I first heard of the “Gimme Gimme Disco” last year when Castle Theatre held the same event. […]
By: Hannah Berge On Saturday February 3, 2024, I attended the Gimme Gimme Disco at The Castle Theatre in Bloomington, IL. Overall going into this show I didn’t know what to expect but coming out of the show all I can say is Gimme Gimme MORE! This event was 18+ plus and tickets were $20 (before tax). The show started at 8:30 PM with the doors opening at […]
