Speakin’ of the Blues: Blues Fest: From Song to Session
Tomorrow, May 6th, is Derby Day, the 149th annual running of Kentucky Derby. “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports,” is always the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The Derby boasts the highest attendance of any stakes race in North America (~200,000). The winner’s purse is a record $3 million. Many fans and participants overlook the importance of the jockey in winning the Derby. Their precise handling of the horse, their dynamic direction work and strategy […]
Longtime talk show host Jerry Springer passed away last Thursday, marking the end of a 35-year-long career in the TV industry. Springer gained widespread notoriety through his talk show, which aired from 1991 to 2018. The show’s unconventional content and guests were controversial, and some criticized it for exploiting vulnerable individuals. Despite this, The Jerry Springer Show had a significant impact on television and popular culture, inspiring a wave of reality TV and talk shows, such as The Steve Wilkos Show, that also […]
On March 9th, the historic Bell Bowl Prairie of Rockford, Illinois was demolished, following an 18-month fight to save one of the “best-preserved prairies in northern Illinois.” Just days before, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) granted permission to the Greater Rockford Airport Authority (GRAA) to break ground and proceed with the expansion of the Chicago Rockford International Airport. The nearly 5-acre, high-quality, dry gravel prairie that sat on the property of the Rockford Airpot was home to many federally endangered […]