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Four LGBTQ heroes who made history

Four LGBTQ heroes who made history

October 22, 2020

Virginia Rinella buys watermelons from Richard Bochantin at the Humpday Farmer's Market on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. “This is my first experience
[here] and I like it” Rinella said. Bochantin has been selling his products at the farmer's market for
about 4 years. Bochantin said that after COVID-19 started, the city shut down the farmer's markets on city property, so they decided to move to a new location, the parking lot of Gold’s Gym in Carbondale, ILL. Bochantin said that since moving to the new location they have seen more people stop by.

Carbondale farmer’s market continues to thrive during the pandemic

October 10, 2020

The SIU art museum features an exhibit filled with Richard Cox’s recent artwork on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. Cox weaved together wool, hand-dyed, and mohair to create “No Title.”

SIU Museum continues to house exhibits despite pandemic

October 5, 2020

Drag king performer, Faim Lee Jewls, sits for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 in Murphysboro, IL. Jewls, the lone drag king in the southern Illinois region, says he is celebrating his 15th year as a drag king.

Queens and kings in quarantine: Local Drag performers adapt to COVID-19 regulations

October 1, 2020

Photo of the Day: New smoke shop opens in Carbondale, IL

September 22, 2020

Zylon, 8, picks out some fresh tomatoes at the Big Event hosted by the Carbondale Women for Change on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. During this event, fresh garden vegetables from the Red Hen garden were given out to the community.

Carbondale Women for Change host annual Big Event

September 20, 2020

Owner of Sam’s Cafe, Yaser Ibrahim, welcomes customers to his restaurant Thursday, September 17, 2020 in Carbondale, Illinois. Ibrahim has been in business for 29 years. “It’s just not the same anymore ... Carbondale, you know. I used to get airline tickets. My friends would say, ‘Where are you going.’ I’d say, ‘Carbondale,’ and they would say ‘Oh, O.K.’ Now I say ‘Carbondale and they say ‘where,” Ibrahim said.

Photo of the Day: Sam’s Cafe

September 17, 2020

Photo of the Day: Local artist works on the Cristaudo’s logo

September 16, 2020

“If you don't participate you have no impact at all:” Politically active community members discuss the 2020 presidential election

“If you don’t participate you have no impact at all:” Politically active community members discuss the 2020 presidential election

September 16, 2020

A car passes behind the Rendleman's Orchard sign located on Illinois Route 127 in Alto Pass on Sept. 12. Rendleman's offers flower fields to walk through, goats and chickens to pet and apples for sale through the fall season.

Rendleman Orchards: Six generations of farm and family

September 15, 2020

Jason York, of Elvis' Place Concessions, serves up some hot dogs off the grill during the Food Truck Fridays event at the Pavilion in Marion, IL. Food Truck Friday event was put on by the Pavilion and by the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. The event occurs each Friday, where people can come out and enjoy the different foods offered from different food trucks / vendors.

Photo of the Day: Food Truck Fridays

September 11, 2020

Chavez Ellis, a senior from Effingham studying information systems and applied technology, skates passed Morris Library on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, while handing out flyers for the Saluki Rainbow Network’s Sept. 7 cookout in Carbondale. Ellis, president of Saluki Rainbow Network, traversed SIU’s campus with Stephanie Barcelona, a junior from Tinley Park studying Equine Science, and drag performers Julie and Alex Socorro of Murphysboro. “Our main goal is to bring awareness of Saluki Rainbow Network to the community,” Ellis said. “We want incoming LGBTQ students to know they’re not alone.” Saluki Rainbow Network’s new office is located on the third floor of the Student Center.

1 in 4 LGBTQ youths prefer pronouns outside of the gender binary

September 9, 2020

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