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NitroFest 2017 Busted Out Carnival Festivities and Live Music with Lotus in Longmont, Colorado

By |November 12th, 2017|Categories: Colorado, Culinary, Denver, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Local News, Lotus, Music News, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

NitroFest Featured International Brews Crafted with Nitrogen Left Hand Brewing hosted the fourth annual NitroFest in Longmont, Colorado on Saturday, November 11. It marked my first time covering NitroFest. Lotus performed an action-packed two hour set with a monster version of 'Tip of the Tongue' at NitroFest 2017. The audience was filled with diehard Lotus fans. Before the show got underway, a member of the audience brought up that she loved Lotus so much, that she named her dog after the band. Another member of the press shared stories from his past. One story that was memorable was his encounter

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  • G. Love and the Special Sauce. Photo taken in downtown Carbondale, Illinois on September 30, 2016. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Tap Into Sam Adams Octoberfest 2017 on Saturday, October 7 in Downtown Denver

By |October 6th, 2017|Categories: Colorado, Denver, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, G. Love, Local News, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, Previews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Sam Adams is hosting a national tour for Octoberfest 2017 with stops in Cleveland, Denver, Chicago, New York and Boston. On Saturday, October 7 the tour rolls into downtown Denver with G. Love and P Funk performing live on stage. Guests will travel to Larimer Street (between 14th and 15th streets) on Saturday afternoon from 3 - 10 p.m. Gates Open: 3:00 p.m. Oompah: 3:30 to 4:30 Corey Harper: 5:00 to 6:00 Stein Hoisting: 6:00 to 7:00 G. Love: 7:00 to 8:00 George Clinton: 8:30 to 10:00 For more information, check out the Sam Adams website. Stay connected for updates

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  • The Swamp Tigers performing at Starview Winery. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Tour Carbondale, Illinois with a Google Local Guide for the 2017 Solar Eclipse

By |August 19th, 2017|Categories: Carbondale, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Google, Illinois, Local News, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

The 2017 Solar Eclipse will take place across the United States on Monday, August 21. Visitors and residents within Southern Illinois in the Carbondale area are set to experience two minutes and thirty eight second of totality. It is very important to not look at the sun during the eclipse if you are not wearing protective glasses. From 11:52 a.m. to 2:47 p.m. the eclipse will be passing overhead in Carbondale, Illinois. Viewers can watch and experience the eclipse without protective glass only during totality. For many visitors, they will get setup in either a hotel room or campsite,

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  • The Shryock Auditorium in Carbondale, Illinois on 07/13/17. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Cha Wa Performing Zydeco Music live in the Carbondale, Illinois at the Sunset Concert Series

By |July 13th, 2017|Categories: Carbondale, Entertainment, Featured, Illinois, Local News, Music News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , |

Cha Wa is a New Orleans group of musicians that performed on the steps of the Shryock Auditorium on Thursday, July 13. Cha Wa performing at the Sunset Concert Series in Carbondale, Illinois. Photo by: Matthew McGuire The concert series is co-sponsored by the Carbondale Park District, the City of Carbondale, SIU Carbondale's Student Programming Council and the SIU Student Center. Each concert starts around 7:00 p.m. The city rotates between hosting shows at the Shryock Auditorium and Turley Park. The remaining two Sunset Concerts this year include: July 20: Ivas John and local legends, blues, at

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Farm Aid 2017 Highlights the Local Agriculture in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia

By |July 12th, 2017|Categories: Agriculture, Culinary, Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Farm Aid, Featured, Local News, Music News, National News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Previews, West Virginia, Willie Nelson, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

One of the most exciting pieces to Farm Aid is their relentless attitude to help bring awareness to sustaining local agriculture. Each year the organization travels around the United States to host an event, but they also shine a spotlight on farming communities. This year, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania will host thousands of people on Saturday, September 16, at KeyBank Pavilion. Cropland across the United States can produce a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Along with the music, Farm Aid also helps showcase the local food being produced annually. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture: 'Pennsylvania leads the United States

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Google News Rolls Out a New Layout to Enhance the User Experience

By |June 29th, 2017|Categories: Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Featured, Google, Local News, Music News, National News, Politics, Pop Culture, Sports, Tech News, World News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Google News has updated and redesigned the layout to their website. Take a look at the new layout on the main website with Google News. Customize your news to have the publications and topics that you prefer display in the content feed. One of the new features is known as Story Cards. These help readers explore different perspectives to gain a well-rounded understanding of different issues. The introduction view offers a quick glance into a story. If readers want to read more from a selected source, they can go deeper and read articles with different points of view. When

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Little Egypt Alliance of Farmers (LEAF) in Southern Illinois offers Fresh Produce Online

By |June 2nd, 2017|Categories: Agriculture, Carbondale, Culinary, Environment, Featured, Health, Illinois, Local News, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Residents in the Southern Illinois region will now have the option to order fresh produce from local farms to their homes with Little Egypt Alliance of Farmers (LEAF). Southern Illinois farms that are involved with LEAF include: Laughing Possum Farm, All Seasons Farm, and La Colina Linda produce fresh food in Cobden. Flora Bay Farm and Shade Tree Farm are in Carbondale. River to River Farm is in Tunnel Hill. Five Hen Farm is located in Buncombe. Little Mill Creek in Rockwood, and BackAchers in Anna. The current selection provides fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, and goat milk. In addition, cow's

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Residents in Boulder County Under Mandatory Evacuation Due to Wildfire

By |March 19th, 2017|Categories: Colorado, Denver, Environment, Featured, Health, Local News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A wildfire has forced residents in the Boulder area to find safe shelter. Air quality is a major concern for the Boulder County area this weekend. KRDO reported that the fire, which is titled the Sunshine Fire, started in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 19. They also reported a list of roads that will be closed: Poorman Road at Sunshine Canyon Road Timber Trail at Sunshine Canyon Road Sunshine Canyon Drive at Mapleton Ave at 4th Soft Closure: Boulder Canyon Drive at Pearl Street (avoid this area if possible) A red flag warning remains in effect for

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Uber and Lyft Arrives in Carbondale, Illinois

By |March 17th, 2017|Categories: Carbondale, Entertainment, Featured, Illinois, Local News, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Two of the biggest ride sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, have recently begun providing service in Carbondale, Illinois. The city of Carbondale has amended part of ordinance to allow Uber and Lyft to operate, but that amendment does not take place until April 1. This has resulted in fewer drivers on the road in March. With it being St. Patrick's Day, I hope the city would be comfortable for drivers to work on this holiday. After April 1, the two companies will have service widely available in Southern Illinois. One quick tip to using Uber and Lyft: download both applications,

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Residents North of Sacramento Informed to Evacuate Near the Oroville Dam Site

By |February 13th, 2017|Categories: California, Environment, Featured, Local News, National News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

On Monday, February 13 more than 180,000 people have been told to leave their homes due to risk of flooding north of Sacramento. The recent storms that left an excess amount of water on the ground are currently causing large problems for residents trying to find a place to stay during the flooding. One of the local residents, Edward aka Tricky on Twitter, tweeted: Evacuees welcome at my home. Tweet @ me if you need a place to sleep. #OrovilleDam #OrovilleSpillway — Edward aka Tricky (@_its_Tricky_530) February 13, 2017 The Los Angeles Times has a live feed on their

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