Snow what?

Like much of America, it's whiter outside on this President's Day: Besides all the snow, two great white men (Washington and Lincoln) are anonymously honored in one convenient, code-orange Monday. The snow is inconvenient, though, but it'll melt tomorrow or the next day to show.



stars below our feet and toes.


If you haven't had enough of it, you can read about the snow in the Daily Egyptian.

Read more about Stars on Main Street at the Carbondale Main Street website.

"Scoop" Major dishes news in letter

Will Major has the scoop each Thursday, a veritable sundae of events going on at the InterFaith Center and around town, served up in the newsletter he edits for University Christian Ministries, posted on the Shawnee Network website, with a cherry zone on top.

Slugs egg-laying may be slowed

Slugs begin egg laying today, according the Jim Jung's nature almanac--unless the snow slows them down. Read more about the wonders of Southern Illinois in The Waterman and Hill-Traveller's Companion online.

Restaurant Row

Notworthy Communications recently announced plans to turn Illinois Avenue into a veritable "Restaurant Row," of fine international-flavored restaurants, featuring the Thai, Cajun, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican all downtown. Further discussions have been held with everyone but the people who will ultimately decide the outcome of Notworthy's plan to tear down, or move the Amtrak Station (which, is actually ON WHEELS the basement, because it was never intended to stay at its present location), and make room for two or three of the finest restaurants in the state of Illinois.

"Dispatchin' It" Dave will be serving up more side-dishes about this plan in coming months.