Local Culture, Aurora IL
Cyndi Gavin came to Aurora to close a church, but instead she opened up the door to a neighborhood sanctuary with the Peace House that an anonymous donor purchased for the church in June 2016. Downtown Auroran Magazine asked Rev. Gavin...
Golden Hour Social is a new workshop and event space in Batavia. It’s also a place to meet new friends, bond with old ones, laugh, laugh-cry, learn a new skill, and celebrate. All while feeling comfortable among amazing women in a gorgeous...
The Grotto and Shines erected in the Village of Dickeyville, Wisc. on Holy Ghost Parish grounds are the works of Father Matthias Wernerus, a Catholic Priest. Rev. Wernerus was Pastor of the Parish from 1918 to 1931. The Grotto is located along...
On the 14, 15, 16 and 17 June, Sónar Barcelona will celebrate its 24th edition in Barcelona, and later this year it will continue the Latin America leg of its international tour in Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Santiago de Chile. What can...
We put together a people’s tour of petrocapitalism and resistance in Aurora, IL as part of a larger collaboration on activating knowledges and memory to unsettle the mechanisms of a global suburb. Sites visted included an El Jardin Community Garden, an Embridge...
Nick Marasco is admittedly passionate about the environment. Marasco, of Yorkville, recently took the first group of Triple Threat Mentoring student volunteers on a tour of The Farm, the non profit’s indoor urban garden in Aurora. Marasco taught environmental and physical science...
Ever since it became vacant, I’ve been asking the city on updates regarding the old library building at 1 E. Benton. It’s a neat piece of mid-century modern architecture on Stolp Island, and although the facade is not original, it is a...
Bloomington, Indiana is a bike-friendly, walkable town with an artsy and fun vibe. It’s an easy drive from Aurora. A drive from Aurora, Ill. to Bloomington, IN takes about 4 hours and 16 min. according to Google. It met my criteria for...
