The Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal is losing $600,000 in federal funding, causing them to let go of more than half of their employees and reduce their operating budget by $900,000.

Mother’s Day gifting too often falls into the same cozy-robe, scented-candle rut, which means it’s time for a trip to Target.

Somewhere between forgotten treasures and undiscovered gems sits the Re-Uzit Shop of New Holland, a secondhand paradise where ...

Gifting is an art. The selection of an appropriate present at any life-event milestone defines the overall outcome of your ...

Cetonia West had a vision of opening a bookstore. This Saturday, it finally comes to fruition with the grand opening of Niche ...

Tina Knowles isn’t holding anything back in her new memoir “Matriarch: A Memoir.” The book, which was included in Oprah’s ...

From book clubs and "meet the author" events, to café offerings and collaborations with local businesses, independent ...

This Saturday, April 26, is National Independent Bookstore Day. The highlight of indie bookstores from coast to coast each ...

Deadline to order ham and cheese or turkey and cheese sandwiches from Pioneer Grange, 46 E. Keller St., Topton. Cost is $5. Pick up May 5 from 3-5 p.m. at the Grange hall. Call Tammy at 610-463-7213 ...

You are the zeitgeist – you can even spell it. Is a book challenging but not too difficult? This is a tough call for a club that baulks at weighty tomes. But even novelette lovers have to work a ...

In addition to books, Lilliput sells gifts, crafts and coloring books, and it has plans to launch story hours, book clubs and a summer reading program in the coming weeks. The store’s grand opening ...