WUXTRY Store Preserves Niche Music Culture Across Decades
The WUXTRY shop walls showcase an Iggy Pop poster from 1973 and Filmore East handbills while an entire room houses offbeat DVDs. Manager John Sands notes the store caters to eccentric tastes, offering World Beat to blues, reggae, and rock. Curlee, now owner after joining in 1985 and merging with Plaza Records in 1987, celebrates a history of diverse ownership and a mission to reflect the diversity music fans seek.
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San Francisco
Filmore East
John Sands
Curlee
Hank Williams
James Brown
Wuxtry
Fred
Plaza Records
Plaza/Wuxtry
Clash
Parliament
Plaza/Wuxtry Relocates To 816 E Main In Carbondale
Plaza/Wuxtry moves from The Strip to 816 East Main Street Carbondale aiming to preserve its customer base by serving SIU students with car access while facing competition from a new Best Buy. Owner Curlee notes declining foot traffic and shifts in the local economy along The Strip, hoping the mall area can draw more visitors and visitors from Marion.
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Curlee
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Marion
Best Buy
Carlee
Memorial Gift Honors University of Oklahoma Professor
Hughes honors her daughter, a University of Oklahoma professor and the first female College of Business Administration administrator, with a memorial gift for students. A doctoral scholarship in her name supports future researchers, and a high school printer project reflects her belief in combining ideas with technology.
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Illinois University
Washington University
St. Louis
Hughes
University of Oklahoma
Prater
College of Business Administration
University
Division of
Mississippi River lecture opens February series
The Ellis Grove February Lecture Series kicks off with The Mississippi River in American History at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site. Frank Nickell of Southeast Missouri State University will deliver the free talk in Ellis Grove.
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Ellis Grove
Mississippi River
Pierre Menard
Frank Nickell
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau
Three ticketed for allegedly selling alcohol to minors in Jackson County
Illinois State Police conducted covert compliance checks on 14 Jackson County liquor retailers on January 25. Three individuals, Jeriah D A Raab, 24, Carbondale, at Westroads Liquor Mart. James P. Richie, 24, Murphysboro, at Moto-Mart Gas Station. and Timothy C. Stewart, 22, Murphysboro, at Shell Short Stop, were arrested for allegedly selling to underage buyers. Several outlets passed the test, including Pick's Liquors and Pinch Penny Liquors in Carbondale and multiple Murphysboro stores. The effort aims to curb underage alcohol sales, funded by federal grants and overseen by state police.
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Jackson
Murdale
Carbondale
James P. Richie
Murphysboro
Moto-Mart
Timothy C. Stewart
Shell Short Stop
Illinois
Pick’s Liquors
Lewis Park Mall
E. Grand Ave
S. Illinois Ave
ABC Liquors
Washington St
Huck’s Convenience Store
Walnut St
Gas Mart
Williams Street
Kroger Grocery Store
Industrial Park Road
Clark Mini Mart
14Th St
Murphysboro Mini Mart
Casey’s General Store
14Th Street Liquors
Charles Mays
U.S. Department of Transportation
National Traffic Safety Administration
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Traffic Safety
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Larry McKenzie
Katherine Lauher
Erin Taving
South Main
Pinckneyville
Moon Over
Buffalo
Ken Ludwig
Stan Hale
N. Washington Street
The
Chicas Children’s Choir
Christopher Moore
Chicago Children's Choir
Hyde Park
First Unitarian Church
America
Sohpla Logan Cluiian
Eries
John A. Logan College
Logan College
Carterville
Ivae
Steel the Hinos Arts Council
Illinois Liquor Marts
Aza Llauor
Cobden
AJ One Stop Liquor Mart
AJ Liquor Mart
Coors Light Coors
Milwaukee
Windsor
Orona
Spirit House
Kiev Vodka
Schivas Regal Scotch
Jose Cuervo
Southern II Liquor Mart
N.12th ST
Eles
Christian Brothers
Franzia
Burgundy
Founders Estate
Vendange
Bartles & Jaymes
Alee
Strawberry Cosmopolitan
ABC Liquor
Washington
Westmore Liquor Mart
N. Russell
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