(Photo By Flickr User rob_rob2001) A company is hiring people to be pizza taste-testers from home. Ooni will pay 10 people anywhere from $300 to $1,000 a day to make and critique pizzas, according to CNBC Make It & WAND-TV. It will even send wood-fired pizza ovens to the people hired and pay for…… MORE
WVEL Health/News Scope: Roller Coaster + Kidney Stone Removal Study = Prize Winning??
(Photo By Flickr User kanonn) Judges have awarded this years Nobel Prize for Medicine to researchers who investigated whether roller coaster can help remove kidney stones. The spoof awards honor scientific achievements that make people laugh, then think. The two professors Dr. Marc Mitchell and Dr. David Wartinger got the idea after a patient came…… MORE
WVEL/IHSA Insider: IHSA Football Comes To Champaign-Urbana (Chambana)
(Photo By Flickr User Joshua Miller) “Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready For IHSA Football Coming To Chambana Land!” Just to name a few, high school teams like Peoria Notre Dame, Bloomington, Urbana, and Champaign St. Thomas More, will play football at University Of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium coming this Saturday! Peoria Notre Dame’s football team…… MORE
WVEL News Scope Now: Bob Evans Sausage Links
(Photo By Flickr User Edsel Little) Newsline: Xenia, OH The Agriculture Department says Bob Evans Farms is recalling nearly 47,000 pounds (21,318 kilograms) of pork sausage links because it might contain pieces of plastic. The items have establishment number “EST 6785” and were sold in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment Scope: Tiffany Haddish, Katt Williams, Samira Wiley and Ron Cephas Jones Sweep Emmy Guest Actor Categories
(Photo By Flickr User anthony_goto) According to Variety.com & Good Black News, all four winners in the guest actor categories were black for the first time in Television Academy Awards history. Presented last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, Tiffany Haddish won best guest actress in a comedy for hosting “Saturday Night Live,”…… MORE
Enjoy Tasty Made Healthy Meals From ‘Eat and Evolve’ for Half Price [SWEET DEAL]
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Chicago Football Classic + Circle City Classic Reminder
(Photo By Flickr User Josh Hallett) “Are you ready for some HBCU Football?” If so, then this is just a family reminder to let you know that you don’t want to miss the Chicago Football Classic in Chicago, IL & the Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, IN happening on the 4th Saturday…… MORE
WVEL Education/News Scope Now: University of Illinois’ Total Enrollment Is Up
(Photo By Flickr User Alan Light) The University of Illinois’, total enrollment is up 2.7 percent. University of Illinois says it has a system-wide record number of students enrolled for the fall semester, including an eighth straight year of record enrollment at its main campus in Champaign-Urbana. According to The Associated Press & WGEM-TV,…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment/Music Scope: Childish Gambino Taps Brent Jones For New Recording
(Photo By Flickr User Rick Chung) Riding high on the success of his new hit single “Open Your Mouth and Say Something!” rap superstar Childish Gambino has tapped gospel star Brent Jones to record vocals on his new album. One of the biggest stars in the world, Childish Gambino is the musical alter ego of…… MORE
Olivet Nazarene University’s Band Will March In Rome New Year’s Parade
(Photo By Flickr User Deensel ) The Olivet Nazarene University Marching Band will perform in Rome, Italy on New Year’s Day 2020. The band will march in the Rome New Year celebration parade. The parade is part of the Rome Festival. It’s a series of indoor concerts and outdoor performances at iconic locations across the…… MORE
