Lessons in painting: As Wicker Park studio celebrates 5th anniversary, owner shares words, and brush strokes, of wisdom
By Phoebe Bock Medill Reports Even as a 4-year-old doodler, sitting at a picnic table and coloring with crayons, Christina Villa knew she wanted to be an artist. At 13, she got an acrylic paint set from her parents, sketched a still life of her grandmother’s teapot and thought, “I’m a real artist now.” Now 37, she […]
Purdue earns no. 2 seed on Selection Sunday after Big Ten Tournament Championship win, set to play in first round Friday
By Katherine Silva Medill Reports Minutes into the Big Ten Tournament championship, struggling to find his shot, Purdue’s Braden Smith tore off his No. 3 jersey “superman-style” in frustration. An hour later, after a tough and-1, Smith was flexing to the Boilermaker crowd in a nameless No. 41 substitute jersey. Shortly after that, he was hoisting the […]