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Bill Flick

Bloomington

Columnist at Pantagraph

longtime columnist for Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph newspaper.

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  • Flick Fact: The Lake Road Inn? Is it actually the original Steak ‘n Shake?

    4 days ago | pantagraph.com | Bill Flick

    Question: A popular, legendary place to get a burger and beer at Lake Bloomington since 1934 is Lake Road Inn, across the street from another restauranting icon, Green Gables. Lesser known is the famed man who founded Lake Road Inn 81 years ago? Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Answer: The Lake Road Inn, according to a recent Normalite newspaper account, was owned by Gus Belt.

  • Flick Fact: The night in Bloomington when everyone flushed their toilets...at once?

    4 days ago | bnd.com | Bill Flick

    Question: True or false? One evening in 1977, so many TV viewers in Bloomington flushed their toilets all at once, the water pressure at the city's water plant even went down. Answer: That's true. With Bloomington's favorite son, McLean Stevenson, appearing on "The Tonight Show," Stevenson was joking with Johnny Carson how quaint and small-townish Bloomington was.

  • Flick Fact: It’s an Aaron’s Rent to Own at South Veterans and Main today, but what has it been before?

    4 days ago | bnd.com | Bill Flick

    Question: There's an Aaron's Rent to Own store at Main and Veterans in Bloomington. Before that, it was a Great Escape store. But can you remember what it was even before that? Answer: Before it was Great Escape, it was Parkway Foods, and before that, Tom's Parkway Foods. And before that, the Sinorak restaurant (and before that, the Phil-Kron Grill). It was even a drive-in theater location until the 1980s.

  • Flick Fact: The night in Bloomington when everyone flushed their toilets...at once?

    5 days ago | pantagraph.com | Bill Flick

    Question: True or false? One evening in 1977, so many TV viewers in Bloomington flushed their toilets all at once, the water pressure at the city’s water plant even went down. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Answer: That’s true. With Bloomington’s favorite son, McLean Stevenson, appearing on “The Tonight Show,” Stevenson was joking with Johnny Carson how quaint and small-townish Bloomington was.

  • Editorial: When school boards ride in limousines and students lack the basics

    5 days ago | bnd.com | Bill Flick

    With inflation straining families and tax bills rising year after year, it's no surprise that public spending draws more scrutiny. The recent revelations about conference travel spending by Country Club Hills District 160 are a reminder that even small examples of waste can undermine public trust - especially when students are being left behind.

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Bill Flick
Bill Flick @flick_bill
11 Feb 15

So what happens if Brian Williams and Jon Stewart just trade desks?

Bill Flick
Bill Flick @flick_bill
11 Feb 15

@LibbySerkies Thanks, Libby. I'm new around these parts. -)

Bill Flick
Bill Flick @flick_bill
11 Feb 15

Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet