Bandana's

 Bandana's has reopened with limited hours. Currently the hours are

Sunday – Thursday: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday & Saturday: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM

city Jobs

 Looking for a job?  Looking for a job with the city of Carbondale?  Several openings available including3 in the police department

Cellar

 Not sure what is going on with the Cellar. It was listed for sale earlier this year but the page has been taken down. Maybe the owner is reconsidering the asking price as over $2 million seems a wee bit steep.  

Downtown Photo

 Very nice aerial photo of downtown Carbondale taken earlier today, it appears. A few things really strike me from the image:

1. Carbondale has a Main Street, not a town square. If you look at the image, you can only find the square if you know here to look. Meanwhile, Illinois Avenue is clearly visible .

2. Downtown ends at the railroad tracks. Of course there is more town to the east but the demarcation of the two sections is striking.

3. For a city that has its own arborist and prides itself on its trees, they are strikingly sparse in downtown. Conversely, if you did not know there were neighborhoods to the east and west of downtown, it would be easy to miss them due to the tree cover. The last of trees and the amount of asphalt in downtown creates a lot of heat during the summer months.

Shots Fired

 Been a surprisingly busy week for criminals. Not only did we have a couple of break ins in the 500 block of East Main and the 900 Block of West Main but  on the 23rd there were shots fired at two different times on West College. No suspects currently in either case.

Christmas Dinner

If you are looking for a Christmas dinner tomorrow,  St. Francis Xavier is offering a free take out meal from noon to 2 p.m. Just come by the Elm Street entrance to Xavier Hall.

Carbondale Dispensary

 Another dispensary has opened in Carbondale, this one on East Main in the shuttered Pizza Hut building. Carbondale Dispensary, according to its Google listing, offers both recreational and medicinal marijuana