The staff at Shivilbine Music always goes the extra mile to make sure you have everything you need…read more Their service is extraordinary. Highly recommend for Band literature as well as choir literature.

It's a nice store has about anything for Music a Broad range of Guitars and Bass too , They have…read moreyour School Band Instruments too Bell Kits to Wind

Staff here is amazing! So nice and helpful…read more NEVER have I ever in the 20 plus years ever been unhappy. I always receive the best arrangements! Love love love Knaup Floral!

My Husband surprised me at work with flowers from Knaup Floral and they are absolutely beautiful…read moreand last such a long time! I just moved here and this is the only florist we will be using from now on. The place i started working at also uses Knaup for sending flowers because they are the best of the best!

Hello, If you are…read moreplanning a visit to the Carbondale/Makanda/Marion area of Southern Illinois, this is a great place to stay! If youre not already aware, this area is fast become the Napa Valley of the Midwest. If you love fresh air,good food and wine, and genuinely nice people, this is a great destination. Regarding The Alto Wine Trail Loft: This is a really beautifully restored building in the old, historic downtown Makanda, Illinois area, literally in the heart of the Wine Trail area. The actual street looks like youve stepped back in time to the late 1800s...It looks like youre on a movie set! Very nice amenities, very comfortable beds, beautiful appointments, full kitchen, and wi-fi provided. We definitely noticed and appreciated how meticulously the place was taken care of, its nice and CLEAN! Also, very courteous staff. Brian, the owner, is a great guy...he is very helpful, and knowledgeable about the area: its history, and all the best places to see and visit. The location couldn't be better, close to all the vineyards and restaurants....minutes to downtown Carbondale,and very close to all the great shopping and restaurants in Marion,and Benton,Ill. Close to Giant City, and so much sightseeing. We had a great stay there, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a beautiful, comfortable place to stay on the Wine Trail!

Can't say enough about this place and the manager. My friend and I were supposed to stay here a…read moreyear ago, but due to a death in the family had to xcel. He let us reschedule at our convenience with no fees... we were in such need to getaway to a quiet spot with no muss, no fuss, and this was it. Owner has taken time to give attention to things, nice showerhead (hey, they matter!), comfy beds, cozy beautiful pine inside, nice patio area, kitchen cooking spot where you just feel like home. We couldn't be more delighted and would love to come back someday. And the biggest perk - he made himself very available on phone should we ever have questions - even to the point of helping us get there when the GPS wasn't cooperating! Thank you so much :)

One of Most comfortable places we have stayed inn. Went over Christmas and it was quiet place…read more Every room came with a kitchenette which was a plus since every restaurant was closed on Christmas. Beds were super comfy and staff was friendly. Will definitely stay if ever in the area again.

I'd give this motel zero stars if I could. I cancelled my stay and reported them to hotels com. I…read morehave NEVER been spoken to so rudely. I needed to add an extra day and was told I'd have to cancel and rebook through Travelocity (I did not book through them) and when I asked. If I was going to get the same rate was told that "isn't my problem" and when I tried to explain that I didn't booked through Travelocity was rudely interrupted and told to "listen here" in an incredibly condescending tone of voice. I was interrupted multiple times and spoken to in an absurdly offensive manner. I strongly suggest no one stay here unless they feel like being treated rudely and unkindly is okay. They are beyond unprofessional and obviously do not care abt their customers. This employee should be fired unless that's the way the think their customers deserve to be treated like insignificant trash.

I'm just back from knocking around Cobden and Southern Illinois, wandering aimfully I like to say…read more Others ballyhoo Yellow Moon Cafe, and well they should. If only every village of 1150 folks could have such a place (and only one letter short of YMCA). My desire is more to promote visiting Cobden in a general way. I met the now ex-mayor a couple years ago, an old, feisty progressive named Molly Beckley. Cool enough, but it's where I met her that excites. It was a P'urhepecha in the town-long park bordering the train tracks. That's a cultural celebration that comes from Cheran in Michoacan, Mexico. People from there have come to this area for years to harvest peaches and apples. Now they infuse the place with Hispanic life and, as the ex-mayor wisely saw, tax dollars so welcome in a struggling town. Of course the Peach Festival is still more famous. Then there's the museum. Rumor has it some avid collector's wife finally had enough - "But, dear, you already have an arrowhead" - so the guy ended up decluttering the house and starting a museum. It's right next door to the Mexican grocery. In addition to all the things in all the little museums, it has a jawdropping collection of Kirkpatrick pottery from just down the road in Anna. Oh, sure, there are presentation pig flasks and pipe bowls destined for sales to southern slaves, but it's sections of ceramic funeral markers and chimneys that really do the jaw-drop. And for those longtime Illinois natives, yes, it was the Cobden Appleknockers who won a state high school boys' basketball championship back in 1964. Do drop by when you can.

My husband and I decided to take a road trip from Chicago to Memphis, TN for our one year wedding…read moreanniversary. We were looking for somewhere near the half way point (preferably along the mighty Mississippi) to stop for the night. We came across the lovely Neumeyer Bed and Breakfast in charming Cape Girardeau. This bed and breakfast really met and surpassed our expectations. The Neumeyer's are really the nicest couple that you'll ever meet. They lovingly restored their century old bungalow home to near museum condition. There is a gorgeous butterfly garden in the front yard, and the rooms for rent are very cute. They provided us with great conversation and a very yummy filling breakfast. While the actual town of Cape Girardeau was quite small it was still charming. There isn't a whole day's worth of things to do there, but certainly you could fill at least half a day with all of the antique shops downtown.

What a wonderful weekend getaway. A very old home updated to be modern while retaining the charm of…read morethe original home. Proprietor is extremely knowledgeable about the town and surrounding areas and a wonderful host. The porch is one of the most relaxing places I've ever been. Plenty to do in town (Main St. is a 5 min walk) with a variety of cuisines.

Fantastic school district, especially North Elementary. Very caring and educational environment…read more Would clone Ms. Rottler if I could ;)

Terrible school district! My kids went 1 year to this district and I would never submit them to…read morethat kind of trauma ever again. Bad enough people are moving out of the district. Our subdivision literally lost 4 families including ours at the end of this school year because nobody wanted to put their kids back in this district next year. They all went to North Elementary. Granted all school districts have their own set of issues but this one is by far the worst. There are numerous teachers who are abusive towards the children and the school protects them! Several kids have come home with bruises because one of the teachers who works during lunch flicks them really hard if they misbehave. Everyone was complaining that their kids grades including mine were going down the tubes due to teachers refusing to actually help the children who struggled actually understand the lessons. Also they make these kids eat in the dark and in silence. If they talk during lunch their made to fill out a disciplinary sheet and apologize, moved to a special table and shamed in front of everyone, and have to go to a reteach room which is basically a brainwashing room. The music teacher takes your kids out of the school without even asking for parents permission from the parents or even so much as notifying them that he's doing or going to do so. Their supposed to be mandated reporters however my daughter had gone to their school councilor on several occasions and told her how her mothers boyfriend has been abusing her and her other siblings while she's been at her moms house and nothing was ever said. Not to me. Not to the state. No one! I only found out later when she finally came to me and she even told me about how she had gone to her councilor for help! Also my son has asthma and had on 2 different occasions gotten so winded that he passed out and had hit his head hard. The school nurse never called, sent a note home, nothing! My son could have had a concussion and we wouldn't had known! Other than he has deep gauges and bumps on his head on both occasions. That's the only reason we had any idea that anything had happened. Their supposed to be an anti bullying school district but nothing is ever done about any of the kids who do bully. They actually punish the ones who are getting bullied. Mine had told them numerous times about a couple kids and they did absolutely nothing. Eventually mine defended themselves on a couple of occasions and were punished for it! Which these particular kids weren't just targeting mine. At least 5 other kids were complaining. Lastly don't let your kids get sick here! They are strict on their attendance because they want the money for you kids being there and if they miss for any reason, be prepared to find a very rude letter in your mailbox stating their gonna call dfs on you if they miss anymore days. They will even send you one of these letters even if they were at school and the school nurse sent them home that day! When I confronted this school about these issues they turned to dirty tactics and decided to attack my children over it. Needless to say that I dropped the issue in order to keep my kids from paying for it. Other parents have tried bringing up the same issues with no prevail. I wouldn't suggest this school or district to anyone ever and my children along with about 12 others that I know of will most definitely never be back that's for sure.