Mykel J. Curry peacefully surrenders to Rockford SWAT on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the 1900 block of Church Street in Rockford, after an hours-long standoff. Curry was wanted on charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of weapons by a felon.
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Photo by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #breakingnews #standoff #photojournalism #lawenforcement
Podcast: The @gorockford #CRE8IV mural festival may be over, but the art lives on. Here's the story behind two of the three Rockford artists making the city a more beautiful place. Listen to the latest @rockfordregisterstar #podcast with @scottpyates and @frostlibbieart and Lisa Frost. Click and subscribe to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/2YJtepL
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#rockstarzphotos #mural #rockfordil #gorockford #publicart #colorful
The inaugural CRE8IV: transformational Art mural festival by @gorockford kicked off Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in downtown Rockford. Nine new #murals will be painted across downtown over five days ending Sunday. Full first-day gallery: https://bit.ly/2HkDLBL
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Photos by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #streetart #graffiti #rockfordil #photojournalism #rockstarzphotos #CRE8IV #gorockford #publicart #colorful #downtownrockford #art #beautiful #mural #workinprogress
@jenny1396 is the latest guest on the @rockfordregisterstar #podcast.
Mathews is a Rockford native, the co-owner of @317artcollective , a book illustrator, a muralist, a roller-derby athlete, and a mom.
Her art work ranges from small-scale #watercolors and #inkdrawings, to large scale #murals.
Words like #obsession, #magic and #wishing are all themes she threads throughout her work.
You can find her work on the walls of city landmarks like the @rockfordart, the @discoverycentermuseum, the @rplibrary. And starting on May 15th, you can find her leading a group of muralist painting a building at the 400 block of East State Street in Rockford as part of the weeklong CRE8IV: Transformational Art festival for @gorockford.
Mathews is a great storyteller. In this podcast we’ll hear about plastic-eating jellyfish, kids drawing on the walls, and the summer of art.
Listen to the podcast online at rrstar.com, and subscribe to "From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star" wherever you find your podcasts.
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Produced by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos
Nicholas Johnson, right, and Ethan Langley, both from Loves Park, do preparation work around the restaurant before opening for the night on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at @capitalhouse815 in Rockford. The two men are among about 10 current and former @rockfordrescuemission residents hired by Capital House chef and partner Ted Brothers in the past several months. Read the full story by Derrick Mason here: https://bit.ly/2HcyXgo
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Photo by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #photjournalism #capitalhouse #drugaddiction #sobriety #secondchances #goodnews
I'm enjoying finding a number of peaceful nooks as I explore the halls of Rock Valley College while on assignment. #shadows #angles #silhouette #contrast #stilllife #wanderlust
72 hours in Rockford: Punk rocker/Honky tonker/artist @jonlangfordoffical (photo 1) performs music during the opening of his solo art show at @317artcollective on Friday, May 3, 2019. Maria Perez of Rockford, center, and her husband, Pablo Reyes, (photo 2) search for holiday decorations at the home of Lynn Moczynski during the Churchill's Grove annual yard sale on Harlem Boulevard on Saturday morning. Former Rockford mayor Larry Morrissey (photo 3) leads a candlelight prayer vigil on Sunday night outside Bishop David J. Malloy's townhouse in southeast Rockford, to draw attention to a grassroots campaign to designate the Catholic Diocese of Rockford's former chancery and other structures as local historic landmarks.
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Photos by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #musicphotography #concert #artshow #yardsale #bargains #earlybird #chancery #vigil #landmark #historicpreservation #rockfordil
I don't tour homes in Rockford, IL, designed and described as "little gems" by world-famous architects like Frank Lloyd Wright everyday, but when I do, I take a selfie in the garden by the coy fish pond.
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#franklloydwright #laurenthouse #architecture #RockfordIL #selfie
PODCAST: Meet the latest artist to visit the @rockfordregisterstar newsroom. #FromTheNewsroom interviews Deion Suggs, who is the mastermind behind @black_bag_money_promotions_ent based in Rockford, IL. Hear the whole interview at rrstar.com and subscribe to "From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star" wherever you get your podcasts.
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By @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #FromTheNewsroom #podcast #journalism #longlisten
Flowers begin to bloom as snow falls during a springtime storm at Sandy Hollow Golf Course in Rockford. And a goose nibbles grass on the Rock River Recreation Bike Path as snow falls during a springtime storm on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the YMCA in Rockford.
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Photos by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #springtime #spring #snowstorm #weather #weatheril #featurephotograph #featurephotography #flowers #blooms
TFW I have bad dreams and my dog won’t let me sleep in. #sunrise #poetry #poodlesofinstagram #ritual
When I dread long podcast editing sessions for “From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star” I just make a cozy nook in the studio. #rockstarzphotos #podcast
Rockford Raptors play against FC Wisconsin during the PUMA Champions Cup on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Rock Valley College in Rockford. Youth club soccer teams from around the region, ranging from age groups U-8 to U-19, are taking part in the tournament, which runs April 12-14 at MercyHealth SportScore 1 and 2 and at Rock Valley College.
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Photo by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #soccer #PumaCup #RockfordRaptors #latergram
Cynthia Horton of Rockford ties balloons (photo 1) to the grave of her daughter and two grandchildren on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Greenwood Cemetery in Rockford, on the eighth anniversary of their killing. The deaths of Horton's daughter, Natasha Cleary, 30, and Cleary's two sons, Marquwon, 12, and Katarion, 2, remain unsolved. Horton hopes that anyone will share information with police to help solve the crime. Inside a special room (photo 2) dedicated to her daughter's and grandchildren's memory, Horton gestures towards the sky as she says she prays everyday to cope with their unsolved killing. Horton shows the last photos (photo 3) taken of her daughter, who was working as a beautician at the time. Read the full story by staff writer Chris Green here: https://bit.ly/2DfcQon
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Photos by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #homicide #coldcase #anniversary #photojournalism
Andrea Hazzard of @hazzardfreefarmgrains poses with one of her lambs on Monday, April 15, 2019, at Hazzard Free Farm in Pecatonica. She grows heirloom oats and grains, grows produce and raises some beef and lamb on her land using organic and sustainable practices. This portrait is an outtake from a long-term project.
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Photo by @scottpyates / @rockfordregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #farmlife #lamb #portraitphotography
#rockfordil’s @artscene was kind to me this weekend. My takeaways include a tintype portrait by @folkgoblin, the most comfortable T-shirt from @rockfordartdeli , and a beautiful handmade wooden box.
Rediscovering what it’s like on the other side of the lens. Thank you @folkgoblin during #artscene at @317artcollective for creating this badass, old-fashioned #tintype portrait of me and my modern camera kit. #portrait #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #mediumformat
The photographer shows off his mobile phone in the blue light backstage on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the Nordlof Center in Rockford.
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Photo by @scottpyates / @rockfordgregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #mindingthegap #filmscreening #rockfordil #photojournalism
Filmmaker Bing Liu, left, and cast member Keire Johnson answer audience questions following a screening of Liu's documentary "Minding the Gap" on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the Nordlof Center in Rockford.
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Photos by @scottpyates / @rockfordgregisterstar #rockstarzphotos #mindingthegap #filmscreening #director #bingliu #rockfordil #photojournalism
Rockford #ArtScene , you have a new admirer. I thoroughly enjoyed roaming the various venues. I had drawn up a meticulous schedule of sightseeing after getting expert consultations and a Google Map for efficient travel. But my plans flared immediately outside the lines by so many beautiful, distractions, friends and new adventures. #rockfordil #artist #reflections
