blockbuster

The experience has started touring around the U.S. with racks of movies you can take home.

I am a fan of technology and admit that movie streaming is convenient. However, I do miss the excitement of new release days back when video rental stores flourished and Illinois apparently feels that way too as there are now 6 free video rental boxes around the Land of Lincoln.

I miss the days of old school video rental. This current generation will never understand the thrill or disappointment of finding (or not) the latest movie release behind the box in the video store. There are still two Blockbuster video locations surviving in Missouri - sort of.

What if I told you that Blockbuster was back and it's free? That really is true, but it's not in the way that you think. It's not the old brick and mortar video stores, but blue boxes that are now popping up all over the country including Missouri and Illinois.

Movie lovers are invited to book one of three 1-night stays inside the world's last standing Blockbuster store.

Who wouldn’t want a Blockbuster slumber party?

Quincy has seen a lot of growth in new businesses within the past few years, but there are also several that have closed in the past. I would love to see these store come back to the Quincy/Hannibal area.

Imo's Pizza is coming to Quincy. It's been a while since we've heard much news about the progress of Imo's. The last information I saw said that they were planning on opening around the first of June. I did notice that Imo's has posted a help wanted sign along the road at 36th and Broadway.

As the song says "They say lights are brighter on Broadway."  Well, several lights have gone from bright, to dimmer, to off, as six businesses on Broadway have closed their doors between 30th and 38th streets. In the last two years, that eight-block area of Quincy has lost Deb Shops, J.C. Penney, Radio Shack, Long John Silver's, TGI Fridays, and now Steak 'n Shake.

One thing that has changed pretty significantly in a fairly short period of time is the way that we rent movies. With Quincy's Blockbuster closing a few weeks ago, there are only a couple of places left in town (and just a few in the entire area) where people can actually rent movies the old fashioned way.