Traditional Chinese Medicine calls for using foods to heal the body. Anna talks about how it works, and why you sometimes just need to try it to believe it.
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The bite of Spring
Turns those “weeds” into a delicious dinner.
Make your yard work for you
What’s this obsession with grass lawns? There’s nothing sustainable or even beautiful about it. No — turn your yard into something that can benefit you more than visually.
Olympian Drive resolution approved by Council
Urbana City Council unanimously approved the Olympian Drive resolution Monday night by roll-call vote, and Anna gives you the rest of the story.
Got 2 Hours? Local 1,000,000 Meals for Haiti Project Needs Volunteers
So far only a little over a quarter of the number of people Champaign County Salvation Army hoped to have for this weekend’s One Million Meals for Haiti project have stepped forward. The event is …
UC Quilts For Haiti
In an effort to help out Haiti Food Co-op manager Jacqueline Hannah is selling quilts — and you can buy one.
Urbana Council forwards Olympian resolution
It’s not final approval, but a unanimous voice vote at last night’s Committee meeting sets the stage for a roll call vote next Monday.
Olympian Drive: Whipping a dead horse?
Anna talked to Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing about goat ladies, cognoscenti, and other things Prussing doesn’t like. You’ll want to read this one.
Pantry-dyed Easter Eggs
Come Easter, one need not use fake color and vinegar to dye their eggs. Anna presents more unique ways, with foods already likely sitting in your cupboard.
Aioli, Mayonnaise — What’s the difference?
Making your own mayo is really quite a snap. And surprise surprise, so is aioli, the fancy schmancy variant with almost the exact same ingredients.