It’s no secret that food insecurity is no joke, and that many students who attend schools, even right here in Champaign-Urbana, rely on those lunches for nourishment. In the summer time, those meals seemingly vanish, …
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Allerton Park announces Prairie Sky Music Festival lineup
Allerton Park in Monticello has just announced their inaugural Prairie Sky Music Festival in conjunction with the U of I Community Credit Union. The festival, which will take place on August 18th and 19th, will feature headliners Sam …
Sholem Aquatic Center opens on May 27th
Summer is coming, and if you needed any more proof, you need not look any further than Champaign Park District‘s Sholem Aquatic Center, which will be officially opening for the season on May 27th. To …
University of Illinois fraternities mandate preventative sexual assault training
Normally, I would be the first person to lambaste Champaign-Urbana’s Fraternity/Sorority culture, but today, an instance of good news worth reporting on has come out of the U of I’s Interfraternity Council. In what may …
Watch this video of Bacaro’s joint dinner with Japan House and Chef Enomoto
Last month, reknown Japanese chef Suzuko Enomoto stopped by Downtown Champaign’s Bacaro to show up a special tasting menu, in conjunction with the University of Illinois’ Japan House. Today, you can re-live the dinner via …
Parkland College Graphic Design Student Show announces opening reception
Next Wednesday, May 17th, Parkland College‘s graphic design students will be kicking off their annual Graphic Design Student Show with an opening reception at Parkland’s Giertz Gallery. The full exhibition will run through June 1st, …
Urbana Park District hosting free Roots Walk next Friday, May 19th
If you’ve ever wanted to take a walk in the woods and be accompanied by the sounds of live folk and americana music, you’re going to want to set aside next Friday night for Urbana …
CUMTD’s summer service reductions begin this Saturday
Here’s your friendly reminder that things are about to slow down a lot in Champaign-Urbana now that school is out for the summer. Along with this, of course, comes decreased hours of bus service from CUMTD, …
Sakanaya announces graduation weekend specials starting tonight
One of Campustown’s best sushi spots, Sakanaya, has just announced some pretty cool specials for graduation weekend, kicking off tonight and run throughout the weekend. The specials will be as follows: 1 – If you …
Urbana’s Market at the Square announces special events at the market in May
If you made it out to Urbana’s Market at the Square this past weekend (which had an estimated crowd of 4,800), you’re probably excited for farmers’ market season, which is arguably one of the best …