Local band Kowabunga! Kid have been known around C-U for quite some time, but today, they have announced their debut record via Rat King Records (due out June 10th), and even furthermore, the news was premiered …
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ACLs, Loren Tate and Harriet Tubman
For this week's edition of Three Things, Boswell looks at more bad news for Illini football, Loren Tate's latest column and Harriet Tubman being placed on the $20 bill.
Pizzeria Antica is the downtown pizza we didn’t know we needed
Nestled right next to the contiguous Neil St. beer garden in downtown is a relatively new establishment: Pizzeria Antica. I’ve seen Pizzeria Antica around for quite some time, but until last night, had never had …
Krannert Art Museum to close this summer for renovations
It looks as thought Krannert Art Museum will need to close for the summer in order to do some pretty sweet renovations. Find all the info in the press release below: From the press release: …
What’s helping local hip-hop
Champaign-Urbana's hip-hop scene seems to be gaining some momentum, and Boswell examines what that means for the future.
Band Together for Davis benefit event taking place this weekend
One of the coolest things about Champaign-Urbana, and it’s semi-small town feel, is that the community often rallies together for worthy causes. “Band Together for Davis” is as worthy of a cause as they come, and …
Advisory question to legalize marijuana will appear on November ballot
In a packed Champaign City Council chamber tonight, citizens voted in an overwhelming margin to approve of placing an advisory question on Champaign ballots in the November election. That question reads: “Should the State of …
47th Kappa Flower Sale announced; benefits Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
Flowers are pretty, and helping the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is something we should all do. This month, you can do both, thanks to the good people at the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Flower Sale, …
Remembering Merle Haggard at Farm Aid ‘85
Another day, another titan of the music industry who is gone from us too soon. This weekend, it was outlaw country pioneer Merle Haggard. In memoriam, here is a video of Merle performing Johnny Cash’s …
Mike Dudek tears ACL again; will miss next season
Ugh. This probably isn’t the way Lovie Smith wanted to start his tenure at the U of I. Try as we might, Illini sports just can’t catch a break. Yesterday, receiver-phenom Mike Dudek tore his …