University of Illinois Professor of Astronomy Yue Shen and graduate student Colin Burke have had their research on “the optical variability time scale of black hole accretion disks” published in Science, which is a big …
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You can eat some corn this weekend at Riggs
There’s no Sweetcorn Festival this year, but you can still have your buttery summer corn this weekend at Riggs. Ears & Beers is from 4 to 8 p.m. August 19th through 21st. From the Facebook …
BrewLab is baking up something good
In a social media post this week, Campustown’s BrewLab Coffee shared that it will be expanding into BakeLab, offering “artisan pastry and coffee.” There isn’t a menu yet, but if the yummy coffee is any …
What’s your favorite thing to eat at Golden Harbor?
We all love Golden Harbor, and we all know that just about every dish is delicious. But imagine that I’m doing some research for a big Golden Harbor article and I need some dishes to …
The C-U Astronomical Society is perfect for spacey people
For $20, your entire family can join the Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society. CUAS “is devoted to the promotion of astronomy and enjoyment of the night skies,” and offers monthly meetings and plenty of year-round events. Learn …
Find Common Ground Food Co-op at the Champaign Farmers Market
Common Ground Food Co-op will be a vendor at the Tuesday, August 17th Champaign Farmers Market (Downtown Champaign, 3 to 6 p.m.). The store will have locally made products, baked goods, and other merchandise. For …
Listen to C-U writers in Pandemics as a Portal to Change
Pandemics as a Portal to Change is a community exhibition currently on view at Krannert Art Museum that “explored our current struggles across a range of topics such as health and mental health, the environment, …
What’s your favorite Italian dish or restaurant in C-U?
Most everyone loves Italian and Italian-American food, right? I had Manzella’s for the first time last night (delivery was incredibly fast!) and it got me thinking about what people enjoy, what I enjoy (anything my …
Bayern Stube is permanently closing at the end of August
Bayern Stube, the German restaurant in Gibson City, will serve its last meals on Sunday, August 29th. After 30 years in business, the restaurant owners are ready to move on to another chapter in their …
IDPH is offering SHIELD tests to all Illinois public K-12 schools
The Illinois Department of Public Health is offering all K-12 schools in the state free SHIELD tests, the saliva-based COVID-19 tests developed at the University of Illinois. The tests will be free. As an alternative …