The City of Champaign is 161 years old today. Before the city charter, there were, of course, people who lived and worked and loved and died here for centuries. But the city itself was incorporated …
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The Winter Honeysuckle at Japan House has bloomed
The Winter Honeysuckle at Japan House is always the first shrub to bloom. (Yes, they are watching the cherry blossoms carefully.) This plant is fragrant, and as you can tell from the photo, beautiful. Perhaps …
Champaign Public Library extending hours and services March 29th
Champaign Public Library will extend its hours and service beginning March 29th. Here is what is changing: Hours • Main Library: Monday–Thursday, 9–8 | Saturday 9–6 | Sunday, 12–6 • Douglass Branch: Monday–Thursday, 10–8 | …
Cunningham Children’s Home will take in refugee children
Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana will take in refugee children arriving at the Southern US border. Fox Illinois shared this story last week, and according to the article: This is a part of the the …
People 16 and up will be eligible for a COVID vaccination after April 12th
Governor Pritzker has announced that after April 12th, people over the age of 16 will be eligible for COVID vaccines. Follow Champaign Urbana Public Health for more details on the vaccine rollout here. You can …
Champaign Park District has mapped its trees
The Champaign Park District has made a map of many of the trees in the parks. Surely you’ve been walking along and said to yourself, “What kind of tree is that?” Now you can find …
Learn your ABCs at Collective Pour
Collective Pour has a new series of classes aimed to teach you the basics of booze. Learning Your ABCs (alcohol, beer, cocktails) is a class that can be completed in person (physically distanced) or at …
Harvest Market is having a crawfish boil this Friday
Harvest Market is hosting a crawfish boil Friday, March 19th from 4 to 6 p.m. The store will only accept prepaid orders, so you’ll have to call to make your reservation by 4 p.m. on …
Save the date for Stephen Andrew Taylor’s latest performed by Jupiter String Quartet
The world premiere of University of Illinois professor Stephen Andrew Taylor’s Chaconne/Labyrinth for String Quartet is on Saturday, April 3rd at 6 p.m. You can watch the concert here. Taylor’s piece was commissioned by Arizona …
Have you tried Hunny Bunny Bakes?
Hunny Bunny Bakes, a bakery whose good are available at Strawberry Fields, makes really cute cakes and cookies. Strawberry Fields is fully stocked with cake jars in a variety of flavors (most recently there were …