Remember, way back when, when the SoDo Theater closed and we learned that an axe throwing bar was going in? Well that axe throwing bar is called Savage Axe (seriously) and is set to open …
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Don’t forget about Mid Summer Lounge’s dumplings
I’m not saying that you did, but if you maybe did a little bit, let me remind you that they are super delicious. I was pleased to find Mid Summer Lounge on GrubHub, and one …
Silver Tree Spirits is working with IBRL at U of I to make booze
Paxton’s Silver Tree Spirits is working with the University of Illinois Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (IBRL) “to distill whiskey from heirloom corn varieties and analyze flavor and other characteristics.” The brothers Glazik, the owners of …
CUPHD and local health care providers offering COVID vaccine clinic
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, with Carle Health, OSF Health Care, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois will have a COVID vaccine clinic for eligible people this week. Eligible populations are those …
Tune in to TOGETHER/APART this weekend
This weekend, The Station Theater is hosting (on Facebook Live) TOGETHER/APART, a variety show “tribute to the one-year anniversary of sheltering-in-place.” Hosted by Jake Fava, this event will feature scenes, poems, songs, and monologues from …
Ready your selfie stick: A new sunflower field is planned for Champaign
Remember the sunflower field in Urbana last summer? If you have any social media, I’m sure you saw all the selfies of everyone you’ve ever met in C-U in the field of sunflowers, happy to …
Bookmark these sites for making COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Yesterday’s positive announcement about COVID-19 vaccine supply from the Biden administration is good news. Here in Champaign County, vaccination rollout has been more streamlined than in other places. As supply goes up and eligible groups …
Check out the Above & Beyond Barbeque pop-up at Wood N Hog on March 7th
Above & Beyond Barbeque, a new venture from Derrick Winfield, will have a regular pop-up restaurant 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Sunday at Wood N Hog in Downtown Champaign beginning March …
EarthSense featured on BBC News
EarthSense, the local AgTech company, was featured on BBC News in an article about technology in farming. The company was cofounded by Girish Chowdhary, Professor and Director of the Distributed Autonomous Systems Laboratory (Daslab) at …
Prairie Fruits Farm welcomes first baby of the season
Oh, hello, there little one! How cute are you?! Screenshot from Prairie Fruits Farm Instagram page. Follow the arrival of all the babies (dozens? a hundred?) on Instagram and Facebook. Screenshots from Prairie Fruits Farm …