Last month, Bentley’s started selling cocktails and cocktail-infusion kits. You must order your Bentley’s favorites ahead of time, and then pick them up to bring home and enjoy from the comfort of your couch. In …
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Have you visited The Burgersmith yet?
The Burgersmith is a new food truck in C-U, dishing up — you guessed it — burgers. The truck is typically parked in near Tatman’s on Mattis Avenue in Champaign and Long’s Garage on Main …
I am enamored of this milk bread from Suzu’s Bakery
Suzu’s Bakery in Downtown Champaign only opened in November, but it has already become a favorite among editors here at Smile Politely. Just a couple weeks ago I ordered an eight-inch soufflé cheesecake ($25) to …
Check out the music and poetry of Pete Shungu
The Urbana Free Library is presenting (through Facebook) the music and poetry of Pete Shungu on Sunday, January 17th at 4 p.m. Shungu is “a trumpet player, hip hop MC, spoken word poet and educator …
Urbana Arts and Culture Program extends grant deadline
The Urbana Arts and Culture Program has extended the Urbana arts grants deadline to 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 24th. You can learn more and apply for the grant here. Spread the word! The Urbana …
Where is your favorite place to donate books?
I recently did some bookshelf cleaning, and ended up with a pile of books to donate. I donated them to my neighborhood little libraries and to UC Books to Prisoners, but it had me thinking …
Read the County Clerk’s assessment of the 2020 election, and prepare for 2021
The Champaign County Clerk’s office sent out an email enumerating several of its accomplishments in 2020. Among them is incredible election management in a pandemic, at least in our opinion. Check out this list: We …
Yeah, I want to bite this Grinch’s face, too
I guess I just want to eat doughnuts? Or, I’m a sucker for faces on my desserts. Perhaps it’s a combination of both. Regardless, you can find these Grinch doughnuts at Harvest Market. How fun …
Champaign is now home to the tallest glass Christmas tree in the world
Artist Jason Mack has completed his project to build the world’s tallest glass Christmas tree, and you can visit it at the corner of Neil and Washington in Champaign. Check out the video below: …
I want to bite this Santa’s face off
Ye Olde Donuts has had these Santas for the last two days, and I don’t know why, but I am tickled by their coconut beards, their googly eyes all askew, and the tiny little marshmallow …