If you’d like to bring a little of Japan House to someone you love this holiday season, be sure to check out their new Holiday Gift Guide. I typically love browsing their annual Mottainai Bazaar, …
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Krannert Center canceled Spring 2021 public, in-person performances
This probably isn’t a surprise, as we watch cases rise in the area. From Director Mike Ross: “While we long to gather with you again in our theatres in person as soon as that is …
Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another…
…that Kevin Cronin of R.E.O. Speedwagon will be doing a virtual halftime show for the U of I homecoming game on December 5th. Actually, I just saw it in The News-Gazette. R.E.O Speedwagon was formed …
See some Wild Lights at Miller Park Zoo
Over two weekends in December, Miller Park Zoo will be hosting their annual Wild Lights event, with some modifications of course. There will not be the usual vendors and activities, but the zoo will be …
Simplify your Thanksgiving with this calzone from D.P. Dough
This time last year I discovered something wonderful: the Thanksgiving Zone from D.P. Dough. Here is how I described it: “It has your Thanksgiving dinner all tucked nicely into a pocket of dough. There’s turkey, …
Cunningham Township will be giving away winter essentials at Lincoln Square this Sunday
Cunningham Township Supervisor’s Office, in partnership with Common Ground Food Co-op and the Bucket Brigade will be tabling at Lincoln Square Mall on Sunday, November 22nd from 1 to 4 p.m. They will be stationed …
Help the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum figure out its future
When the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum closed its doors in June, it didn’t really go away. While it will no longer exist in the Orpheum Theatre building, the organization is still functioning and looking ahead …
Urbana is offering a geothermal purchasing program
Five years after establishing Solar Urbana-Champaign, a group purchasing program designed to make solar energy more accessible for Champaign County residents, the City of Urbana is launching an expansion into geothermal systems. Urbana is once …
An Illinois grad is blasting off into space tomorrow
Anyone else a little jealous? I wouldn’t mind getting the hell off this planet for awhile. The Department of Aerospace Engineering is hosting a virtual watch party to view Mike Hopkins, a 1992 grad, command …
The second CobraVenture Student Showcase is happening next Monday
In May 2019, students in CobraVenture, a cohort of student entrepreneuers at Parkland College, presented their ideas to a panel of judges. The winner received $3000 dollars in seed money to advance their project. The …