Royse + Brinkmeyer apartments are partnering with U of I Extension and the College of ACES to create an urban farm at 611 W. Healey in Champaign. Students within the Metropolitan Food and Environmental Systems …
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Julie Pryde is the honorary grand marshal of The Parade of Lights
Champaign Center Partnership has announced Julie Pryde as the honorary grand marshal of this year’s Parade of Lights, which will be a virtual event. A well deserved honor, in my opinion. She has worked tirelessly …
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois is investing in nonprofits
In honor of Community Foundations week, Julie spoke to Joan Dixon and Angie Hatfield Marker of Community Foundation of East Central Illinois about the unique way the foundation is nurturing local nonprofit organizations.
Champaign County EDC is hosting a webinar on marketing for the holidays
If you are someone who operates a business online or with a storefront, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation is inviting you to attend their upcoming webinar: Digital …
City of Urbana has announced COVID-19 grant recipients
Over $1 million dollars in grant money has been distributed to Urbana businesses to help alleviate the hit they’ve taken during the pandemic. The grants came from several sources. From the press release: Hospitality Emergency …
Triptych is back to beer delivery
With restrictions on indoor bar service in place, and the weather beginning to turn, Triptych has made the pivot back to all carryout orders. They are also bringing back the delivery option, which is a …
It’s prescribed burn time at Allerton
If you’ve been to Allerton in the past week, escaping the hot political mess and enjoying some unseasonably warm November temperatures, things were probably a little hazier than usual. They are currently doing a series …
Farren’s is now offering family meals
Farren’s has added to their to-go options. You can now order family meals, appetizers, sides, and a la carte items from their online ordering system. These items need to be ordered 24 hours in advance. …
C-U Public Health needs more contact tracers
In case you weren’t aware, the entire country, including our region of Illinois and even our county are a hot mess of COVID cases right now. As a county we’ve been generally successful with containment …
Champaign Center Partnership is encouraging shopping local this holiday season
There is going to be a lot of temptation this year to make it an Amazon holiday. It’s so easy, it’s so fast, and right now — it’s fast. But shopping local is still possible and …