The November election will be here before we know it, especially in this weird “what is time” era that we’re living in. I know there is a lot that we’re dealing with right now, but …
Posts by Julie McClure:
Once upon a time, Champaign had an open air school
Check out this post from the Urbana Free Library: Once again we are facing a disease where ventilation plays a role in spread. If we did this once before, couldn’t we do it again? As …
C-U Oktoberfest is going virtual this year
No, it won’t be the same. Dancing around ridiculously with a bunch of strangers, many wearing lederhosen, while you carb load with pretzels and beer is best done in person. Regardless, Oktoberfest is an important …
Big Thorn Brewery is launching their food truck this week
Beginning tonight, August 6th, Big Thorn Farm and Brewery will be adding their food truck, simply named “The Truck”, to their operation. It will run during all of their regular beer-serving hours, and has an …
Take a little trip to L&A Family Farms
This pandemic summer has us all looking for new things to get us out of the house in a safe way. If there’s one silver lining, it’s finding some of these gems that I may …
A University of Illinois professor developed a coronavirus decoy receptor
University of Illinois Professor of Biochemistry Erik Procko has developed “an engineered, free-floating receptor protein that binds the virus and blocks infection.” He recently published his study in Science. This development has therapeutic potential in …
Visit Champaign County released their first all digital experience guide
Each year, Visit Champaign County typically release their Visitor’s Guide, a printed volume that shows would be visitors to the area all that makes Champaign County great. It’s a different kind of year, and like …
Donate your garden bounty to Solidarity Gardens
It’s about that time when all of those gardens we planted at the beginning of the summer are starting to overflow with tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, and such. Since there’s only so much salsa and marinara …
Krannert Art Museum will re-open on August 19th
Krannert Art Museum will be implementing a timed reservation system to limit capacity, and admission will still be free. Here are the details from their press release: Krannert Art Museum (KAM, kam.illinois.edu) is ready to …
There will be a Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration on Wednesday
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. The Hiroshima Commemoration Committee is inviting the community to join them at the U of I Arboretum on …