Julie hears from William Brown, co-founder of HVNT Neighborhood Transformation about the work they are doing in the community.
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Columbia Street Roastery has a special cold brew blend
While I still enjoy a cup of hot coffee in the mornings, regardless of the temperature outside, I find myself craving a cold brew during the summer. Cold brew is a bit different than iced …
G-Mart is kicking off “Free Comic Book Summer” today
Free Comic Book Day usually happens in early May, but of course that didn’t happen this year. To make up for it, Free Comic Book Summer is happening at G Mart every Wednesday through September …
Triptych’s patio is a nice place to be on a hot day
I’m not willing to go inside an eating or drinking establishment right now, but will venture out to a patio if it’s not crowded and it’s a place committed to following health guidance. The oppressive …
You can pick up some Delight Flower Farm bouquets at Fleurish
Fleurish is open for walk in, pick up, and local delivery if you need some beautiful flowers in your life right now, and they currently have some bouquets from Delight Flower Farm available. Call them …
The School of Social Work is hosting their next poverty discussion on July 24th
The next installment in the Poverty Discussion Series, hosted by the University of Illinois School of Social Work, will be July 24th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The topic will be “The Distribution of …
Humanities Without Walls Consortium was awarded a Mellon Grant Renewal
The initiative, based in the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois received $5 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. From the press release: Now a 16-member consortium of universities, HWW fosters collaborative …
Champaign and Urbana school districts have released tentative plans for fall
The newest stressful phase of this pandemic is the questions of schools opening. Districts are just beginning to release tentative plans for going back to school; Champaign Unit 4 and Urbana District 116 announced theirs …
You can win this 13 Thursdays basket
13 Thursdays, a Champaign Center Partnership that typically runs throughout the summer and encourages community members to patronized Campustown businesses, looks a little different this year. They are doing three rounds of basket giveways on …
UPDATED: Maybe next week’s “prom” event isn’t a great idea
UPDATE, 5:11 p.m.: Per an announcement on their Facebook page, the organizers have cancelled the event. Original Post: After last month’s “unofficial prom” debacle, it seems like any sort of prom type event should be …