The annual event, hosted by Rewind 92.5, the Urbana Business Association, Riggs, and Sipyard, is an opportunity for folks in the community to come out, drink some beer, and eat some Irish food in Downtown …
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MTD is the first in the nation to order hydrogen buses
MTD, whose current fleet of buses is already 85% hybrid, has ordered two Xcelsior CHARGE H2 zero emission hydrogen buses from New Flyer. MTD already has 175 buses from the bus manufacturing company. From the website …
Important: You can bring your dog to Illini baseball games on Tuesdays
It’s hard to believe, but the Illinois baseball home opener is this Tuesday, March 3rd. Fighting Illini Baseball announced a fun new promotion for this season: Illinois Field will be a dog-friendly zone on Tuesdays …
Next week is AgTech Week in C-U
Champaign-Urbana AgTech Week is March 2-6, and there are multiple opportunities for the public to engage with the ag and tech communities. AgTech week is hosted by Champaign County Economic Development Corporation, University of Illinois …
Unit 4 is offering mobile Schools of Choice registration sites
The deadline for Unit 4 parents to register their incoming kindergartners is March 31st, and the district is offering a couple of additional opportunities in the community for that to happen. Parents can register their …
Look at this calf and dog being best friends
This is the type of internet content we like to see. Thanks, Ludwig Farmstead Creamery. Photo from Ludwig Farmstead Creamery Facebook page.
Museum of the Grand Prairie is opening a new suffrage exhibit
March is Women’s History Month, and 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote (though it took much longer for black women to be …
Habitat for Humanity is about to dedicate its 113th home
On Monday, March 2nd at 5:30 p.m., there will be a dedication ceremony in Urbana, the new home of Tiffani Young and her four children. From the press release: For the past four years, Tiffini …
The Art Theater is for sale for $2 million
Ben Zigterman of the News-Gazette recently tweeted this announcement from David Kraft, the owner of the theater and building that includes commercial space and apartments. After the Art Theater closed abruptly in October and filed …
Get ready for Owner Appreciation Days at the Co-op
I live on the other side of the Earth from Common Ground…okay not really it’s just a bit of a hike for me to get there…so there is some advanced planning involved in my shopping …