Julie kicks off her Restaurant Week at Crane Alley.
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There’s another Household Hazardous Waste Event happening on April 4th
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will be hosting another of these collections in Champaign on April 4th at Marketplace Mall. The event is open to all Illinois residents, but you must register for ahead of …
Tech meets ag at the AGCO Hackathon
Julie talks with Misha Shah of AGCO Acceleration Center about their upcoming hackathon.
Expect some siren testing this week
If you hear the outdoor warning sirens at any point this week, don’t be alarmed. The Champaign County Emergency Management Agency is installing new digital communication equipment in sirens throughout Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy, and …
Here are some delicious, and pretty, coffee drinks
I’ve been on a trying-out-new-coffee-drinks kick the past couple of weeks, and really enjoyed these options from Avionics and Caffe Paradisio. At Avionics I tried the Harvest Moon (shown above). It’s a latte with saffron, …
Look at this card catalog throwback from the Parkland Library
The Parkland College Library posted this delightfully nostalgic photo on their Instagram this week, courtesy of the Parkland College Archives. I’m pretty sure I was still using a combination of the card catalog and the …
Make your reservations for Experience the Hops
Allerton Park and Retreat Center is hosting their annual weekend of learning about and tasting beers on February 29th and March 1st. There will be educational seminars, tasting opportunities, a beer pairing dinner, and if …
Check out these documentary shorts, produced by students in collaboration with Illinois Public Media
Illinois Public Media worked with students in the College of Media, specifically students in MACS 496: Advanced Media Practicum, to create short opinionated documentary films about C-U. Three films were produced: Independent Cinema in Champaign Produced …
The La Casa Cultural Latina murals are returning to campus
In 1974, artist Oscar Martinez and several students created elaborate wall murals in what was then the Latino Cultural Center at 510 E. Chalmers. They were created in protest of the possible closing of the …
You can bulk up at Common Ground today and tomorrow
What is your experience with the bulk aisle at Common Ground? Are you a regular user? An every once in a while user? A never user? I will admit, sometimes I feel intimidated by the …