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Posts by Julie McClure:
Red Herring reopens for lunch on September 6th
Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant announced an indefinite closing back in December. Now, they are ready to reopen for weekday lunches. They will have a salad bar, as well as daily vegan specials, and will be …
Checking in with Nadya Mason, the new Director of Beckman Institute
Julie talks gymnastics, physics, and the future of Beckman with Dr. Nadya Mason.
I would definitely get lost in this corn maze
Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch is opening for the season on September 1st, and this year’s corn maze seems especially intricate. They have a different theme each year, and this year’s theme is Mythical Maze, and features …
Here are the performance dates for Sinfonia da Camera’s 2022-2023 season
Sinfonia da Camera, the professional chamber orchestra in residence at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, will kick off their new season with a performance in Foellinger Great Hall on September 17th at 7:30 p.m. …
It’s almost time for pumpkins
Pumpkins! Squash! Decorative gourds! It’s almost time to adorn our houses and yards with all the fall goodness. Here are opening dates for some popular area cucurbit gathering spots: Curtis Orchard Curtis Orchard has been …
J.B. Pritzker stopped by the Illini Union yesterday
Photo by Julie McClure. Yesterday, as part of the Working Families bus tour, Governor J.B. Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton did a meet and greet event in the Illini Union Ballroom. It was hosted …
It’s fall flavor time at Columbia Street Roastery
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holiday season, it’s fall flavor season at Columbia Street Roastery! It’s just one of the small joys in my life that I know I …
Maize is hosting Puppyrita Happy Hour to support Hospice Hearts
This Saturday, August 27th, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m., take your pupper over to Maize at the Station to enjoy food and drink specials to support Hospice Hearts. If you purchase a $10 wristband, …
Busey Bank supports minority-owned businesses through Empower the Change Fund
In February, a fund dedicated to providing flexible risk capital to minority owned businesses was launched by Advantage Capital and the NMSDC Business Consortium Fund. Busey Bank is partnering as well, making capital contributions to the …