We aren’t NYC, to be sure, but I’ve noticed a few fun holiday window displays around town. Getting a glare free photo isn’t the easiest of tasks, but you’ll get the idea. Here are some …
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IPRH is hosting a Year of Creative Writers in 2020
Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities and the Creative Writing program are bringing a year’s worth of renowned writers to C-U for the Year of Creative Writers. From their announcement: “It’s a veritable feast …
The City of Champaign will continue to allow refugee resettlement
The city council voted 9-0 last night to sign a letter of consent allowing The Refugee Center to continue their work resettling refugees in our area. Because of an executive order signed by Trump back …
Hear from the IMC executive director candidates on Thursday
The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is looking for their next executive director, and you can be a part of that process. This Thursday, December 19th, from 6 to 8 p.m., the candidates for the position …
You want this peppermint mocha from Kopi
I don’t do the sweet coffee drinks that much anymore; it’s taken years of weaning myself off of sugar and flavoring and half and half and such. However, every once in a while, I make …
Santa is at Champaign-Urbana Public Health District this week
Today through Friday you can find Santa at CUPHD from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be free books about winter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more, McDonald’s ice cream cone gift certificates, free certificates for …
NuMed was granted a recreational cannabis license
Coming in just under the wire, with recreational cannabis becoming legal in just a few week, NuMed is now the second local establishment that is licensed to sell it. Phoenix Botanical was granted a license …
Nando Milano does great behind the scenes photos
If a restaurant is skilled at the social media, you will see lots of beautiful photos of the foods that they are offering on their menu. But I feel like you rarely get much a …
Shop and stroll in Champaign on Saturday
Champaign Center Partnership is offering up the first Hometown Holiday Shop & Stroll this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. From the press release: “Over fifteen shops and cafes will be opening their doors in …
Krannert Art Museum was awarded a $100,000 grant
The Henry Luce Foundation, which according to its mission, “seeks to enrich public discourse by promoting innovative scholarship, cultivating new leaders, and fostering international understanding,” just awarded 28 grants adding up to $9 million dollars. …