This is a transient town. There are many many people out there in the rest of the world that have spent a moment or longer here in Champaign-Urbana, mostly because of the university. Chances are, …
Posts by Julie McClure:
Hit up The Idea Store for some of your holiday needs
Do you ever stop and think about all the waste that happens around this time of year, especially when it comes to gift giving? I know I’ve been guilty of going to Target and buying …
Mack’s Twin City Recycling is matching donations for the 10 year old shooting victim
Sometimes good things come out of terrible things. Or, maybe when terrible things happen we are reminded that there are good people out there. Last week, on Thanksgiving, a building was destroyed by a fire …
You can save Christmas at Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time and Space
Perhaps you need to have a little fun in the midst of the holiday crazy. Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time and Space has added a new seasonal room where you can have fun AND help rescue …
This interactive map shows new and pending infrastructure developments in Champaign
If you’re ever curious about what sorts of development projects are happening in Champaign, this tool will let you explore that. You can click on each project and find out the developer, the cost of …
Offer your input on the new Urbana Park District Health and Wellness Center
Wednesday, December 4th from 4 to 6 p.m., the Urbana Park District invites you to stop by Phillips Recreation Center and let them know what you’d like in a new health and wellness center that …
Look at this super cool mosaic created by a U of I student
Information Systems major Satej Shah created the design of the Business Instructional Facility out of photos from the University of Illinois Instagram page, because why not? It’s kind of amazing, actually. Image from University of …
A local 4-H member was featured on NBC
Aja Capel, an exceptional teen from Urbana who started high school at age 12, has already launched her own organization, See Me in STEM. Her mission is to empower minority youth, particularly girls, to “see …
Get your Culture here: Three experiences to have in December 2019
Julie offers some suggestions for getting your local culture fix this month.
A UIUC professor of social work is examining racial discrimination on gay and bisexual dating sites
Professor Ryan Wade, working with a professor of health behavior and health education at the University of Michigan, is researching racial sexual discrimination (RSD), a phenomenon that is happening with some regularity in online communities …