September is Hunger Action Month, and Eastern Illinois Foodbank is joining other food banks around the country to raise awareness of the 40 million Americans who are food insecure. The campaign is hoping to see 40,000 …
Posts by Julie McClure:
Immerse yourself in University of Illinois culture at the Richmond Family Welcome Gallery
Julie tours the Richmond Family Welcome Center and gets a dose of University of Illinois nostalgia.
The avocado toast at Espresso Royale is a tasty snack
Okay yes, avocado toast has developed a certain reputation for being a millennial hipster thing to order. Apparently some rich dude evoked the dish when trying to formulate an explanation about why millennials couldn’t afford …
Parkland is hosting a Career Exploration Night next week
Parkland’s Career & Technical Education department is hosting a career night, on September 4th from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Parkhill Applied Technology Center. Prospective and current students can tour the high tech labs, …
Urbana Free Library is starting a seed lending library
Soon, in addition to books, you will be able to “check out” seeds for your garden at the Urbana Free Library. How will that work exactly? Pick out and bring home seeds to plant. Grow …
Douglass Park will be home to a new memorial garden
The Champaign Park District and the Champaign-Urbana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense are partnering to create a memorial garden honoring local gun violence victims and survivors. The idea came about during planning …
Check out this awesome campaign art
Local attorney Ruth Wyman is running for Champaign County Circuit Judge, and she is the beneficiary of some pretty great artwork designed and donated by Adam Goldberg of TRÜF Creative, an LA design studio that …
Go celebrate with Pour Bros. this week
Pour Bros. Craft Taproom has been around for one year, and there are numerous ways to celebrate with them this week. Personally, I have thoroughly enjoyed the addition of Pour Bros. to the downtown Champaign …
City 101 will give you the scoop on the City of Champaign
The City of Champaign is offering another round of City 101, a seven week course where you can learn all of the ins and outs of city government. I would venture a guess that there …
Work on your fitness for free in Urbana next week
Urbana Park District is offering a week of free fitness classes to kick off their fall session. August 26-30 you can try any class offered at Phillips Rec Center, Brookens Gym, Urbana Aquatic Center, or …