Last week, my family spent a lovely evening at Triptych Brewing. Yes we brought the children to a tap room, no judging. There was Dragon Fire Pizza and Scrabble and Shuffleboard playing and fun was …
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Champaign Outdoors will teach you how to camp this Sunday
Here’s the thing about me and camping. I used to do it a lot as a kid, as a Girl Scout to be specific. I even took a trip to Boundary Waters at 13 where …
Try a Do Good Date Night at Eastern Illinois Foodbank
My husband and I have reached that stage of parenting which I like to refer to as “the promised land”; we don’t have to hire a babysitter in order to have a night out. It’s …
Common Ground’s annual Ice Cream Social is coming up this weekend
If you like ice cream and also music and helping the community, then be sure to check out this event on Saturday, June 29th. Red Bicycle will be there with some yummy flavors, including vegan …
There’s a Pride parade in Paxton this weekend, and that’s awesome
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a live show of the podcast Still Processing, which features two culture writers from The New York Times. Jenna Wortham is queer, and Wesley Morris is gay, and they spent …
Spend some time folding origami Tuesday morning
If you’ve ever been to Japan House, you’ve seen the lovely origami items they sell to benefit their internship program. Well, if you’re looking for a relaxing volunteer opportunity to occupy your time Tuesday morning, …
You can help name a bison skull
A 400 year old bison skull was discovered on Champaign County Forest Preserve property last year, and now you have the opportunity to give it a name. The CCFPD has set up a survey to …
Wood N’ Hog is opening a second location in Urbana
A couple of weeks ago we shared that Li’l Porgy’s Urbana location would be closing. Well, it won’t stand empty long. Wood N’ Hog just announced that they would be opening a second location in …
I just learned about Beckhenge
We are all quite familiar with Stonehenge, the ancient monument in England where thousands gathered today — the summer solstice — as it aligns with the sunrise on this particular day. Well, I never realized that we …
Hendrick House Farm is partnering with Dreaam House this summer
Ann Swanson, Director of Hendrick House Farm, connected with Tracey Dace, Executive Director of Dreaam House a few years ago while seeking out opportunities to make the farm a teaching farm. Now, the kids of …