Pumpkin Spice Lattes are out, football has begun, and I wore a jacket a few mornings this week, so that means fall yard work is coming. Sure it’s going to be close to 90 this …
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Did you know the Main Library was targeted by book thieves?
Associate Professor and curator of rare books Travis McDade recently wrote an article for the site Atlas Obscura about Robert Kindred and Richard Green, who in the summer of 1980 embarked on a road trip to …
Ninth Letter is accepting submissions right now
Fancy yourself a writer? Ninth Letter is accepting fiction, poetry, and nonfiction writing submissions for upcoming print and web editions. For the print, they are looking for “prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, …
Local Habitat for Humanity staff members worked on the Jimmy & Rosalyn Work Project
ICYMI, this happened a couple of weeks ago in Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana. Each year the Carters gather a massive assembly of Habitat volunteers to build homes over the course of a week. Two …
La Casa Cultural Latina has a ton of events planned for Hispanic Heritage Month
La Casa begins it’s annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month this Saturday, September 15th, and continues through the middle of October. The timing coincides with several Latin American independence days: the 15th marks the independence …
A “strange” twist on The Turn of the Screw
Julie previews STRANGE WINDOW: The Turn of the Screw, a unique theater experience happening at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Support the local arts scene at the 4th Annual Urbana Art Expo
The Urbana Art Expo, a collaborative effort by the City of Urbana Public Arts Program and 40 North, is coming to the Urbana Civic Center this weekend. The event is free, but you should bring your …
Eat and drink local at Artisan Cup & Fork on Saturday
You don’t get many opportunities to sample offerings from a range of local chefs all in one swoop, and this Saturday just happens to be one of those times. The 2018 Artisan Cup & Fork …
Crudo is having a special wine tasting event on Thursday
Crudo Wine Bar has regular Thursday wine tastings, usually featuring a specific region. This Thursday’s event will be a bit different. It will be a launch party and presale for Orin Swift zinfandel Eight Years …
Tarana Burke, creator of the “Me Too” movement, is speaking at Foellinger next week
Last week Obama, next week Tarana Burke. U of I students are getting some amazing opportunities this month. Burke, who began the Me Too movement 10 years ago, well before it became the viral hashtag …