Dallas and Co. closed in 2020, and now they are liquidating a bunch of their merchandise through an online auction. Check out the items listed with Aumann Auctions. There are smaller lots like masks, costumes, …
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There is one more walk-in booster clinic on Friday
It’s looking like getting a booster shot will offer your best protection against the Omicron variant. The News-Gazette reported that about one-third of fully vaccinated adults in Champaign County has received a booster shot. Some …
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois gave grants to 26 area nonprofits
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois distributed $116,000 to 26 nonprofits through their Community Commitment Grants. It’s the most they’ve ever given in their 50 years of existence. The grants are funded primarily through donor …
The C-U Community Fab Lab offers another way to shop local
The C-U Community Fab Lab is hosting their annual Holiday Market, which helps provide scholarships for their popular summer camps. The market is filled with items created in the lab by staff members: Ornaments, garland, …
Let the City of Urbana know what infrastructure they should address
The City of Urbana is launching the Equity and Quality of Life Project to “address tactical infrastructure needs, with a focus on underserved neighborhoods.” Urbana residents are encouraged to submit ideas for small projects and …
You can volunteer to have researchers from Beckman and Carle study your brain
Beckman Institute and Carle Health* are partnering in a brain imaging study: Champaign-Urbana Population Study. It will utilize a newly acquired piece of technology, the Siemens MAGNETOM Terra 7 Tesla MRI, to look at brain …
Champaign Park District and the City of Champaign are collecting winter clothing
Champaign Park District and the City of Champaign are partnering to give community members another opportunity to make sure everyone has warm clothing this winter. They are asking for new and gently used winter clothing items …
Celebrate the Winter Solstice at Anita Purves Nature Center
Anita Purves Nature Center is hosting a Winter Solstice celebration on Saturday, December 18th from 4 to 7 p.m., with a candlelit spiral walk happening at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to all ages, …
What is your go-to cookie spot?
Tomorrow is National Cookie Day, which of course means it’s a wonderful excuse to eat cookies. If you aren’t baking them at home, where do you like to go to get a cookie fix? Cookies …
You can try an escape room created by U of I students
This semester, students in courses taught by C-U Community Fab Lab and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts created The Haunting of Krannert Manor, an escape room where participants will interact with ghosts to discover …