Here’s your chance to check out Broadway Food Hall in Urbana, which was announced to open this fall, at their initial open house on December 1st. Here’s the information from the Facebook event: We are …
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Brixx is closing permanently December 9th
The wood-fired pizza joint on South Neil (2043 S Neil Street to be exact), Brixx, is set to close December 9th. The news came via News-Gazette’s report, as it discussed that the ownership would wait until …
shiver magazine curating art show at IMC this Friday
There’s a new-ish art project called shiver magazine, which is currently in the early stages of development by some local artists. Info from their website about the scope of the project: life is raw. art should …
Check out what’s on Pekara’s Thanksgiving menu
Thanksgiving is right around the corner — and surely you’ll need some things. Pekara is offering a wide array of items that might fit on your dinner table this year. They’re taking orders until November …
Common Ground offering Thanksgiving in the Deli on November 22nd
Back in October, Common Ground announced their pre-orders for turkeys for Thanksgiving was available, and now they’re offering this on the day before the holiday. Thanksgiving in the Deli will happen November 22nd starting at …
On this day in 2008, the Metropolitan Building fire happened in Downtown Champaign
On November 7th, 2008 — the Metropolitan Building in Downtown Champaign burned. This is where Hyatt Place currently exists, and you can read more on the history of the building Michael put together in 2009. …
Jay Rosenstein’s new series, “The Multimillion-Dollar Headfake”, published by Huffington Post
U of I Media scholar Jay Rosenstein has a long history of research in relation to the University of Illinois — namely his landmark In Whose Honor? discussing the Chief. (Read back on the documentary here, and check it out …
Parking lot where Hotel VIB will exist is now closed
In preparation for Hotel VIB’s build, the parking lot at HIll and Neil Street in Downtown Champaign is closed permanently, as of October 26th. This is the lot that exists just south of Wedge and …
Meet Max from Stranger Things 2‘s doppelgänger, Veronica Mullen
This post contains no spoilers, outside of the fact that Max from Stranger Things 2 is a new character, and that’s all I’ll say about that. Max is played by actor Sadie Sink. Champaign-Urbana photographer Veronica Mullen …
This very cute free library in Urbana made me smile
Good morning. Here’s a very cute “free library” in Urbana, as posted on City of Urbana’s Instagram account yesterday. There’s plenty of shit going on in the world right now that is upsetting, so hopefully this …