Watson’s in Downtown Champaign rolled out lunch on Fridays back in March, and a menu that went with it — and now you can get lunch Tuesday through Saturday, as they open at 11 a.m. …
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Vic Mensa performing at Canopy Club this Sunday, October 8th
From the press release: VIC MENSA POP-UP SHOW AT THE CANOPY CLUB THIS SUN, OCT 8TH Chicago’s 24-year-old Roc Nation phenomenon, Vic Mensa , will be performing a very special pop up show this Sunday, October …
Parkland College’s fall open house is October 27th
From the press release: Information, Demos at Parkland College Fall Open House, Oct. 27 CHAMPAIGN, Ill.— Parkland College will hold its annual fall Open House Oct. 27from noon to 3 p.m. in the Student Union atrium and in the …
Tsukimi moonviewing event at Japan House this Wednesday
This upcoming Wednesday, October 4th marks Tsukimi, a traditional Japanese holiday celebrating the harvest moon — and Japan House is hosting a moonviewing event that looks pretty cool. The viewing takes place from 7-9 p.m. …
301 Mongolia is closing, again
After reopening in 2014 after closing for a potential Dublin O’Neil’s expansion — 301 Mongolia is closing, again. They’re located at 301 N Neil St in Champaign, and their last day of business is tomorrow, Saturday, …
Unit 4 Schools awarded $9.6M magnet grant
From the press release: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Champaign Unit 4 Schools has been awarded a $9.6 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education through the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP). The five-year grant will support …
Triptych featured in October‘s “Big Ten’s Best Breweries”
October is a new-ish publication about beer and brewing lead by Pitchfork’s Slow Focus Studio at Condé Nast, and features some pretty cool content if you’re wanting to dig in a bit over there. They’ve …
Champaign Park District and Human Kinetics partnering for $10M northside community center
The founders of Human Kinetics are partnering with Champaign Park District to create a $10M community center on the northside. Per the News-Gazette, the facility will be located at 1501 N. Market Street in Champaign …
#VolitionJobs hashtag surfaces to get laid-off Volition employees jobs
In the wake of yesterday’s news that Champaign’s game developer Volition would be laying off employees — there has been a pretty awesome reaction on social media: let’s get people hired. #VolitionJobs has some heat …
C-U ex-pats Santah taking a break… after a rock and roll cruise on the Chicago River
Santah has always held a place near and dear to my heart — not just being pals with the crew over the years, dating back to 2009-10 as Music Director at WPGU, watching them at …