After announcing their lineup for the 10th anniversary of the festival, Blues, Brews and BBQ has decided to not move forward on this year’s installment of the event. Citing financial concerns and other elements of …
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C-U named one of Midwest Living‘s “Best Midwest Food Towns”
Midwest Living has named Champaign-Urbana one of their finalist in the “Best Midwest Food Towns” — and now, voting continues to see who will take the crown. Per a release by Visit Champaign County, you have …
MIGA transforms vision into affordable, approachable brunch
With MIGA's recently updated menu for brunch, we paid a visit and saw to it that we tested out a variety of items and cocktails.
For real though: Who serves the best Old Fashioned in C-U?
Let’s clear the air here, shall we? This article that Merry published with us earlier this week was not a BEST list of Old Fashioneds in Champaign-Urbana. Four drinks is not comprehensive, and the wording we …
Clinton Lake Sailing Association hosting open house May 20th
From the Facebook event and a note from a reader:
Here’s how things looked and tasted at the new Portillo’s in Champaign
With the new Portillo’s location opening in Champaign, there is a ton of clammering to get the first bite by many, many people in the community. That much is to be understood, and when we …
Catalyze, a tech networking event by Research Park, happening tonight
From the press release: Research Park presents Catalyze Catalyze aims to connect those interested in the tech field with local companies CHAMPAIGN: In this day and age, talent is king when it comes to the …
New local ice cream shop, Red Bicycle Ice Cream, opening in June in SE Urbana
There’s a new local ice cream joint headed for southeast Urbana — Red Bicycle Ice Cream — set to open in “late June”. Check out their website here, and some information from the site: Our …
Pygmalion announces first two artists for 2017: Thundercat and TWIABP
Pygmalion will take place September 20-24, 2017 — and a couple of artists have been announced, with more to come. Thundercat and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To …
New wine bar Crudo going in former Figure One space in Downtown Champaign
While there aren’t a ton of details about what is happening over next to the Blind Pig and Cream & Flutter, it appears that there is a new wine bar opening called Crudo, soon. The …