Sipyard, Downtown Urbana’s very cool beergarden spot at 204 W. Main, will reopen for the 2017 season on March 30th. By the looks of it, Triptych Brewing, Blind Pig, and Riggs, will have brews on tap …
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Urbana Hootenanny celebrating five year anniversary Monday night
One of the gems of Urbana is the Rose Bowl, and with that, the Urbana Hootenanny being a staple event on Monday nights. Tomorrow, March 20th, they’ll ring in five years of jammin’. Grab yourself …
Isabelle Huppert and Norman Lear announced as guests for Ebertfest
Some details for the 19th annual Ebertfest — April 19-23 — are coming at you: They’ve announced the first guests of the festival. Check it out below, and look back at previous years here. From the …
Open House at new Urbana Head Start facility happening today
From the press release: Champaign County Regional Planning Commission to Host Open House at New Urbana Head Start Facility Increased number of classrooms and kitchen are just two of the improvements helping new center meet …
Days after Groce’s firing, Illini women’s hoops coach Bollant canned
AD Josh Whitman is cleaning house this week. Next victim: Illinois Women’s basketball coach Matt Bollant. This isn’t surprising, considering Bollant’s record was just 61-94 overall in five seasons. Who will be the next hires …
Need help filling out your NCAA bracket? U of I CS’s BracketOdds might help
The good thing about living in a University city like Champaign-Urbana, is that there are minds working up god-knows-what at all times to try to innovate and create things that help others. The NCAA tournament …
John Groce fired as Illinois men’s basketball coach
It is done: The Champaign Room is reporting that Illini Men’s head basketball coach John Groce has been fired. This comes after a handful of seasons as the coach, mostly resulting in mediocrity with splashes …
Developers for Urbana’s Landmark Hotel project visiting March 13th
In case you missed it, earlier this week it was announced that Urbana’s Landmark Hotel is expected to undergo a massive transformation into Hilton’s Tapestry Collection. Exciting news, indeed. The hotel developer that is taking …
CLAW’s Slamma In Urbana match announced for April 7th at Canopy Club
Champaign Ladies Amateur Wrestling, better known as CLAW, has announced that the next match will take place on Friday, April 7th at The Canopy Club. They’ll be joined by local punks Kowabunga! Kid, and more …
World Harvest to be integrated into Strawberry Fields’ location in Urbana
Strawberry Fields and World Harvest are both owned by Mohammad Al-Heeti, longtime Champaign-Urbana resident and businessman. Al-Heeti acquired Strawberry Fields a few years ago, and now it has been announced that World Harvest will be …