The Virginia Theatre in Downtown Champaign opened its doors 95 years ago today, and to celebrate, they posted this gem of a photo: h/t to Mike Moran of Champaign Urbana History on Facebook. Photo from …
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Guide to New Year’s Eve 2016-17
Say goodbye to 2016 and welcome 2017 with our Guide to NYE, within.
Summer Camp announces initial lineup for 2017
Our pals up the road in Chillicothe have announced the initial 2017 lineup for Summer Camp Music Festival — which you can see below. Run the Jewels — Pygmalion Festival 2015 headliner! — sneaks in …
Cracked opening brick-and-mortar store in Campustown
As confirmed by the owner of Cracked — which up until this point has been a food truck — they will be taking over the space in Campustown vacated by Antonio’s (619 E Green Street). …
U of I among 17 universities partnering with Facebook to “streamline research”
Per Fortune magazine — there’s a new partnershp between the University of Illinois and everyone’s favorite social media platform, The Facebook: Facebook’s hardware development division on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Harvard, Princeton and 15 …
Oberweis, That Burger Joint to take over former Atlanta Bread building
Per ChambanaMoms.com — Oberweis has purchased the building that used to be occupied by Atlanta Bread, and not only that, it will include an Oberweis ice cream joint, but also That Burger Joint. The location …
Leadbelly’s: Links, Drinks, Arcade opening January 2017, teases menu
Leadbelly’s: Links, Drinks, Arcade appears to be opening right after the start of the New Year at 601 N. Country Fair Drive — what used to be Fluid Events Center. Per their Facebook page’s About section: Coming …
Unit 4 Board discusses next steps for Referendum projects
From the press release: Unit 4 Board Discusses Next Steps to Accomplish Referendum Projects For the first time since the passage of the November 8 school facility referendum, the U4 Board of Education discussed its …
Giordano’s opens January 10th; alleged second location coming to Illini Union
Back in August, it was announced that Giordano’s — the beloved Chicago pizza joint — will open in Champaign-Urbana, taking the space that was previously occupied by Buca di Beppo’s in Marketplace Mall. Per this …
Sakanaya debuting Five Star Roll dish, other select dinner options at lunch, this Monday
I ate lunch at Sakanaya today, with the delicious ramen and sushi items they have, as always. I spoke with Jin Park, the owner, about some of their new menu items that are coming around …