Classic television gameshow Jeopardy! has had its fair share of streaking winners over the years, and one that has taken off as of late is Pranjal Vachaspati — a PhD. student at the University of Illinois. …
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Watch: Shad “we call them Khans” Bud Light ad for the Jaguars
Shad Khan is the ultimate rags-to-riches American Dream — U of I graduate, Flex-N-Gate founder, Jacksonville Jaguars owner, and of course, a chill-ass dude and uber billionaire. Please enjoy this new advertisement from Bud Light: H/T to …
Toast of Champaign announces 2016 beer lineup
The Toast of Champaign (once called the Champaign Craft Beer Festival) beer drinkin’ event is taking place on Saturday, August 20th at the Blind Pig Brewery in Downtown Champaign. This is happening that weekend, in addition to …
Memory Lane time: DeLuxe in Campustown
Of course, Champaign Urbana History is crushing the game on Facebook once again. I dug this one up for sharing on SP because this is really cool. Photos courtesy of John Mies and Mike Moran. …
Olympian Josh George featured in new BMW commercial for Rio
The Olympic Games in Rio start soon, and with that — lots of promotion ahead of it. Thankfully for us, Josh George is a badass and featured in another BMW spot, which was filmed here …
Known-birther Jerry Schweighart is ready to Make America Great Again, you guys
The former Champaign Mayor Jerry Schweighart was spotted at the Champaign County Fair, sporting this piece of Donald Trump merch, enjoying himself. None of this behavior is surprising, sadly. It is, after all, Republican Day at the …
Golden Harbor wrongly put on blast by Bitchy Waiter
If you’re not familiar with Bitchy Waiter — check it out. A quick description: This is a blog by a bitchy waiter in New York City who blogs to keep from poking customers in the …
Is this Craigslist job posting for Portillo’s in Champaign real, or bullshit?
With the news that Portillo’s is “considering” opening in Champaign-Urbana after news broke they were opening in Bloomington — this mysterious Craigslist posting has appeared. Full text: Portillo’s coming to Champaign, IL in 2016!!!! Ever …
Kickapoo Landing announces they will close in September
Sad news about Kickapoo Landing, as it has been announced they will be closing in September 2016: Huge bummer, we will see what happens in the coming months, but there’s the news. Full text here, …
Courier Cafe and Silvercreek going up for sale
According to The News-Gazette‘s interview with Allen Strong, longtime owner of Urbana’s Courier Cafe and Silvercreek restaurants, both restaurants will be up for sale soon. Check it: URBANA — After about 45 years of serving food …