One of the best live music events in the area — the Hogchute Opry at Kaylx Center in Monticello — has been announced: June 3-4, 2016. Here’s the information from the Facebook event: Excited to …
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BYOB ordinance passes in Champaign
Champaign City Council has passed an ordinance allowing BOYB (bring your own bottle, er, booze) at restaurants. Check out the info via Fox Illinois: CHAMPAIGN – Champaign city council has passed a first of its …
American Football, Braid land on Rolling Stone‘s “Greatest Emo Albums” list
Rolling Stone releases lists like these all the time — but this is still noteworthy from the heralded music publication. Three C-U related acts have been listed amongst the “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All …
Should Downtown Champaign revive a pedestrian mall?
Now that Downtown Champaign has basically been entirely overhauled, and redeveloped, would it make sense to see about exploring this again? Charlottesville, VA. Iowa City, IA. Boulder, CO. Kalamazoo, MI. All of these cities have …
MakerGirl launches Kickstarter for nation-wide tour
MakerGirl is the venture started a short while back — and have been making waves in the tech scene here and beyond. They’ve launched their Kickstarter with the goal of $30,000 to afford to take …
Reverend Horton Heat, Fabulous Thunderbirds to headline Blues, Brews & BBQ 2016
The annual Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival is back this coming June 24-25, and they’ve announced their entertainment for the weekend. Headlined by Reverend Horton Heat on Friday night, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds on Saturday, …
We have the menu and first look at Papa Del’s Pizza Factory
Take a look at the brand new space that Papa Del's is taking over — a complete tour and menu to see.
Upcoming C.L.A.W. matchups for March 11th announced
Remember how badass the last C.L.A.W. match was? Well, the next one approaching quickly — and Champaign Ladies Amateur Wrestling has announced the next round of matchups for their March 11th bout at The Accord. …
Champaign City Council’s Marci Dodds announces resignation
From the press release: Champaign City Council Member Marci Dodds Announces Resignation Resignation Effective March 23, 2016 District 4 Council Member Marci Dodds announced today that she is resigning from the Champaign City Council effective March 23, …
Ebertfest 2016 announces initial slate of films and special guests
Ebertfest 2016 is right around the corner, April 13-17, at the Virginia Theater. They’ve released more information about this year’s festival, this coming after the announcement of Guillermo Del Toro’s appearance and Crimson Peak opening the festival. …