Here’s some exciting news for Rithmio, a company which started at the University of Illinois and is still partially based in C-U: News was just released that the gesture recognition platform raised $3 million in seed …
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Cafe Zojo to close its doors July 12th
It’s not fun reporting when someone is closing their local business, but Cafe Zojo posted on their Facebook page this morning that their last day of business will be July 12th. From their page: After …
Shaka Smart’s mom throws shade at Illinois
We get it: Shaka Smart didn’t want to come to Illinois to be the head basketball coach once upon a time for one reason or the next. That’s fine. He kept coaching at VCU, and …
Berlin to headline Saturday night at Urbana Sweetcorn Festival
More announcements are coming through for this year’s Urbana Sweetcorn Festival: Berlin will join The Psychedelic Furs as headliners for the festival, as announced by the festival this morning. Check out the lineup below, and …
Nando Milano Trattoria coming to Downtown Champaign
Per the News-Gazette, there’s a new restaurant coming to Downtown Champaign sometime later this year. Situated between Cowboy Monkey and Jane Addams Bookstore, the space once occupied by Carrie’s (which now exists in Crossroads Corner …
U of I alum named Portillo’s CEO: Can we get one in C-U now, please?
This might be a pipe dream, but we can dream, can’t we? It was announced today via the Chicago Tribune that the new CEO of Portillo’s is University of Illinois alum Keith Kinsey. He’ll take …
Mark Roberts to host Laugh-A-Palooza C-U on August 15th
From the press release (press release updated August 11th): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2015 Media Contact: Jim Mayer; jmayer@rccsec.org; 217-621-8877 Mark Roberts to Host Laugh-A-Palooza C-U Champaign-Urbana, IL – On August 15, 2015, nationally …
Pizzeria Antica opening this Thursday
Per the News-Gazette, the time has come for a new pizza joint in Downtown Champaign. Pizzeria Antica is opening this Thursday, aka tomorrow. A little bit of info on what the menu will look like: …
Jarling’s Custard Cup named best ice cream shop in Illinois by Business Insider
All kinds of lists happening over the past 24 hours, this time from Business Insider, which put together a list of “The best ice cream shops in every state”. The publication listed Champaign’s own Jarling’s Custard …
Allerton Park featured in Huffington Post‘s “Most Underrated Tourist Attraction” list
People love lists. Sure, they are all over the place, all of the time — but when they get a little more specific and focused, I can deal with it. It’s pretty cool to see …