The Upper Bout will be celebrating turning one year old this weekend. Check out the Facebook event (and information below from that listing), as well as Chris Davies’ piece on the store last year. Congrats on …
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Scott Bennett expected to fill Mike Frerichs’ vacant State Senate seat
From the press release: PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Senatorial Vacancy to Be Filled Monday morning. It is expected that Scott Bennett of Champaign County will be appointed Monday morning as State Senator for the …
C-U’s Tommy Craggs is getting roasted on Deadspin today
If you weren’t aware — Tommy Craggs is from C-U. That’s him, right there. He grew up here, his parents still live here, and all that good stuff. He’s one of our pals doing awesome …
Strawberry Fields to reopen with new ownership
The News-Gazette has reported this morning that Strawberry Fields Natural Food Store — after announcing it would be closing its doors just a few weeks ago — will be reopening. Here’s some information from their …
Stand-up comedy at the Iron Post January 9th
Check out the Facebook event for this upcoming, as well as some information about the event below. STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWCASE at THE IRON POST Friday, January 9 9PM 120 S Race St Urbana Enjoy a …
Bryan Smith joins MTD as COO
From the press release: Bryan Smith has joined the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith is the manager of MTD’s Operations, Maintenance, Safety and Training, and Marketing/Customer Service/Communications Departments. Mr. …
Democrat sought for County Board vacancy
From the press release: Interested applicants should submit a statement of interest via email by Jan. 2nd and attend an informal meet and greet on Jan. 9th. The Champaign County Democrats seek applicants …
Autumn Berry Inspired featured on Huffington Post
Over the weekend, Autumn Berry Inspired was featured on Huffington Post‘s “Eat The Enemy” series, which HuffPo describes as: This story is part of “Eat The Enemy,” a HuffPost series on edible invasive species, non-native …
Watch a profile on artist Langston Allston
You might be familiar with local artist Langston Allston and his insanely awesome artwork and murals around C-U (Mike N Molly’s, Exile on Main/Dandelion, Cafeteria & Company, and more). I stumbled upon this video, which …