From our BEST new restaurants of the decade feature: Very few entrepreneurs have the courage that Matt Cho does. After initial success with Cafeteria and Co. and Sipyard, he set his sights on a bigger …
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BEST Discussion-inspiring Public Art of the decade: Mr. Eggwards
From our BEST Arts of the decade feature: Typically, there’s a discussion that goes alongside a piece of artwork, regardless of the form it takes. We’ve been doing this as humans for a very, very …
BEST new restaurants of the decade: #5, MIGA
From our BEST new restaurants of the decade feature: When MIGA opened, it became a welcomed addition to Downtown Champaign, which featured a lot of bars and casual sit-down restaurants already. Even in the dense center …
BEST Export of the decade: Polyvinyl Records
From our BEST Music of the decade feature: Although Polyvinyl Records itself isn’t an export of Champaign-Urbana in the sense that they are sending things out into the world that are from here, certainly, the work …
BEST Restaurant Glow-up of the decade: Red Herring
From our BEST Food + Drink of the decade feature: Filling a still very large void in our community, Red Herring continues to serve us well by dishing out the finest in vegan cuisine almost …
BEST Political Tweet of the decade: Carol Ammons’ Takedown of Bruce Rauner
From our BEST Culture of the decade feature: Though there’s a good amount of red in this state, it is still sometimes hard to believe that Bruce Rauner served as our state’s governor for a …
BEST Annual Art Event of the decade: Re-Fashioned
From our BEST Arts of the decade feature: Last spring, Re-Fashioned, a re-use student fashion show helmed by University of Illinois School of Art + Design faculty member Susan Becker, celebrated its 12th runway season. This show, …
BEST new restaurants of the decade: #4, NAYA
From our BEST new restaurants of the decade feature: This was a much anticipated addition to the restaurant scene, and just squeezed into the decade, opening early in 2019. As you can see, there are …
BEST Album of the decade: Common Loon’s The Long Dream of Birds
From our BEST Music of the decade/BEST albums of the decade features: Matthew Campbell and Robert Hirschfeld’s work as Common Loon functioned as two bookends to a decade in local music releases: their debut record, The …
BEST Food Truck of the decade: Caribbean Grill
From our BEST Food + Drink of the decade feature: You would be hard pressed to find a more controversial topic in the food service industry in town than the proliferation of food trucks over …