From our BEST Culture of the decade feature: Prairie Fruits Farm is my favorite place in all of Champaign-Urbana. There’s a magic to the farm that is especially present if you’re there on a summer evening. …
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BEST Local Theater Production(s) of the decade: Silent Sky + Elephant’s Graveyard
From our BEST Arts of the decade feature: Choosing a single representative play or musical as the “best” thing produced in what we can confidently call a busy and ever-expanding theatre community is nearly impossible …
BEST new restaurants of the decade: #1, Maize
From our BEST new restaurants of the decade feature: When Maize Mexican Grill took over the little shack on First and Green in 2011, it was without much fanfare or anticipation. The restaurant, which previously …
BEST Record Store of the decade: Exile on Main Street
From our BEST Music of the decade feature: Owner Jeff Brandt knows that this whole thing is never going to turn around. We won’t ever return to a golden era of this business model, and …
BEST Music: Artist of the decade: CJ Run
From our BEST Music of the decade feature: If there’s one idea that sums up the last decade, it is the idea of progress. No artist that’s ever spent time in C-U as one …
The Great Cover Up 2020 adding fifth night
The Great Cover Up has announced they are adding a fifth night to their 2020 installment, which will be added on Thursday Febraury 13th. You can check out the initial lineup here. Here’s the …
BEST New Coffee Shop of the decade: Avionics/Page Roasting Company
From our BEST Food + Drink of the decade feature: Look, when you roast the beans in house, and your sole intention each day is to pour coffee with expertise and love, you are probably …
BEST Brewery of the decade: Triptych Brewing
From our BEST Food + Drink of the decade feature: This decade has seen the rise of craft breweries nationwide, as well as right here in C-U, and while there are quality brews to be …
BEST Local Column of the decade: Tom’s #Mailbag
From our BEST Culture of the decade feature: I am simply unthrilled by the sale of The News-Gazette, like many of you. I understand that they ended up having no choice, but there was a reason …
BEST Event of the decade: C-U PrideFest
From our Best Culture of the decade feature: The springboard for the first Pride celebration was a riot at the Stonewall Inn, in New York City, in 1969. Fifty years ago, saying that you were …