There’s a new event space opening up in the historic Trolly Barn at 804 N. Neil Street in Champaign, and it’ll go by the name that’s pretty familiar to many in C-U: Carmon’s. Per this post …
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IL-15 Rep. Mary Miller on Capitol Hill: “Hitler was right on one thing”
Illinois 15th District Representative Mary Miller was sworn into Congress just three days ago following her victory against Erika Weaver in November’s general election. Like many of her boot-licking pro-Trump Republican colleagues who refuse to …
Easter’s Demonstration coming to vinyl in celebration of 10 year anniversary
Easter‘s Demonstration is coming to vinyl after a decade of existence. Though Kyle Lang did release a few singles surrounding Demonstration, the EP remains the only release of its kind in his catalog to date. The album sat …
Public Art League is merging with 40 North
The Public Art League (PAL), a non-profit in C-U that installs and promotes public art in the community, has announced they will be merging with 40 North. Per their email blast, which you can read …
Watch Dick Van Dyke reminisce about Christmas growing up in Danville
As you may or may not have noticed, we’re taking a bit of a break here at SP to enjoy some much-needed downtime. That said, there’s still opportunities to post about things here and there, especially …
BEST business and artist collaboration: CU pARTners mutual aid program
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST business and artist collaboration: CU pARTners mutual aid program Artists and small business owners have found themselves especially vulnerable during the pandemic. But, as cu pARTners has proven, when they …
BEST attempt at suppressing the spread of COVID-19: U of I’s testing program
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST attempt at suppressing the spread of COVID-19: U of I’s testing program To say that I was skeptical of the U of I’s plans to welcome back tens of …
BEST support for local arts through interactivity: Small Press Fest and Holiday Art Pop-Up Palooza
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST support for local arts through interactivity: Small Press Fest and Holiday Art Pop-Up Palooza Replacement of in-person art festivals with social media events sounds easier than it is. There …
BEST educational leadership: Parkland College’s Tom Ramage
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST educational leadership: Parkland College’s Tom Ramage Over the course of just 53 years, Parkland College has only had five Presidents. That means that through a democratically elected Board of …
BEST election management: Champaign County Clerk’s office
From our BEST 2020 feature: BEST election management: Champaign County Clerk’s office (PS) Simply put: Aaron Ammons does not get the credit he deserves for his track record of work he has done in the …