From the press release: WPCD to Hold 40th Anniversary Alumni Reception CHAMPAIGN Ill. — WPCD 88.7 FM will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an alumni reception Friday, Feb 9. The reception will be held from 3 …
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Milo’s is closing February 25th
Milo’s in southeast Urbana is closing — their last day of business will be February 25th, according to the Gazoo. The restaurant currently exists at 2870 S. Philo Road in Urbana, a location they’ve been …
UC2B announces first Community Benefit Fund allocations
Last year, i3 Broadband acquired the rights to manage the UC2B network here in Champaign-Urbana, and opened their offices in August 2017. Things are still moving along with the UC2B project, and they’ve recently announced …
Polyvinyl Records has signed Pedro the Lion
Yesterday, Polyvinyl Records posted a mysterious teaser video across their social media platforms. I was curious, like other humans. They’ve announced that they’ve signed Pedro the Lion to the label — David Bazan’s longtime project …
Watch footage of Roger Ebert defending Better Luck Tomorrow at Sundance 2002
The 20th anniversary of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is happening in April — so the festival is right around the corner, and we are anxiously awaiting what guests and films are lined up for this …
The Mosaic web browser was released 25 years ago today
On this day 25 years ago, Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina released Mosaic — the world’s first popular web browser. It changed the way the web worked forever, and it happend right here in Champaign-Urbana. …
What could this teaser by Polyvinyl mean?
Polyvinyl has posted this very cryptic video to their social media channels — and it has me wondering what the hell is going on. Something is happening tomorrow, that much we know. Or do we? …
Land Connection’s Organic Grain Conference taking place February 1st
The Land Connection’s Organic Grain Coference and Trade Show is coming up, it takes place next week on February 1st. Check out the press release: 2nd Annual Organic Grain Conference & Trade Show Comes Back …
Dewclaw is working on a live album
Dewclaw is the project by Liz Faermark and Cody Jensen (of Bones Jugs), and they’re in the process of compiling and recording a live album — they’re collecting recordings from 3-4 shows during the winter …
Bacaro’s winter menu is here
Bacaro‘s winter menu has been announced via their Facebook page. Check it out: Top photo from Bacaro’s Facebook page.