I happened upon this delightful ornament on my friend’s Christmas tree last week, and my heart skipped a beat. Those of you who have been living in Champaign-Urbana for long enough surely remember Yen Ching, …
Posts by Seth Fein:
Take in a truly big adventure with Little People
Seth chats with local designer/writer Dan Wild about his novel Little People.
Celebrate your city with an old timey radio rendition of A Christmas Carol
Seth previews A Christmas Carol, which opens this weekend at the Parkland College Theatre.
A chance to breathe while in pain this holiday season
Indeed, the holidays are a time to toast family and friends, share good cheer with those we love. But what becomes of a once jovial season when you lose the people you used to share …
This epic bowl of wonton soup at 83 Vietnamese will cure what ails you
Look: this bowl of soup at 83 Vietnamese is absolutely perfect. It is possibly the best wonton noodle soup I have ever eaten, and I am a very very big fan of wonton soup, so …
It’s time to give Hamilton Walker’s another chance
Admittedly, we’ve been pretty hard on Hamilton Walker’s over the past couple years. The restaurant entered the scene here as a much welcomed addition, in that we haven’t had a true BIG CITY steakhouse type …
A Downtown Urbana Legend: Silvercreek keeps delivering year in and year out
There’s a lot of great food to be eaten in the smallest of our three “downtown” areas. The burgers and pizza at Bunny’s are amazing. The poke and rice bowls at Broadway Food Hall hit …
The Centerpiece: Crane Alley always hits the spot
Long before Downtown Urbana began to revitalize, clearing the path for a new crop of developers and entrepreneurs, Scott Glassman, the owner of Crane Alley, saw potential. Now, it’s a centerpiece, a truly welcoming space …
These Urbana folks built an igloo and roasted marshmallows all up in it
As the snow melts today, and we prepare for a full on black ice assault for the next week or so, I thought I’d share these awesome photos of a group of Urbana folks who …
Presidential candidate and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) used to live in Champaign-Urbana
Kamala Harris, current U.S. Senator from California, officially announced her candidacy today, to the surprise of no one. And frankly, she is the frontrunner now, despite what anyone says, in my opinion. We can argue …