There’s so much to love about Urbana in autumn. Carle Park. A walk in Meadowbrook. A day fishing off the dock at Crystal Lake. The sounds of the Illini Marching band off in the distance. …
Posts by Seth Fein:
Hank’s Honey from Willow Creek Farm is absolutely delicious
Did you know that Willow Creek Farm produces its very own honey on site? Well, they do, and it’s absolutely fantastic. I am eating some right now. You can buy it at Willow Creek Farm …
Alexander’s Steakhouse Happy Hour food menu is basically perfect
It’s not a well known menu, or a trendy spot in this day and age of craft cocktails and small plates, but Alexander’s Steakhouse has some of the best offerings you will ever find between …
Here’s a secret BBQ joint in Urbana that you might consider this weekend
There’s a hidden, rogue BBQ joint just east of Downtown Urbana with no name, and that is no frills, and I ate the rib tips this past weekend, and well, they were super delish. My …
Thai-Lao food truck offers exceptional noodles and more
Our managing editors at Smile Politely set up shop this past weekend at Urbana’s always fun Market at the Square. I brought the kids for a high five and to present a couple of bad …
Rep. Carol Ammons leveled Governor Rauner with one tweet
The last week of Governor Bruce Rauner’s silly life has not been a good one. Yesterday, when the soon-to-be-ousted one-term elected official was in town to make up for a wicked PR blunder, State Rep. …
The Washington St. 4th of July Parade is the nicest 10 minutes of the summer
Led by the familiar sounds of a fire engine, and with the street flanked on both sides by neighbors chatting while a small parade of kids playing music walks by, The Washington St. 4th of …
Busey Astronomy Kids Corner debuts at Orpheum this Thursday
Our ears must have been burning in April when we published an editorial about our community’s desperate need for corporations and organizations to start investing money into Orpheum Children’s Science Museum. Turns out, they inked …
A living legend retires from Urbana High School
Professor Ann Blackman and her husband, Coach Randy Blackman, will launch their scholarship fund this weekend, after 33 years in the district, and a soccer field named in his honor.
Today is the first day of the Nafissa Thompson-Spires era
Champaign-Urbana has an extraordinarily rich history when it comes to the written word. The list of authors, poets, publishers, cartoonists, and journalists is staggering, relative to the size of this community. And it’s not just …