One of our finest bands has suffered a bit of a set back this week, as Nic Dillon of Casados was injured by a falling tree during some rough thunderstorms last weekend. According to bandmate …
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Big Ten Network and Comcast Come to Terms; Coverage Begins Aug. 15
Say what you will about Comcast and their policies, Illini and Big Ten sports fans can expect to get a whole lot more this fall when the Big Ten Network becomes part of the cable-provider’s …
C-U Has No Zoo. And That Might Be a Good Thing.
Champaign-Urbana, for all of its glory, lacks a couple of things that might help qualify it as a more well rounded and culturally relevant city. Minor League baseball, perhaps, is a missing element. An amusement …
Ice Cream Man Present: Summer is here
Few things do it for me like the sound of an ice cream truck rolling by my house. I am 28 years old now, and still, that warped and wobbly jingle pumping out of those …
Top 3 Places To Eat a Fried Bird in C-U
With my wedding just 16 days away, and a burning yet misdirected need to somehow shave off as many pounds as possible, my mind has been on one thing and one thing alone come dinner …
Embassy Tavern Keeps Music Alive in Downtown Urbana; Cara Maurizi Performs Tonight
Sleepy downtown Urbana is a diamond in the rough around these parts. The fact that you can always get a table at Crane Alley or squeeze into the Iron Post for a jazz show may …
Common Ground Food Co-op Plant Sale This Saturday
Getting your green thumb on is not as easy as it seems. As a new homeowner, I lack the confidence to feel anything more than a little uneasy about planting — and tending — a …
Verdell Jones III Chooses Indiana Over Minnesota
Unlike most prep stars, local three-star guard Verdell Jones III chose to wait until after the smoke had cleared to select a school. And it wasn’t the school most people were expecting him to choose. …
Nekromancy Tonight at Chester Street
Anyone who grew up in these “twin towns” knows about the Chester Street Bar. During Reagan’s first and second terms, when tolerance about the LGBT lifestyle was far lower than it is now, the bar …
Oceans Gets Animated Tonight at Krannert Art Museum
The Link Gallery at Krannert Art Museum is exactly that: a hallway that essentially serves as a link between the School of Art + Design and the art museum that houses the university’s permanent collection, …