The Illinois baseball team is heading to Florida for spring break, but no jello shots for them (at least not after curfew): there’s baseball to be played. The #19 Illini play five games in the …
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Mumford House unfit for use says Dean Graves
The college and F&S have received three requests now to use Mumford House as a space for art shows this spring. Mumford House, while it will remain where it is, is not currently safe for …
News-Gazette to be morning-only as of June 1
The Champaign News-Gazette announced this morning that it would be discontinuing its weekday afternoon edition as of June 1. That’s a less-severe measure than many newspapers have been forced to take recently, but still unsettling …
Blog Watch: Environmental Almanac
[Compact florescent light bulbs] provide light just was well as the incandescent bulbs most of us grew up with, but they use only about one-fourth of the electricity. Rob Kanter has a new audio entry …
Beer Bulletin: March 20
Look for a significant boost in our beer coverage in April. Until then, here’s more of the new stuff for this weekend. Who doesn’t want to try a He’Brew Jewbilation? Mike ‘N Molly’s On tap: …
The Weekender: March 20–22
A slower weekend, music-wise, than last week, but there’s dancing, Vertigo, and Che, just for starters.
Krannert Art Museum is on iTunes University
Krannert Art Museum has launched audio guides and podcasts on iTunes University. Audio guides for the permanent collection and special exhibits as well as recordings from various museum events are available as free downloads onto …
Like your baseball played in flannel? Vermilion Voles release schedule
Courtesy of The Baseball Zealot: the Vermilion Voles have released their schedule for the upcoming season. The vintage base ball team, which plays their home games in Kennekuk State Park, have a 12-date schedule, including …
Bank robbers drop part of loot in flight
These bank robbers inadvertantly decided to spread the wealth a little bit. On Monday, Centrue Bank on South Neil St. was robbed by two gunmen. They dropped “a few hundred dollars” when they drove off, …
Todd Hunter opens up on local music
Local music scene icon Todd Hunter talks about his WEFT show, why there are fewer shows in C-U than there used to be, etc.