The City of Urbana is hosting a pretty cool even commemorating the Boneyard. The event is called Urbana Celebrates the Boneyard! and it happens April 11th from 10am to 3pm, at the Boneyard Creek Improvements Project. It’s …
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Pac-Man your way through Downtown Champaign with Google Maps
Well, this is a super cool Easter egg/early April Fool’s Day gift from the overlords at Google. You can play Pac-Man on your city’s streets just by clicking a button. Watch out for Blinky, Pinky, …
Jarling’s Custard Cup sells out of product, closes doors
Jarling’s Custard Cup has been a Champaign staple for many, many years and today they sold out of product and will be closing the doors temporarily. They posted on Facebook about the details and thanked …
Be a partner with Uncork Urbana Wine Festival this summer
Last summer, the Urbana Business Association launched the Uncork Urbana Wine Festival. It was a great idea in which they put together a festival to highlight the best wines Illinois has to offer. This year, …
The North End Breakfast Club announce endorsements
The North End Breakfast Club announced their political endorsements for 2015 today. Their endorsements are for both Urbana and Champaign school boards and park districts and for the Champaign City Council. They also endorse the …
Forget this wintry Spring weather and stop in to Cafe Kopi
I’m as sick and tired of the cold, grey weather we’ve been seeing in the Midwest as anyone else. It’s awful and it feels like the sunshine and temperatures that don’t require a hat and …
Yelp CEO, UIUC alum takes on discriminatory legislation in Arkansas
Yelp CEO and U of I alum Jeremy Stoppelman wrote an open letter on Yelp’s official blog saying that he won’t add or maintain jobs in states that pass discriminatory laws similar to the one …
Nighthawks at the diner: Merry Ann’s is a real life Hopper painting
In 1942, Edward Hopper created one of the most iconic works of art in American History called Nighthawks. As you can see in the header, it’s a depiction of a downtown diner called Phillie’s and …
Longtime Illini PA announcer Mike Cation to leave
A reader dropped us a screen shot of this Facebook post from longtime Illini PA announcer Mike Cation: It appears Cation is set to leave his post and that leads to the inevitable question: should …
Senator Bill Brady is a dunce
Tom takes State Senator Bill Brady to task for his idea to privatize state universities by using math that he learned about at a state university.