It has recently come to my attention that the words “adult swim” refer to something other than the late night television channel that I loved to watch in middle school. Today, however, I have learned …
Ah, yes. Suddenly, order is being restored on the University of Illinois campus. After the unceremonious departure of Phyllis Wise in August of last year, it took nearly an entire year to land a Chancellor …
Sad news about Kickapoo Landing, as it has been announced they will be closing in September 2016: Huge bummer, we will see what happens in the coming months, but there’s the news. Full text here, …
Local teacher and poet Caleb Curtiss has been penning “PokePoems” in response to the recent Pokemon Go craze. They are fire. A few personal favorites: Find more here.
And it’s delicious. This sweet, refreshing beverage is available in medium or large, and for about $2, is the perfect affordable foil to spicy food on a hot day. Maize is open daily from 11 …
Tonight Watson’s Shack and Rail will be hosting a fundraising event to raise money for Nepal. Put together by locals Shagun Kumar Pradhan and Ben Chantos, the event will feature art and music as well …
According to The News-Gazette‘s interview with Allen Strong, longtime owner of Urbana’s Courier Cafe and Silvercreek restaurants, both restaurants will be up for sale soon. Check it: URBANA — After about 45 years of serving food …
In a recent study by ValuePenguin, they’ve put out a list of best and worst U.S. cities for music fans — and Champaign-Urbana makes the list at #45, as Consequence of Sound points out. Check …
This evening’s SP Radio episode spotlights some of the beautiful words coming from The Reading Room, which takes place monthly at The Accord. We’ll hear fiction by Katherine Scott Nelson and poetry by Janice Harrington. …
Golden Harbor will be closed Monday, July 18th through Wednesday, July 20th. It will reopen for dinner service at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 21st. As Sophie says, don’t be sad. Let those folks have …
Big Grove Tavern is the next stop on the 9th annual Local Flavors Dinner series on Thursday, July 21st. In addition to BGT’s regular menu, a special menu will feature local ingredients from local farmers. …
Good news for those of you who are coffee connoisseurs, Champaign’s own boutique roastery, Columbia Street Roastery, is hosting a completely FREE coffee tasting this Saturday from 10 – 11 AM. Registration is required in …
Downtown Champaign’s Kessler Optical has been selected as one of the few retailers in America to offer extremely limited supplies of frames designed by Blake Kuwahara, a designer certainly on the cutting edge of glasses design. Once these frames …
Champaign hip-hop artist Young Blu has just released a new video. Entitled “Cuttin’ Up//Playa Made,” it’s the first single from his EP The Gin Tape, which is the latest in a solid series of releases …
Urbanalove and Neutral Cycle are partnering to present the very first outdoor film series show of the Summer, featuring the Wizard of Oz, hosted in the parking lot of Busey Bank in Downtown Urbana. Of …
Great Harvest Bread Company (2149 S Neil Street, Champaign) has announced new hours beginning August 1st: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday CLOSED Photo by Jessica Hammie.
The week is long and it’s only Wednesday, but from 5 – 7 p.m. today, Minneci’s at the Crossing will be hosting a free wine and appetizer tasting. They’re trying out some new wines and …
The annual Pens to Lens gala is one month from today, and CUDO is looking for any local artists or designers to help make movie posters for the over 200 submissions. Pens to Lens uses local …
Our own hometown record label, Polyvinyl Records, is hosting their annual Garage Sale RIGHT NOW! This sale, which happens online, features a ton of items that are marked down due to shipping errors, damage or …
If you’ve been out at all lately, you’ve probably noticed a large amount of people walking around, staring at their phones trying to catch Pokemon on a video game. From a purely observational perspective, new …
I know, I know, France just lost a heartbreaker of a game in the Euro 2016 finals against Portugal on Sunday. The good news for Francophiles is that July 14th is historically Bastille Day, the …
Withershins are hanging it up as a band on Friday, performing their last show at The Accord with some friends. After seeing some commentary on Facebook, I revisited some of my favorites from their albums …
UPDATE: In our initial post, the title misread as Illini Union, whereas the location is the Illini Union Bookstore. From the press release: Amazon to Open New Pickup Location at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign …
Always great to see local spots recognized on a wider scale — this one comes from Food & Wine — which names Urbana’s Sipyard one of “This Summer’s Best New Beer Gardens”. Coincidentally enough, we …
Great capture from Annice McEwan from WCIA, the moment Coach John Groce and AD Josh Whitman hear about Jeremiah Tilmon committing to Illinois: @IlliniMBB Coach Groce with AD Whitman hearing of Tilmon’s commit –>> pic.twitter.com/vHkC9wDkFk …
It’s about damn time we get some good news on the basketball front. Just today, ESPN reports that Jeremiah Tilmon, a top 30 ranked prospect in the country for the 2017 graduating class of basketball …
Renown author and Urbana resident Jean Thompson’s latest book, She Poured Out Her Heart, has been reviewed by The New York Times, arguably the most prestigious journalistic entity in the world, proving once again the national relevance …
We’ll just have to agree to disagree, E.W. & V.R. I could drink to “Write drunk, edit caffeinated” maybe. kisses, SParts SPeditor rk
From the press release: 2016 URBANA SWEETCORN FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SATURDAY NIGHT HEADLINER URBANA, Il.—On August 26 and 27, 2016, a variety of local, regional and national musicians and performers spanning a wide range of genres …
This summer Prairie Fruits Farm has a farm store. Hours are Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and weekends, 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. However, on Sundays when there is a brunch scheduled …
Food is the 5th album by local hip hop artist Don Con. You may know him as Landon Stark, barista and coffee artist at Aroma Cafe. He’s the one sporting the Chicago Bulls gear all of …
Do you know what the Pocket Prairie is? If not, you should. It is one of the best hidden-gems-of-sort in Champaign-Urbana. I’m not sure who is to blame here, but if you’ve been messing with …
The Virginia Theatre has announced their upcoming season schedule, which you can read below. Yesterday, they provided some tips about Nick Offerman — he’ll be here November 1st. A CUTC production of OKLAHOMA! Thur-Sat, Aug …
Tune in to WEFT 90.1 for tonight’s conversation with Matt Riggs, co-brewer and co-owner of Riggs Beer Company. We talk everything from Riggs’ brewing process to what’s happening with beer in C-U. Smile Politely Radio …
Champaign’s folk rock band Finer Feelings is gearing up for the release of their new album in a couple weeks. Called Dog Band, this will be the sixth release by the group. Finer Feelings will be …
We are taking over Brother’s Bar and Grill for a night and returning to the great days of rock and power pop at Mabel’s. Thanks to an idea started by Jeff Evans, we’ve got another …
It is no secret that Habitat for Humanity does some great work in Champaign-Urbana, but I had no idea that they had been going strong for an entire quarter-century! Next year, they’ll celebrate by constructing …
With the 2016-17 season announcement by the Virginia Theatre coming tomorrow at some point in time, they’ve given a small teaser — which proves to be pretty awesome. Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation, U of I …
If you were a child growing up in the early 2000’s like me, you were probably infatuated with Pokemon, the game that we all played on our Gameboys for a solid 4-5 years of childhood. …
Per a bunch of reports that have popped up on Twitter this morning, Veriflow — a company started here, with ties that remain at the U of I Research Park — has landed a $8.2 …
Urbana Public Arts does a lot of these Artist of the Corridor things, but I tell you, they have been on fire lately. Or maybe I just know more artists now so I’m more excited …
Wait — is it Bar M or Secret Bar? Can I get a ruling? Either way, the back room of Cafeteria & Co. in Urbana is hosting a wine tasting tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 7th …
Cary Frye from the Champaign-Urbana History Group might as well be referred to the gift that keeps on giving because of the arsenal of gems at his disposal. Most recently, this album of photos — …
It’s always cool when a feature film is set to come out of Champaign-Urbana, and today, locally-based director Andrew Laudone has announced an IndieGoGo campaign for his feature-length film, In Circles, which looks pretty cool if …
The Red Herring restaurant is hosting farm to table dinners each Thursday this summer. Dinner is from 5 to 8 p.m., and $8.50 per plate. Here’s the menu for this week: Photos from Facebook.
Japan House is one of the most unique things about Champaign-Urbana in that it allows us to experience a completely separate culture from our own, all in our own back yard. While this is undoubtedly …
Check out this video of what happens to books when you drop them off at the Champaign Public Library. Very cool!
Remember, friends: freedom means different things to different people. Challenging the status quo and being unafraid of fear are worth celebrating. My friend Jessica, who is from Champaign but has sort of blown up in …
Tip of the cap to Mike Moran from the Champaign Urbana History group on Facebook, but this arrived just in time for the Independence Day weekend. Have a safe one, folks.
