Parkland Art GalleryTuesday, August 210:00am in the gallery Hans Habeger and Robert McCann:Strip Malls, Superstores and the American Landscape This exhibition of paintings explores a byproduct of American consumer society: the landscape formed in the …
Join us for Open Mike Afternoon. Whether you have a story or poem to share, or if you just want to come and listen, we would love to see you! Those who wish to tell …
Former C-U resident and one time Volition employee Tom Gibes was recently featured on The Maddow Blog for the work he’s been doing on The Clear Congress Project, which tracks congressional partisanship in real time. …
“Fifty percent of all births are covered by Medicaid, one of three children in Illinois is on Medicaid and one of five Illinois residents is on Medicaid. More than 2.5 million Illinois residents are on …
Somehow, this version of “God Bless America” sounds awesome… oh, right, it’s Kayla. (Updated with Mike Ingram’s video).
On today’s episode of Smile Politely Radio, we’ll be joined by Jacqueline Hannah, General Manager of Common Ground Food Co-op. We’re going to discuss the co-op’s rapid growth and their big expansion plans for 2012. …
From the SID: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Single-game tickets for the 2011 Illinois football season go on sale at 9 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 19, through the Illinois athletic ticket office. Fans can purchase tickets …
Jones’ plea of innocence to a felony aggravated battery charge yesterday didn’t lower his 100K bond. He’ll remain in jail until his next court date on August 30.
Well, it’s just not any plant, it’s the Amorphophallus Titanum/Corpse Flower. It’s expected to flower any day now. We’re so close! Though not a lot is happening right now, watching the water ripple and the …
Local singer Kayla Brown will be singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field this Sunday (July 17) after winning a contest sponsored by Out at Wrigley last night. So a huge congratulations to her! As …
Well, would you look at that. Take Care, Common Loon and Midstress (the newly rechristened Fresh Kills) will contribute to Polyvinyl’s Japan Benefit Compilation, and have nabbed some Pitchfork coverage for it. Nifty.
On the last day of the Constitutional Convention, September 17, 1787 Benjamin Franklin was too weak and infirm to deliver a speech to the delegates so he wrote it out and asked Delegate James Wilson …
Lincoln Trail Library System ceased to exist on June 30. Champaign, Urbana and those freeloading fuckers in Savoy are now a part of Illinois Heartland Library System. For the most part, this should not interest …
On today’s episode of Smile Politely Radio, we’ll be joined by Eric Robeson from the Public Art League (www.publicartleague.org), talking about the organization’s drive to bring new sculptures and art from across the nation to …
Yesterday at 9:00 a.m., we posted a review by A.B. Koontz of the movie Rubber. Last evening, a commenter alerted us that several sections of the review had been plagiarized from other online sources, including …
Help the Market at the Square overtake the Glenwood Sunday Market as Illinois’ favorite farmer’s market: http://www.farmland.org/americas-favorite-farmers-markets-states.asp#IL
WICD-TV featured Elsinore on their Monday morning broadcast (sorry, video isn’t embeddable), and the nuggets were numerous: The TV show So You Think You Can Dance played “Yes Yes Yes” on one of their shows …
Don’t have a lot of info on this, so maybe some of you can help fill in the blanks. But Bacaro’s Facebook page hinted that they will be opening a Carmon’s Bistro soon: If you …
The final member of the Illini Seven Elevens is enrolled at the University of Illinois. I’ve unilaterally decided to call him Abe. Honest.
This week on Smile Politely Radio (listen live today at 5:30 p.m. on 90.1 FM or weft.org): We’ll be talking with SP contributor Alyssa Schoeneman about the local dance scene in Champaign-Urbana. Alyssa recently completed …
Hey, remember April Fools Day 2009, when Dan Schreiber wrote this funny fake article about the U of I naming “Wrastlin’ Abe” as their new mascot? Well, the folks at the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal-Star are …
A free bicycle skills clinic is being offered Thursday, June 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The clinic is being organized by Champaign County Bikes with support from the City of Urbana. Basic bicycling …
An interesting article from Patrick Wade in today’s News-Gazette: The News-Gazette has refiled a Freedom of Information request, asking the city of Champaign for names of police officers against whom citizens have filed complaints during …
The accolades and silly foodie love keeps pouring in for Prairie Fruits Farm, which was paid a personal visit by the folks behind Murray’s Cheese in New York City. If you aren’t aware, Murray’s is …
Please join the Illinois Newspaper Project in welcoming Deborah Thomas from the Library of Congress to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We invite you to attend her presentation, “Headlines, History, and Hats: American Historical …
Champaign’s favorite greasy spoon turned French crepery has closed its doors for good. Sad to see one of C-U’s best restaurants go. It will be missed. Read Matt Gladney’s post mortem here.
Following the trend of Illnois bands getting sued by similarly-named groups from New York (recall Castevet being forced to switch to CSTVT after legal threats from a New York black metal group), local punkers the …
It’s a ranking by percent of residents who commute by bike, so (as admitted in the post) it’s dominated by college towns. Noted cycling mecca Missoula, Montana, is #3. But hey, #14 in the country …
This week on Smile Politely Radio (listen live today at 5:30 p.m. on 90.1 FM or weft.org): We’ll be talking about the Historic 1st Street Farmers Market with Market Manager Wendy Langacker. The market has …
See full story here. In other corporate good works news, a Harrisburg PA Jimmy John’s will be offering sandwiches as part of an event to raise money for the local Humane Society.
Maybe it’s good that Jalen bruised his calf. It gave him some time to think. At the close of Bring Your Kids to Ubben Day, Chicago Hope’s Jalen James hobbled up the stairway to Bruce …
After keeping it going for an amazing five years, the local food blog Champaign Taste is going on hiatus for the summer. Though from the official announcement, it sounds like it could be a more …
Last week, C-U Citizen Access‘ Pam Dempsey and Hannah Meisel posted a series of articles on local hunger issues: “Food insecurity grows in East Central Illinois,” by Dempsey Of the food insecure population statewide, 60 …
Monday, June 27-Monday, August 1Reception Thursday, June 30 with gallery talk by Hans Habeger at 7pmArtist lecture by Robert McCann on Tuesday, August 2 at 10am in gallery This exhibition includes paintings that explore the …
In an almost-unprecedented move, Pygmalion Festival has added a fifth day this year — Sunday, September 25th. While there’s no word on whether this will be a full day or just one show (we’re leaning …
An interesting back and forth with Geppetto’s Workshop owners Darwin Keup and Ben Valocchi about the local DIY music scene. Atta boy, Ben.
Beginning Thursday, June 16, the Station Theatre in Urbana will spend four weeks shaking and shimmying to the sounds of HAIRSPRAY! The big, brassy, boisterous musical will run four weeks. Go to www.stationtheatre.com for details. …
You may have noticed that the Ellnora Guitar Festival has been dropping some pretty awesome additions in the past few weeks — My Brightest Diamond, Lee Ranaldo, Calexico, etcetera. Now they’ve released a full lineup …
City of Urbana to honor 100 Most Important Buildings The City of Urbana is creating an honorary list of the 100 most important buildings and sites reflecting Urbana’s heritage and needs your help. Is there …
This week on Smile Politely Radio (listen live today at 5:30 p.m. on 90.1 FM or weft.org): We’re interviewing Don Elmore from Jane Addams Book Shop. Topics will include: This weekend’s Downtown Champaign Retailers Sidewalk …
Invenergy, a renewable energy company from Chicagoland, has plans to create a wind farm that spans over Champaign and neighboring Vermilion counties. Most of the turbines would be in Vermilion county, but at least 30 …
A time to share or listen to a story, a poem or other spoken word pieces. Join us for Open Mike Afternoon. Whether you have a story or poem to share, or if you just …
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Oops. The Champaign City Council goofed. They thought people wanted to pay more taxes, even on top of the huge state increase levied this year on spirits. However, that council is still responsive to its …
Graphic Design Faculty Lecture with Paul Young Parkland Art Gallery2400 W. Bradley Ave.Champaign 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Our collective hearts were broken when Smile Politely webmaster Josh King relocated to Washington, D.C., late last year to take a job with the New America Foundation. Since then, Josh’s tech savvy and communication skills …
Monolith Reception | Indi Go Art Gallery | Friday | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. | Free Coming off of a month-long showing at Cafe Kopi, local artist Michael Curtin will be hanging his bad-ass …
From a press release issued this morning by the Champaign Public Library: Two grants will allow the Champaign Public Library to double the number of public computers at its Douglass Branch and offer free classes …
