From the nether reaches of Covid Central, our very own Sasha Velour continues to produce fantabulous art and astute entertainment. Download Quibi for a free 90-day subscription, and take advantage of terrific shorts, including an …
Good news for Good Friday! Esquire Lounge will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday, April 10. They are offering a limited menu which includes fish sandwiches, burgers, beer-battered cod, clam chowder, …
While Willard Airport remains open as an “essential business” during this stay-at-home order, they will understandably be one of our local businesses that is greatly affected by this pandemic. Here are a few ways you …
Japan House just posted new photos of their lovely sakura trees that are beginning to bloom. Ordinarily this would be a perfect time to gather with friends and family and go take them in. Due …
Ramona Sullivan has won the democratic primary race for Circuit Judge in Champaign County after it was too close to call back on March 18th. The closest contender was Ruth Wyman, who conceeded the race to …
Little Black Spiders is a crunchy rock project made up of Scott Kimble (Terminus Victor), Lisa Powers, and Dave Domal. They’ve been playing more shows recently, well, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out at least. …
During these stay-at-home days, our calendars can be nothing more than sad reminders of beloved events we won’t be able to enjoy. In order to address the loss of Boneyard Arts Festival 2020, which would …
This weekend was supposed to be Mom’s Weekend at the University of Illinois, and Mom’s Weekend typically features a flower show at the stock pavillion. With the world being canceled, they’ve moved the show online …
Parkland College is offering free remote career services for students and anyone in the community who is facing unemployment or job insecurity right now. Parkland College’s Career Counselor, Brennon Hightower, is available for assistance at bhightower@parkland.edu, …
I stumbled upon this earlier in the week, and I think it’s kind of wonderful. No doubt, pets are winning during this stay-at-home order. They don’t know what is happening, but they are totally okay …
c-u pARTners is a powerful example of what our community does best: collaborate to find creative solutions. This new hub facilitates partnerships between local artists and local business that produce unique products and packages that …
The Illinois Coalition for Higher Education in Prison (IL-CHEP) is delivering 100 gallons of hand sanitizer to Lincoln Correctional Center for distribution to those who are incarcerated, as well as those working in the prison …
Polyvinyl Record Company and a few artists on the label — Jay Som, Julia Jacklin, and American Football — have been nominated in the 2020 A2IM Libera Awards, Billboard reports this morning. The C-U hometown label is …
Developmental Service Center is hosting a donation drive to help some of their independent residents. They have a collection bin outside of their offices at 1304 W. Bradley Ave in Champaign, and they are looking for …
Mike Pearson, contributor to News-Gazette, FightingIllini.com, and more, posted this photo from U of I Archives of Green Street from 100 years ago. If you scroll through his timeline a bit, you can see a ton …
Niala Boodhoo, the original host of The 21st, stepped down last summer after accepting a Knight-Wallace fellowship at University of Michigan. New host, Brian Mackey, had his debut this week. He’s currently hosting the show …
Arts for Illinois is “a collaboration between the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, private philanthropy and you to support the arts community during the COVID-19 crisis.” You can donate to the program, which …
Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery has an online store now. You can order your favorite cheeses and support a local farm and creamery. I am eyeing their Stay-At-Home Gourmet Survival Kit ($38.50) which includes two kinds of cheese, …
In honor of National Poetry Month, Haiku from Home, a virtual poetry write and share program, invites local poets of all ages and experience to participate via a new Facebook event page. This is a great …
Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore on University Avenue is closed for the duration of this statewide shutdown of non-essential businesses to help stop the spread of COVID-19. While it is sad to see, it appears that …
Kudos to the Champaign Park District for sharing a great resource that harnesses the healing power of art to get us through these challenging times. Check out the 100 free art therapy exercises and draw/color/collage your …
As an “essential business”, Common Ground Co-op is still open for shopping, but now they’ve added a call-in order option for those who would like to shop the Co-op but not walk through the store. …
I know that a lot of us are going to be getting out in our yards to clean up at get ready for spring and summer, but we’ll have to wait to get rid of …
April 1st is Census Day, so if you haven’t already completed your online census form, please do so. You should have received several letters and maybe also a postcard with your unique code in the …
The Wesley Food Pantry at Parkland College has resumed food distribution in a curbside format. The pantry had closed briefly to decide on the safest delivery options due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Students and residents in …
Yesterday, unsurprisingly, Governor Pritzker extended the stay-at-home order until April 30th. That means schools will also remain closed through that date. Here is the note that went out to Unit 4 families: Dear Unit 4 …
The College of ACES and Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab are collaborating to produce and also package industrial-size amounts of hand sanitizer and shipping it to UIC, who then distributes it to hospitals. They have the capability …
A couple of weeks ago, Community Foundation of East Central Illinois and United Way of Champaign County announced the formation of a Champaign County COVID-19 Relief Fund to support community-based organizations providing direct relief for …
Hamilton Walker’s has been closed for the past couple of weeks, but now they are doing limited takeout service of some of their cuts of meat for you to take home and cook, as well …
Farren’s has been serving up delicious food for C-U for 20 years. When I order Farren’s, I always get one of their burgers and their fresh fried potato chips. If you want to try something besides a burger, …
Small Business Development Center Director Don Elmore will be leading webinars about the financial assistance options available to small businesses during this crisis. There will be a 30-45 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A via …
In this new COVID-19 pandemic world, I’m finding it hard to get away from screens and news feeds. There’s an onslaught of terrible news from everywhere. Globally we are all doing much of the same, …
The massive stimulus package passed this weekend, which will hopefully bring some relief to people across the county. However, immigrants do not stand to benefit from all of the relief efforts; those without legal status …
MTD is continuing as an essential service during the stay-at-home order, with reduced service, but they will be boarding passengers differently to try to maintain social distancing as much as possible. Passengers will be asked …
Punk/hardcore outfit Power of Dusk have released a new EP of demos, appropriately titled demos 2020, which you can stream now on Bandcamp. The tracks were recorded last fall by Mark Wyman at Earth Analog, mixed …
Unit 4 has made a change in how they will distributing food to students who need it, in order to make the process more efficient: Drive thru distribution sites will be MONDAYS ONLY at Booker …
Since getting food to those who need it is essential, Eastern Illinois Foodbank will continue to operate and get food to their partners. As with everything else, things are constantly changing, so they’ve set up …
Since the hospitality industry is in a bit of a slump for obvious reasons, Visit Champaign County, You’re Welcome CU, and ChambanaMoms are hosting this event tonight at 6:30 p.m. on Facebook. You can read more …
The emergency ventilator is called RapidVent. From their Facebook post: A team led by The Grainger College of Engineering and Carle Health has produced a prototype emergency ventilator to help address the expected surge in …
One of the more troubling curveballs that COVID-19 has thrown our way is a severe shortage of masks, gloves, and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) just when they are needed the most by healthcare professionals. …
Both the Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Residential Electronics Collection that were scheduled this spring have been cancelled. The HHW collection scheduled for April 4th is now tentatively scheduled for April 2021: Registrants same 15-minute …
As confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise across the country, Illinois has a very real problem on their hands when it comes to this pandemic. The United States has the most confirmed …
This week, we shared about Red Herring’s Meal Club, a new option for ordering food and supporting a local business. They’ve also been busy collaborating with the Channing-Murray Foundation to help those in the community …
You will now have another options for outdoor excursions in the area, at least in a limited way. Allerton Park and Retreat Center has opened trails on the South side of the park: Guests should …
Add Barrelhouse 34 to your list of options for bringing home some packaged beer and liquor. They are also selling growlers of beer from Triptych and Riggs, and you can purchase fun things like a …
There’s a lot of bad news floating around out there right now, but there are also so many great people and institutions that are stepping up to make sure the most vulnerable in our community …
Yesterday was the the 160th birthday of the City of Champaign, when the community shifted from being West Urbana to having it’s own charter. The photo is of the first Champaign City building, built in …
Summer Camp Music Festival, which is produced by Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment (owners/operators of Canopy Club, Blackbird) have announced that the festival will be postponed to August 21-23, 2020. The festival’s 20 year anniversary …
The organizers of the University of Illinois Web Conference have announced a free online workshop in documentary photography to launch at 4 p.m. on April 1st via Zoom. It won’t be the same as the …
