The Great Impasta To Close Its Doors
Downtown Champaign will be suffering yet another Italian restaurant closing this year. First, Dom’s closed at the end of 2007 and now, The Great Impasta, a downtown tradition for more than 25 years, will be …
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Super Tuesday
Champaign voters got their first crack at democracy for 2008 this morning. At 11:58 a.m., 315 out of 900 people had already voted at the Holy Cross parish center, which covers the 11th and 12th …
Ch-Ch-Changes and Ch-Ching
Starting today, downtown dwellers should prepare to dig a little deeper in their pockets to feed meters in what the City of Champaign dubs the “downtown core” parking spaces. City Council’s decision to triple parking …
Champaign Public Library Opens in Modern Facility Today
The Friday evening before Champaign Public Library’s Jan. 6 grand opening, the new 122,600 square-foot space is abuzz with activity. Maintenance crews work away at replacement compact disc racks — an unexpected change that needs …
Former Champaign Centennial Pitcher Linked to Steroids
“Brilliant,” “illuminating,” “a one-man show,” is how he was described in The News-Gazette. Following Champaign Centennial’s 12-0 rout of Urbana High School on April 5, 1988, Matt Herges was lauded for a spectacular start to …
Power Outage in Business District Slows Down Holiday Shopping
Half-empty parking lots and darkened storefronts were the result of a massive power outage Sunday in Champaign–Urbana’s commerce district. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, nearly all businesses and restaurants north of Marketview Drive were without …
OPENSOURCE Closes Their Washington Street Art Space
On the same weekend that OPENSOURCE celebrated its three-year anniversary with an exhibition, dubbed “Birthday Suit,” the art space also had to close the doors on their East Washington Street location in Champaign. OPENSOURCE is …