Escobar’s now closing on August 31st
Escobar’s, which was named one of the best restaurants to open in the past decade by this magazine, will close its doors on August 31st. The restaurant featured latin-inspired cuisine and was a favorite of …
Escobar’s, which was named one of the best restaurants to open in the past decade by this magazine, will close its doors on August 31st. The restaurant featured latin-inspired cuisine and was a favorite of …
Not interested in this year’s Sweetcorn Festival in Downtown Urbana? Here’s an opportunity for you: go to Sweetcan Festival at Sipyard. Yes, you read that right: Sweetcan. Hundreds of ice cold cans from Triptych Brewing, …
If you’re unfamiliar with Piemonte Sausages, it’s one of the coolest unsung businesses in Champaign-Urbana. Hailing from Urbana, they make authentic Italian sausage for our eating enjoyment. If that has you excited, hold on to …
After posting some crytpic teaser videos over the last few days, C-U emo legends American Football have announced their first new album since 1999’s debut. Check out the tracklisting and album art below, via Pitchfork. …
Not that you would do anything illegal, because no one ever does that, but just in case you have, and you’ve been charged an ordinance from the City of Champaign, you’ll now be able to pay …
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Assistant Professor Antonio Sotomayor recently spoke with NPR’s Codeswitch about the historic gold medal Olympic win for Puerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig. Sotomayor discusses how “the very, very complicated …
First, there was an announcement about the new steakhouse coming to Downtown Champaign, Hamilton Walker’s. Then, there were some renderings that surfaced. As they’re expected to open “fall 2016”, the new steakhouse — located at …
From a purely logistical perspective, Donald Trump’s ascension in American politics is at least understandable – a ton of (ignorant) Americans are (wrongly) angry at immigrants, scared by fabricated international threats, and driven by ignorance and …
For those of you who enjoy barbeque and live music (read: everyone), Strawberry Fields will be hosting another combination of the two next Saturday, August 27th on their front porch in Urbana. The picnic will feature …
Similar to Voltron, Triptych Brewing and Jupiter’s Pizza in Downtown Champaign are joining forces for a “Tap Takeover” event this coming Thursday. Featured on draft will be four of Triptych’s most delicious brews, including: Done …