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Champaign was recently featured on Nate Silver‘s column on FiveThirtyEight, “Which Cities Sleep In, and Which Get To Work Early”. If you live here, you know one of the added benefits is a short commute time …

News via IllinoisHomepage.net — but it looks like Illini basketball player Darius Paul, brother of former Illini star Brandon Paul, was arrested early this morning. Here’s the info from said post: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS — …

Mark Hartstein, the brains and brawn behind Rhizome Productions (Saru Ramen, Champaign-Urbana Smørrebrød Project) will teach a DIY Kimchi class at Common Ground Food Co-op on Wednesday, April 30th from 6–7:30 p.m. The class is …

The Pygmalion Festival is having a blind ticket sale tomorrow. More details below and at the ticketing page. 10 a.m. CST, folks. Act fast.

Attention all zombie enthusiasts! There will be a zombie pub crawl this Saturday, April 19 from 6 p.m. to midnight, starting at the corner of Race and Main. Dress up as a flesh-eater and join …

Not much to say here outside of this being an interesting find for a Friday afternoon. Someone set up a site called coachjohngroce.com, and it’s worth a click. Here’s a screenshot:

University of Illinois English Professor and University Scholar Catherine Prendergast has been awarded a highly prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. In doing so, she now shares the company of some of the most well respected and visionary …

Prairie Fruits Farm will host two family-style brunches on May 3rd and 10th. Tickets go on sale today at noon, are $40 per person, and can be purchased here.  Here’s the info: Prairie Fruits Farm …

Anyone who knows food in Champaign-Urbana is aware of how insanely good Black Dog is. The joint has been featured frequently on lists regarding not only great BBQ, but great food in general. Black Dog …