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Skeletal Lightning Fest is gearing up for year two this upcoming April, and they’re looking for help from people in the community. From a post in the Champaign Area Shows Facebook group: Hey gang, I’m …

Our friends at The News-Gazette have published a list of local restaurants that failed health inspections in October. The list includes Bo Bo’s BBQ, Bombay Indian Grill (Green Street location), B. Won, Golden Harbor, and …

There’s no tasteful way to put a SPlog like this together, but what the hell. We don’t want to come across as insensitive, but please, just read the headline: “Grandpa who won romp with 2 …

The late David Foster Wallace, acclaimed author and Urbana High School grad, is getting the biopic treatment, and in a big way. According to an article on The Guardian, Jason Segel is set to portray Wallace …

A new political blog has popped up, and it’s not just any political blog—it’s geared towards Champaign politics. It’s called Big Debbie’s House. Simply a WordPress site at this point in time, but an intersting …

Do you have a project in mind but you lack funding? The Urbana Public Arts Program is accepting applications for arts grants for only a little while longer. All grant applications are due on January …

Well, this is a pretty cool documentary project happening to commemorate the life of the late great Roger Ebert. Life Itself is an upcoming documentary film directed by Steve James, and Martin Scorsese is also an …

Cool fact of the day: Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first ever Braid show. Check out the poster below from that show. OK—now onto actual news. From their Facebook post just a bit …

Jess made a SPlog about this a while back when the campaign was launched, but I stumbled upon the Pandemonium Doughnuts Indiegogo campaign today and realized it’s nearing the end. Check out the campaign here, …