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Per a report in The News-Gazette, The Ice House located at 703 N. Prospect Avenue has closed for good. The bar underwent a change in ownership back in 2018. Here’s a review from 2018, and another …

Fiesta Cafe is 33 years old this week, and that pink building on First Street has brought C-U lots of tacos and margaritas over the years. Check out the reviews we’ve published of Fiesta Cafe here, …

After you’ve fully enjoyed next week’s inauguration, save some Champagne to toast Ashanti Files, the new City of Urbana Poet Laureate, who will be celebrated at a virtual reception on Thursday, January 21st starting at …

Willard Airport (CMI) recently released the results of this economic impact study, which was made possible through the support of a variety of community partnerships. The study was conducted in 2019, and its findings showcase …

The Urbana Free Library is presenting (through Facebook) the music and poetry of Pete Shungu on Sunday, January 17th at 4 p.m. Shungu is “a trumpet player, hip hop MC, spoken word poet and educator …

The Urbana Arts and Culture Program has extended the Urbana arts grants deadline to 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 24th. You can learn more and apply for the grant here. Spread the word! The Urbana …

If you have a little music lover in your life, here’s a chance for them to learn to DJ at the January 24th (virtual) installment of Young Artist’s Studio with local artist Ja’Naea Modest AKA …

Scott Silven’s The Journey is the magical and unique performance experience to cure your winter blues. Brought to us courtesy of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, which has joined co-commissioners from around the globe, …

A new year deserves some new reading material. And there’s no better placew to start than with our very own locally-grown literary journal, Ninth Letter. Volume 17, no. 2, Fall/Winter 2020-21 features new work from: …