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Yeah, cold weather sucks. I still don’t understand why I live where it hurts my face to go outside, but one of the better things about remedying this nasty weather is that gathering indoors to …

Yes, good people of Champaign-Urbana, Hamilton Walker’s is now open in Downtown Champaign. We stopped in and grabbed a burger with gruyere cheese and a chopped salad with Green Goddess dressing for lunch today, and …

I ate lunch at Sakanaya today, with the delicious ramen and sushi items they have, as always. I spoke with Jin Park, the owner, about some of their new menu items that are coming around …

Before graduation in May, there is a strong chance you’ll be able to finally get your Chicago-style food fix here in Champaign.  Opening at the old Home Town Buffet space — they will raze the …

I had the pleasure of stopping by Hamilton Walker’s tonight for a little preview, and was impressed. The restaurant is beautiful. But perhaps more importantly, I had the opportunity to snap some photos of the …

Braid frontman Bob Nanna tweets photos #thisdayin basically on the daily, and I stumbled across this one today. Pretty neat, 20 years ago, this rock show at Channing-Murray in Urbana happened, and the band is …

I actually appreciate the local GOP. As far as it goes, what with their standard bearer being an outspoken petulant bigot who is set to lead us into a bowl of shit cereal over the …

What’s a wine duel, you ask? Imagine a football game, but instead of watching people try to beat one another into a concussion-induced state, you will experience two wine masters facing off to try to …

Though Cafe Kopi has been running for over 20 years, the building it occupies was erected c. 1910. These old structures are generally musty and inefficient, but they can hold some curious secrets. There’s the …