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The Weird Meat Boyz, the duo known for wild smashburgers and craft hot sauce, will open their own restaurant in the location that has remained empty since Merry Ann’s left in 2018. It was announced yesterday …

Have you noticed murals popping up all over Campustown? They are courtesy of the Boneyard Area Mural !nitiative (BAM!). Artists Ryan “Yanoe” Sarfati and Eric Skotnes created the giant Alma mural back in June for the project.  You’ll …

People and Plants, a new exhibition by painter Pat Monigold, is up at the Springer Cultural Center through October 29th. As our gardening season comes to an end, I’m looking forward to feasting my eyes …

As part of the annual Diamonds, Desserts, and Distinction event by the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois last week, eight Champaign-Urbana bakers whipped up desserts inspired by Girl Scout cookies. The event honored two Women of Distinction who …

An ice cream and cereal bar called Heavy Spoon Co will take over the spot in Downtown Champaign where Aroma Cafe used to be. At this time, the new bar has no website or social …

Sponsored by Developmental Services Center (DSC), C-U Oktoberfest returned on Saturday with beer, Bavarian pretzels, live music, games, and food by Watson’s food truck + Smith Burger Co.  Photo by Alyssa Buckley. The event took over …

A recent press release from the University Y shared the following preview of this new exhibit from Kofi Bazzell-Smith, which opens at the Murphy Gallery on Thursday, September 22nd. “The exhibit is an action-comedy about …

The annual Parkland Art & Design Faculty Exhibition is a great opportunity to get to know the faculty as artists. If you haven’t been to Giertz Gallery to see it yet, you have until September …

Nick Holonyak Jr., John Bardeen Endowed Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois, passed away this week. He is credited with the first LED light in in 1962, …