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Located on Green Street in Campustown, Golden Wheat opened at the end of 2020. It’s in between Dunkin’ Donuts and Cracked! on Green. The menu includes options like braised pork, dumplings, noodle soups, and wontons. …

Today is National Pretzel Day (apparently), and as my Instagram feed is full of pretzel content, it had me wondering where all the pretzels are in C-U. I’ve seen pretzel bites on app menus, and …

Why not start out the week with a bit of baseball news, shall we? Here’s a cool thing that happened: Riley Gowens, Ryan O’Hara, and Cole Kirschsieper combined for Illinois Baseball’s first no-hitter since 1985 …

Feeding Our Kids was one organization of 175 across Illinois to receive a $20,000 grant from the COVID-19 Community Collaboration Fund by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. The COVID-19 Community Collaboration Fund focused on …

Today is National Picnic Day apparently, and it’s not snowing, so why not grab some takeout and find a nice spot for a slightly chilly picnic? You could also wait a few days until the …

Earth Day was yesterday, Arbor Day is April 30th, and the Urbana Park District and City of Urbana are inviting you to find 15 historic trees near Downtown Urbana. From Urbana’s Sustainibility Spring Newsletter: “Each tree …

Twenty-one years ago today, the City of Champaign declared April 22nd to be GirlZone Day, in honor of the groundbreaking grassroots initiative that “hosted hands-on workshops for girls and young women led by proudly feminist, …

This was the first week that vaccination appointments set up by C-U Public Health District have gone unfilled. Have we reached a vaccination wall already?  You can read more in today’s News-Gazette article. If you still …

Beginning April 29th, Sipyard will be open 5 to 11 p.m.,Thursdays through Saturdays. Even though Sipyard is an outdoor bar, please remember to be mindful that not everyone may not have been vaccinated (yet). Enjoy …