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Grammy award winner Melissa Etheridge has been added to the Virginia Theatre event schedule for this year. She’ll be performing with her band on October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, …

Krannert Art Museum will open the exhibition Fake News & Lying Pictures: Political Prints in the Dutch Republic on September 1st (5 to 8 p.m.). The exhibition “explores the ways early modern Dutch printmakers used …

The summer season of Krannert Uncorked will begin July 14th, with music from 5 to 9 p.m. on Stage 5 in the lobby. The Stage Bar will be open and serving beverages and limited snacks. …

Dancing Dog, the vegan restaurant in Urbana, will close for good by the end of next week. It’s been open for nearly eight years.  Per the Facebook post (read text below; emphasis ours), the restaurant …

This upcoming Saturday and Sunday, July 2-3, sees the return of Spindependence happening at Pour Bros Craft Taproom in downtown Champaign.  The event is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a huge lineup of DJs, two stages, …

Today is primary election day. We are used to doing this in March, but a bill passed in Illinois last year moved the primary to June to accomodate the delayed Census data. There aren’t many …

After 23 years, A-Ri-Rang’s owners are retiring. The Campustown Korean restaurant is closed as of today, June 27th, but the restaurant will reopen under new ownership sometime in July. Read the paper announcement below. Photo …

Now students who are training as automotive technicians at Parkland will be able to add experience with electric vehicles and hybrids to their skill sets. The automotive program, with the help of a grant, recently …

Champaign Center Partnership is promoting 13 Thursdays again this summer, where you can take advantage of various deals at Campustown businesses. If you want to take things to the next level, you can also participate …