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Monical’s Pizza tweeted their condolences yesterday upon learning of their namesake’s passing. Ralph Monical graduated from Unity High School and attended the University of Illinois. He sold his first crispy thin crust pizza in Tolono …

Da Shark is a restaurant that opened last October in Champaign. On the menu, find fried chicken by the piece, saucy bone-in and boneless wings, catfish, perch, tilapia, jerk salmon, and Chicago style sandwiches. There …

In photojournalism, Loyola Marymount University professor Tara Pixley feels that it’s contemporary practices create an imperialistic world view at both individual and institutional levels. In her upcoming lecture at the Knight Auditorium in the Spurlock …

We don’t normally share petitions here at Smile Politely. However, we had to share the news of a petition to rename a street in Urbana after the late, great, beloved, Angie Heaton.  Heaton passed away …

Registration for the popular C-U Community Fab Lab Summer Camps will open at 9 a.m. on March 1st. Weekly camps run from June through August, and cover topics ranging from sewing to digital illustration to …

This cocktail comes with a side of butter to add to the drink tableside — and it was amazing. Photo by Alyssa Buckley. Before I added the butter, I sipped the warm drink, and it …

The Central Illinois Orchid Society is having a show and sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th at the Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church. You can check out some beautiful orchids …

The Preservation and Conservaton Association of Champaign County donated five acres of land to the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, which will expand Heron View Forest Preserve. The land contains the Hazen Bridge, which was …

This will be the third year for The Great ARTdoors, a collaboration between 40 North, Spurlock Museum, Champaign Park District, Urbana Park District, and Urbana Arts and Culture Program. Eleven local artists will be awarded …