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Since April I’ve been walking around with my COVID-19 vaccination card in my wallet, just hoping that I would be asked to show it somewhere. Of course, this did not happen, but with *fingers crossed* …

Today Governor Pritzker announced a $250 million grant program, Back to Business, allowing small businesses access to funds to offset losses due to COVID-19. Here are some specifics, shared by the Champaign County Economic Development …

Common Ground Food Co-op will be a vendor at the Tuesday, August 17th Champaign Farmers Market (Downtown Champaign, 3 to 6 p.m.). The store will have locally made products, baked goods, and other merchandise. For …

The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts has a full 25 show season beginning September 8th with Forever Young, a musical revue style show. There are a variety of shows coming to the theater, from …

The Illinois Traction Building at 41 E University is home to a new woman-owned business: Golden Weather Goods. From the website: “Founder Erin McGill was inspired to create Golden Weather through her love of design …

In a Facebook post on Monday, August 9, Immersion Festival announced that the music and arts festival will be returning on August 28. There will be a series of shows happening in downtown Urbana throughout …

Most everyone loves Italian and Italian-American food, right? I had Manzella’s for the first time last night (delivery was incredibly fast!) and it got me thinking about what people enjoy, what I enjoy (anything my …

Somehow, we’ve come to the end of the summer. Students will be returning to the U of I campus very soon, and that means Champaign Center Partnership’s 13 Thursday promotion is too. The annual promotion …

If local arts and culture matter to you, consider turning that interest into action by serving as a City of Urbana arts and culture commissioner.  The City of Urbana has several vacancies to fill and …