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This page is a Monthly Archive of entries from January 2008 listed from newest to oldest.
Flurries continued to dust the University of Illinois campus on Tuesday morning, but snow will soon give way to another round of frigid temperatures. How cold is it going to get? Keep an eye on the university's Department of Atmospheric Sciences website for the latest.
Driving west out of Champaign on Bloomington Road takes you past a 90-acre tract of land surrounded by chain link fence — the site of an old landfill owned by the City of Champaign. No one has dumped garbage at the site since 1975, but a number of groups have used the site for various purposes in the years since.
On Tuesday night, the Champaign Planning Department and the Champaign Park District held a public meeting at the Springer Cultural Center to discuss the future of the old landfill.
Whether you are backing Barack Obama or rooting for John McCain, one thing unites: voter registration. That’s right, with the Illinois’ primary moved up to an early Feb. 5 date, voter registrations are due early. The last day to register is Jan. 8 (today).
So the big question is: Where can you register in Champaign-Urbana?
The Friday evening before Champaign Public Library’s Jan. 6 grand opening, the new 122,600 square-foot space is abuzz with activity. Maintenance crews work away at replacement compact disc racks — an unexpected change that needs to be made two days before the unveiling. Other than that minor delay, books are on shelves; the furniture appears in order and the children’s desk projects a vibrant red, green and blue glow.
Champaign Public Library’s old 40,000-square-foot structure stands in the shadow of the new building. Compared to the green design of the new space — with its video game collection and Latte Da! Café, which has indoor and outdoor seating — the old library looks like a dinosaur.
Since opening its doors in 1958, local retailer Art Mart has been an integral and important part of the economic and cultural fabric in downtown Urbana. The store, which is located in Lincoln Square Village, sells a wide variety of unique home goods, toys and food.
Linda Ballard and Carol Ann Hurt, who are sisters, have owned Art Mart for the past 45 years. Beginning in February, Linda's daughter, Courtney Ballard McKay, and her husband, Brian McKay, will take over operations and ownership. The elder Ballards and the Hurts will continue as consultants as the business grows.
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