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Have you been on North Prospect recently and had a hankering for a quick bite to eat of tacos and more? If so, Fernando’s is the place. Located across from Menards and tucked unassumingly into a strip mall in the…
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The bricks are coming down and the work continues at Tuscola's Candy Kitchen. Third generation Greek candy maker and businesswoman extraordinaire Devon Flesor Story said she "hopes this gives encouragement to other small businesses who face adversity. We had no…
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By now, most of us have heard that Flyover Film Studios has set up shop in part of the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. Back in February, it was announced that Governor Pritzker was awarding $10 million in…
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While many of us at Smile Politely could be considered scholars and fans of Champaign-Urbana, there are more traditional scholars at the University of Illinois who are doing academic work around their interests and fandoms. Kimberly Mack is an associate…
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In his brand new book Food Power Politics, Dr. Bobby J. Smith II builds on the stories and legacies of Mississippi activists and researchers to tell more of the food injustice story. With a background in agricultural economics and Black…
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Every time I walk into La Casa Cultural Latina at 1203 West Nevada in Urbana, the small but numerous rooms are bursting with music and students. Friends call to one another across the crowded hallway and, inevitably, one student sits…
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