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Visit Chen’s Art Show at the IMC

June 16, 2022 / 4:10pm / Julie McClure

Software developer and artist Chen Wang is hosting her debut art show at the Independent Media Center beginning this weekend. Wang works in digital art, watercolor, and… More »

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There will be a new arts festival happening in September

June 16, 2022 / 2:13pm / Julie McClure

West Side Arts is a free, juried art festival hosted by the Champaign Park District and 40 North. This new arts event is happening on… More »

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A new mural by Kinsey Fitzgerald is in the works on Rose Bowl Tavern

June 16, 2022 / 2:10pm / Patrick Singer

There's more public artwork going up in C-U. We posted about this one on Green Street in Campustown, this one by Lisa Kesler in Downtown… More »

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519 Green Street gets a new mural makeover

June 16, 2022 / 12:23pm / Debra Domal

519 E Green Street in Campustown is getting a makeover thanks to developer R2 Companies' Boneyard Area Mural initiative. R2, which along with Concord Capital Partners… More »

Food & Drink

Savor fresh breakfast, lunch, and cake at Aroma Cafe

June 16, 2022 / 9:00am / By Rafay Khan

Rafay went down to Aroma Cafe for lunch and found that they serve up more than just delicious smells.

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Here are some C-U Black-owned restaurants to support this Juneteenth

June 16, 2022 / 8:30am / Alyssa Buckley

There are many ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Champaign-Urbana, and supporting Black-owned restaurants and bakeries with our orders (and patience for wait times) is one awesome… More »

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Bevier Café is open for lunch

June 16, 2022 / 8:02am / Jessica Hammie

Bevier Café is open this summer, Monday through Friday. You can even order your food ahead of time and just pick it up — very… More »

Opinion / Featured Article

Support LGBTQ+ kids in small towns

June 16, 2022 / 7:00am / By Editorial Board

There are people putting in the work to support LGBTQ+ people, particularly kids and teens, who live in smaller communities. They need our support.

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Learn to make TV and movies this summer

June 15, 2022 / 2:52pm / Jessica Hammie

Shatterglass Studios and the Illinois Film and TV Workforce Development Program are hosting a production course called Central Illinois Film & TV Production Training. This… More »

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Six Illini wheelchair athletes made Team USA for the IWBF Americas Cup

June 15, 2022 / 2:04pm / Julie McClure

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation America's Cup will take place in Brazil July 13-18, and there will be six current and former Illini athletes competing… More »

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Carnivale Debauche returns on July 30th

June 15, 2022 / 11:52am / Julie McClure

C-U's burlesque troupe Carnivale Debauche is bringing their Nerdlesque show — the first one was in 2019 — back to the stage in the Seven Saints… More »

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Paula Poundstone is coming to the Virginia Theatre in October

June 15, 2022 / 10:56am / Julie McClure

The Champaign Park District just announced that comedian Paula Poundstone will be doing a show at the Virginia on Friday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m.… More »