It’s October 4th, which means today is National Taco Day. We write about tacos a lot in Food + Drink, and for good reason: they’re delicious. Tacos are one of my favorite foods. Something about …
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Inclusive new bar and dance club, Anthem, opening in Downtown Champaign
Anthem, a new inclusive bar and dance club, is set to open this November in Downtown Champaign. Located where Soma Ultralounge used to be, Anthem will be a dance club with a lounge featuring a …
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Market Watch: October 2023
October is the final month of Champaign-Urbana’s outdoor market season, but it’s not over yet! We have four more Saturdays and five more Tuesdays (if we count today, and I definitely am) left to shop …
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Vinny’s Pizza is opening a new location in Savoy this October
Vinny’s Pizza is opening a pizzeria in Savoy, taking over the old Pizza Hut location beside Schnucks. The new spot will serve a menu of favorites from the Champaign location: New York style pizza (by …
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Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: October 2023
Ope, October snuck right up on us, didn’t it? It feels like last month flew by, but I am glad to live in a world where there are Octobers. Leaves turn pretty colors, it’s time …
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Coming soon: Stango Bites food truck
Get excited because beignets are coming to the streets of Champaign-Urbana with the launch of Stango Bites, a new C-U food truck by Stango Cuisine. The food truck will have a curated menu of popular …
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Linger at Caffe Paradiso for coffee and cake
I’ve passed Caffe Paradiso on Lincoln Avenue hundreds of times before. The corner coffee shop’s big windows give passerbys a peep into the café: plants, lamps, and people on laptops in tall-back booths. It’s an …
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Get one final taste of Caribbean Grill this Saturday
This Saturday, taste Caribbean Grill‘s delicious island cuisine one last time. The Neil Street restaurant closed last summer, but this Saturday — and this Saturday only — Caribbean Grill is re-opening for one final lunch …
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Comedian Carmen Christopher brings big city stand-up to Urbana on October 19th
Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, and writer Carmen Christopher is coming to Urbana for the first time as part of his 16-city stand-up comedy tour. The tenth stop is a show at the Rose Bowl Tavern …
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Donate blood please, Champaign-Urbana
Current blood supply is critically low. If you are a human with blood and meet the donor requirements (which were updated this year to be more inclusive), please donate blood. The Urbana blood donation center …
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