Stix Arcade Bar in Champaign will close next month. The arcade bar announced the news on social media. The arcade’s grand opening was in February 2020. The owners plan to close the arcade sometime this …
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Ye Olde Donut made doughnut ice cream sandwiches with Red Bicycle ice cream
Ye Olde Donut Shoppe has created a doughnut ice cream sandwich with Red Bicycle ice cream. The frozen treat costs $4 and comes in three flavors: strawberry, dark chocolate, and sweet cream. I tried the dark …
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83 Vietnamese Cuisine is now open at The Crossing
83 Vietnamese Cuisine is now open at The Crossing in the space where Rumbergers used to be. The restaurant’s menu offers egg rolls, noodles, bánh mì sandwiches, pork belly bowl, and a grilled bone-in pork …
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Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: July 2022
This July, try sushi at Sakura, Seven Saints' chicken flautas, and three more tasty bites in C-U.
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El Paraiso is leaving Broadway Food Hall in August
El Paraiso announced on Facebook that the Latin American restaurant located in Broadway Food Hall will close this August. The restaurant is not closing permanently; El Paraiso’s owners hope to find another location to lease …
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Market Watch: July 2022
There's much to love at C-U farmers' markets in July: berries, peaches, sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes, edible flowers, Watson's food truck, and more.
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Celebrate Independence with Best of Africa
Featuring celebrity performers, live music, African food, and a celebration of independence, Best of Africa Food Store is hosting Festival Independence this weekend Friday, July 1st through Sunday, July 3rd. The event will be outside …
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A-Ri-Rang’s owners retiring after 23 years; new owners will reopen in July
After 23 years, A-Ri-Rang’s owners are retiring. The Campustown Korean restaurant is closed as of today, June 27th, but the restaurant will reopen under new ownership sometime in July. Read the paper announcement below. Photo …
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Find Uniting Pride, Lodgic, and kids cooking kits at this Tuesday’s market
The market this Tuesday, June 28th will be a fun one. The Land Connection’s Champaign Farmers’ Market will have Uniting Pride at the Market, a rainbow scavenger hunt, free kids cooking kits, Lodgic Kids Camp, …
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I ordered all ten sauces at Black Dog Smoke and Ale House
Everyone who has been to Black Dog has a favorite sauce. I’ve had the same two favorite sauces since my first bite at the Urbana location in 2014: the Lexington and Georgia peach. I’ve stuck …
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