Parkland College’s men’s basketball team is ranked number one this week in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II group. The team is currently undefeated, their best start in the program’s history (12-0); …
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Here is Twin City Theatre Company’s 2024 season schedule
Twin City Theatre Company has announced its 2024 season, with performances at Alto Vineyards, Parkland College Theatre, and Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center: Learn more on the Twin City Theatre Company website.
Urbana Bike Project’s annual kids’ bike giveaway is December 16th
The Urbana Bike Project, with University of Illinois Campus Recreation’s Campus Bike Center, will hold the annual kids’ bike giveaway on Saturday, December 16th. Bikes are free; your kids will need to come along to …
Danville-based Mad Goat Coffee will open in Downtown Champaign
Danville-based Mad Goat Coffee will open a new coffee shop in Downtown Champaign, in the space formerly occupied by Derailed, at 57 E Main Street. The coffee shop will have the same offerings as their …
Free parking returns to Hill Street Parking Deck
The City of Champaign is offering free two-hour parking at the Hill Street Parking Deck from December 1st through 31st. (Parking is already free on weekends.) If you stay longer than two hours, you’ll get …
Rage Room Champaign has closed
After two years, Rage Room Champaign, a place where you could pay some money to destroy all sorts of things, has closed. Our own Food & Drink editor Alyssa Buckley went last year and beat …
Kambui Olujimi’s sites and sights at the University Galleries at ISU
Kambui Olujimi’s The Rock that Cuts the Night in Two at the University Galleries of Illinois State University surveys decades of work in one exhibition. Olujimi is a Brooklyn-based, Columbia-educated artist. He is, in many …
It’s tamale season at Maize
Tamales have returned to Maize’s Thanksgiving take out menu. You can preorder them on Maize’s website for pick up on Tuesday, November 21st or Wednesday, November 22nd. A dozen tamales (rajas, pork, or chicken) are …
Black Dog’s nachos are a Thursday highlight
Do you remember when Black Dog regularly had nachos on the menu? It’s been quite a long time. I’ve been a fan since trying them in 2015, when Black Dog’s Champaign location opened. But they …
John Milas will discuss his book The Militia House at Urbana Free Library
Champaign native John Milas will be at the Urbana Free Library this Saturday, November 11th to discuss his debut novel, The Militia House. I caught up with Milas earlier this year to chat about his …