National Pollinator Week comes to a close this weekend with the ninth annual BeeBlitz, which is Saturday, June 24th. Folks in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio are encouraged to snap photos of honey and bumble …
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A deer broke through a window at the Engineering Sciences Building
University of Illinois Police, Facilities & Services, and Grainger Engineering staff helped return the cutie to the outdoors. Check out the video Facilities & Services posted on Instagram last week to get a glimpse of how …
Jessica Hammie
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Get your tickets to Carnivàle Debauche on Saturday, June 24th
Carnivàle Debauche’s next burlesque and vaudeville showcase is this Saturday, June 24th at Seven Saints. Carnivàle Debauche’s shows are always incredible; the performers are creative, talented, and, maybe most obviously, good at entertaining. Per the …
Jessica Hammie
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Celebrate the release of Field Guide to Hotspots and Birds in Illinois
Colin Dobson, University of Illinois grad and president of the Champaign County Audubon Society, has written and published a book called Field Guide to Hotspots and Birds in Illinois. You can celebrate the book launch …
Jessica Hammie
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Here’s a sneak peek of Gallery in Urbana
Gallery, a new art bar, will open in Downtown Urbana, in the space formerly occupied by NOLA’s. According to owner Jonah Weisskopf: Right now, we are entering the tech phase. We will hardwire 8-10 projectors …
Jessica Hammie
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Pandamonium Doughnuts is ten years old
Pandamonium Doughnuts celebrated its tenth anniversary last week. Ten years! Can you believe it? The doughnut store started out as a vendor at Urbana’s Market at the Square in 2013; we mentioned one of their …
Jessica Hammie
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Here’s the ELLNORA lineup
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ ELLNORA guitar festival returns September 8th and 9th. The lineup has been announced, and features Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and Yasmin Williams and William Tyler. Per …
Jessica Hammie
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Spalding Park’s new tennis courts look very nice
Champaign Park District’s Spalding Park’s tennis courts were recently replaced, and the new collection of six courts looks great. (Frankly, anything would be an improvement to how it was.) There are lights, too. The best …
Jessica Hammie
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Relive your youth and make a terrarium
Abbot’s Florist in Champaign is offering a make-your-own terrarium workshop on Tuesday, June 13th. When I was a kid, there were at least several elementary school projects involving two liter soda bottles, back when there …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Black light mini golf is the perfect indoor activity for avoiding boiling hot weather
Did you know that you can play indoor black light mini golf here in Champaign? Arrowhead Lanes has a course. It’s the perfect activity for the entire family on rainy or incredibly hot days, and …
Jessica Hammie
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