This past Tuesday was a Election Day, and though there were some pretty sweet results in places like Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia, thank the universe it wasn’t happening here. My anxiety about next year’s election is already …
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Watch a free screening of Birthing Justice at Spurlock Museum
Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice is joining up with several other organizations to present the film Birthing Justice at Spurlock Museum on November 14th at 6:30 p.m. From the event description: Nation-wide, Black women are three times …
The Champaign City Council has allocated more funding for gun violence prevention
Nearly two years ago, the city council approved the Community Gun Violence Prevention Blueprint, a comprehensive plan to address the pervasive problem of gun violence in our community. They have allocated $6.2 million from funding …
It’s never too early for Columbia Street Roastery’s holiday flavors
Some of us are ready for decorations and lights and Mariah Carey and some of us are not, but I feel like grabbing a couple of holiday-themed flavored coffees from Columbia Street is a reasonable …
University of Illinois Press has some recommend reading for Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month, and University of Illinois Press has pulled together a list of recommended readings from their published books and journals to help you do a little learning. A sampling of …
A wholesome moment in Heritage Park
In 2020, my husband and I began regularly taking walks around the small lake (pond?) at Heritage Park, just south of Parkland. The Champaign Park District has been really been improving the area over the …
CI Med students won an award for developing a wearable sleep enhancement device
I am interested in hearing about anything that might help me not be so tired. All the time. All the time I am tired. These smart young people at Carle Illinois College of Medicine developed …
Illinois Public Media is hosting their 3rd annual Friendsgiving
There won’t be turkey and stuffing at this November 16th gathering, but there will be friendly people who are excited to show you around the studios at Campbell Hall. Friendsgiving is an annual event where …
Author Laila Lalami will be at the Illini Union Bookstore on November 8th
Moroccan essayist and novelist Laila Lalami will be at the Illini Union Bookstore’s Authors Corner on November 8th at 4:30 p.m. From her bio: She is the author of five books, including The Moor’s Account, which …
Now you can buy The Art Theater for $870,000
The Art Theater went on the market with an asking price of just under $2 million, then that was cut in half last March to just under $1 million. Now, owner David Kraft has knocked …