Three years ago, HUM reissued their 1998 release Downward is Heavenward through Matt Talbott’s Earth Analog distribution. Now, a few years later, there are more copies to be bought from Polyvinyl Records, the label that …
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The Ribeye is “temporarily” closing, and when it reopens, it will have new owners
The Ribeye, located on South Neil Street since 1979, appears to be closing “temporarily” per this report in The News-Gazette. The current management mentions that when the restaurant reopens (assuming that it will, at some point, potentially?) …
Build of new Aloft Hotel in Downtown Champaign kicking off in September
Remember way back when in March 2019 when it was announced there’d be a new hotel going into Downtown Champaign, right across the street from the Orpheum and just south of Sticky Rice and Bentley’s? …
I don’t know much about what’s going on here, but I like it
Summer is an interesting time in Champaign-Urbana. While there aren’t many students around, there are definitely some that spend time here. For example, these students, doing things like reenacting General George Washington’s infamous boat trip …
Bryan St. Pere, drummer for HUM, has passed away
HUM has shared the very sad news this morning that drummer Bryan St. Pere has passed away. From the band’s Twitter: pic.twitter.com/Y6D3ru5Vav — HUM (@humbandofficial) July 1, 2021 Top image from HUM.
Instagram Story Takeover with Champaign Farmers Market
Our next installment in our Instagram Story Takeover series takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29th. Champaign Farmers Market will be taking over all day tomorrow to take us through their process ahead of their Tuesday …
C-U Folk & Roots Fest 2021 initial lineup features Dom Flemons, Yasmin Williams, more
C-U Folk & Roots Festival is back for an in-person festival October 21-23, and they’ve released their initial lineup this morning. Dom Flemons is once again headlining after doing so in 2019 (and in 2020 …
Sustainable Student Farm to set up on the Quad on Thursdays this summer
Even though students are away from Champaign-Urbana for the most part this summer, that doesn’t mean the Sustainable Student Farm doesn’t have work to do. The U of I’s Instagram account posted this piece of …
Krannert Center returning to in-person performances this fall
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has announced they will return to in-person performances this fall, after recieving approval from leadership at the Univeristy of Illinois to do so. This is a boon to the …
Sakura Japanese Cuisine coming soon to Downtown Urbana
There’s a new Japanese restaurant opening in Downtown Urbana at some point in the future: Sakura Japanese Cuisine. The restaurant exists in the 136 W. Main Street building next to Weaver & Kearns Law Office …