This weekend you can close out Restaurant Week, catch some folk music, and learn about syphilis at the planetarium…among other things.
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Weekender: January 27-29
Friday, January 27th Eat up, Restaurant Week restaurants, all weekend, prices vary Cheers to Restaurant Week! The nine day celebration kicks off today, and the 40+ participating restaurants want to give diners a taste of …
Weekender: January 20-22
Friday, January 20th Attend the Flatlands Dance Film Festival, Spurlock Museum, 7 p.m. + Saturday, 7 p.m., $10 The Flatlands Dance Film Festival is Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and will feature a curated …
Weekender: January 13-15
Friday, January 13th Drink a hot buttered rum, Bentley’s Pub, 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., $7 If you’ll be out and about in Downtown Champaign on this chilly Friday night, sip this warm seasonal adult …
WORST 2022
We can't end the year without pointing out 2022's less savoury parts of life in C-U.
Most visited articles and SPlogs of 2022
Splitting things up between articles and SPlogs, we present the most visited of the year.
BEST Music 2022
Best album, best shredder, best venue, and more: 2022, you gave us the musical goods.
BEST Culture 2022
BEST week continues with a look at what was great about life in C-U this year.
BEST Arts 2022
The BEST of artistic production in C-U this year, in our editors' opinions, at least.
State Senator Scott Bennett has died
State Senator Scott Bennett passed away today, Friday, December 9th. He was first appointed to the District 52 seat in 2015, after it was vacated by Michael Frerichs. Bennett was officially elected in 2016 and …