If you’re a crafty person in the area, here’s a cool new opportunity for you from the CU Community Fab Lab: We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Champaign County Community (CCC) Maker-in-Residence …
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Some secondhand stores to explore with your Valentine (or whomever)
Here in the capitalist hellscape we all live in, it can be hard to find cheap, fun, outings to do with your Valentine. There’s The Great Outdoors of course (which is often free), though it’s …
A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine: The Lincoln Building
This month, the whole BFL is devoted to the Lincoln Building in downtown Champaign. A stately edifice with a long history. A BUILDING The Lincoln Building (44 E. Main St. Champaign) Right on Main Street, …
Popular architecture photographer Midwest Modern visited C-U recently
The Twitter account Midwest Modern has over 115,000 followers and posts images of interesting buildings, signs, storefronts, and art from all across the Midwest. A few weeks ago, the creator of Midwest Modern, Josh Lipnik, …
The spookiest things you can buy at Curtis Orchard
It’s Spooky Season, and it’s also peak season for our own, beloved, Curtis Orchard. I recently made my annual fall visit to Curtis Orchard to look at the pumpkins up for adoption and hear the …
Stop by Cracked and try their new fried chicken sandwich
Cracked is jumping into the highly competitive fried chicken sandwich game! Head over there and try out “The Newton.” It’s fried chicken thighs with Cajun sauce and pickles on a ciabatta bun, and named for …
A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine: Back to School 2023
It’s late August and the students are BACK. Which means it’s time to head to campus for another back-to-school edition of B/F/L! A BUILDING 508 S. Sixth Street Just the other day, I was eating …
If you’re not reading the fliers on U of I’s campus, you’re missing out on some gems
Whenever I’m near the Main Quad, I check out the BIG concrete cylinder on the north side just to see what sorts of stuff the students are posting fliers about nowadays. After all, some of …
Community game swap taking place this weekend
Greener Goods Shop + Refillery is having a community game swap on Saturday July 15th, kicking off at 11:30 a.m. If you missed it, Greener Goods is a new addition to Downtown Champaign that focuses on selling sustainable and low-waste/no-waste …
A Building, A Feeling, and A Latrine: Summer’s for the birds
Back to another B/F/L this month. With summer here, I’ve gotten more chances to take pictures of buildings and bathrooms on campus without being heckled by cool teens. A BUILDING 713 S. Wright St. the …