Back in October, Champaign County Restore and Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County moved from University Avenue in Champaign, to the former ValuCheck at 1914 Glenn Park Drive. Recently, Matt took a look around the …
Dank Meme, A Wizard is Never Late, and Backpack Full of Bees are some eccentric names of beers made by Triptych Brewing. Started by passionate home brewers in 2013, the microbrewery has produced over 470 …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
How will you spend your time this second weekend of March? We have a few suggestions.
The Youth Services Grant Program in Urbana is back this year and is ready for your participation. If there were a path for you to foster impact in Urbana the way you would like to, …
There’s no shortage of places to eat on the U of I campus with restaurants all along Green Street, inside Illini Union, and near the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. On one small block of Gregory …
The Illini Cat Club show this weekend was a cat lover’s dream.
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
The first weekend of March is brimming with things to go see and do.
From contract negotiations to football fields to school assignments, Champaign Unit 4 has had some drama. But they are not the only area school district with public controversies: Urbana has had its fair share of …
Tourists and travelers; ramblers and regulars; students, shoppers, and seekers of all sorts. Pedestrians browsing Urbana’s picturesque Main Street are bound to pass beneath a certain banana-yellow sign, emblazoned with sixteen letters in a thorny …
Champaign-Urbana, it’s time to sign up for a CSA. What’s a CSA? CSA is community-supported agriculture in which individuals buy a whole season’s worth of goods from a local farm or business up front and …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
We have some solid suggestions for your weekend.
Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, a second crisis has been impacting Champaign-Urbana over the last several years. Gun violence. 2021 was especially bad. The number of confirmed reports of shots fired more than doubled from the …
I’ve always loved Himalayan Chimney, and it is my go-to spot for Indian food in Champaign. The modern interiors, fun drink options, and a menu covering pan-Indian and more Americanized-Indian food make it an easy …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
Need some ideas for your weekend? Our editors have you covered.
There is a labor shortage in Champaign-Urbana, and Champaign County has been affected in three main areas: child care, businesses, and transportation.
This weekend at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts you can experience a performance from the Aizuri Quartet, a string quartet of four amazing women: Emma Frucht and Miho Saegusa on violin; Ayane Kozasa on …
You’ll find On Point Body Piercings tucked into Moonlight Studios Tattoo, which is tucked into a row of businesses at the corner of Springfield and Duncan in Champaign. It’s an instantly inviting environment, with midnight …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
Maybe you’d like to celebrate Valentine’s Day and/or the Super Bowl. Maybe you don’t care about either. Regardless, we have some suggestions for your weekend.
Since April 2020, families eligible for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been receiving an extra $95 each month as part of COVID emergency allotments. This extra assistance expires February 28th, which means …
Bluegrass singer-songwriter Bella White doesn’t have any ties to Champaign-Urbana, but there is a fellow musician in her genre who hails from these parts that she’s highly aware of. “Alison Krauss is an icon!” White …
If you’ve ever wanted ice cream to kickstart your day, Heavy Spoon has you covered and then some. Located in Downtown Champaign and founded by Sherard D. Brown, this new breakfast (or evening) snack location …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
This weekend you can close out Restaurant Week, catch some folk music, and learn about syphilis at the planetarium…among other things.
Change, not Chaos. Over the past several months, we’ve seen these gold and black signs scattered across front lawns in Champaign. They came from a group of parents formed in response to recent proposed changes …
With a university the size of University of Illinois, it’s overwhelming to ponder the scope of research and innovation that is happening right here in our community at this very moment, much less over the …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
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 …
For low- and moderate-income residents in Champaign-Urbana, affordable, safe, and comfortable housing is hard to come by. Like many social issues, this issue has only been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. The League of Women …
Debra shares her experience of In Blackest Shade, In Darkest Light, which remains up at Giertz Gallery until February 18th.
Little else is more important (to me) than finding — and devouring — all the delicious chicken wings in Champaign-Urbana. Ever since the pandemic took Sakanaya’s and Crane Alley’s wings away, I have been continually …
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject …
Welcome to the newest version of Smile Politely. It is our fifth redesign that we’ve made over the course of 15 years of publishing, and I would venture to say, the most comprehensive and impactful …
Happy New Year! Lots of people make new year’s resolutions around this time, but I’m not making any resolutions: new year, same me. Very hungry and quite thirsty, I am still on the ever-felicitous quest …
