Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes will be welcoming in 2024 during their much-anticipated Two Year’s Eve celebration at Rose Bowl Tavern. This two-day musical extravaganza, starting on Saturday, December 30th and culminating on Sunday, December …
Look, December is a busy month. Over the years I have taken various tasks off of my list that were just consuming too much of my time (ahem sending holiday cards). Maybe one of your …
Recently, Watson’s Shack & Rail reduced their weekday lunch services to just Fridays, but they added a new lunch menu just for that day with some tasty new options. Now you can get some of …
San Miguel Panadería in Urbana opened one year ago on December 14th, and to celebrate the bakery’s first anniversary, San Miguel is giving away free Mexican hot chocolate and tamales by La Mixteca this Thursday. …
There are still two more days to Dial-A-Carol. This annual event is the longest running tradition in University Housing (Snyder Hall has hosted it since 1960). Thanks to a group of mostly student volunteers, you …
The dine-in location for Mahomet’s Lucky Moon Pies and More is set to open soon. Five days a week, the new bakery will offer a variety of pie, cookies, muffins, scones, and cake. In addition …
Following the remarkable legacy of Summer Camp, the Midwest’s renowned music, arts, and culture festival, 2024 heralds the dawn of a new era with Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie. Set to captivate audiences at …
Twin City Theatre Company has announced its 2024 season, with performances at Alto Vineyards, Parkland College Theatre, and Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center: Learn more on the Twin City Theatre Company website.
The Association for Black Culture Centers hosted their 2023 conference and awarded the University of Illinois’ Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center “Cultural Center of the Year.” This award “recognizes the work of a center’s …
Do you have those movies that you never get tired of watching no matter how many times you’ve seen it? Drumline is one of those for me. I was in marching band in high school, …
Carle Illinois College of Medicine has partnered with MediView XR, Inc. to “integrate a powerful new augmented reality-based hologram system in its education, innovation, and clinical programs.” From the Carle Illinois website: Live ultrasound images …
ICYMI, we’ve begun our second donation campaign. We are so grateful for all of you who have contributed this week! This time around we are offering a $50 gift card to Martinelli’s Market Bakery and Deli in …
Willard Airport has not had any food options beyond vending machines since Einstein Bros. Bagels closed last spring. Now, in spring 2024, there will be a new cafe and retail space providing a wealth of …
The Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois has a new exhibition in the North-South Corridor of the Main Library. The exhibition is title “The End of an Empire (1288-1922)” and “dedicated to the …
Architecture photographer Josh Lipnik (Midwest Modern on Twitter) has been posting photos of Champaign-Urbana buildings for a few weeks now, and Wednesday he threw a little history into the mix with photos of a building …
More bikeability is an important thing in a mid-sized community like ours. If you are someone who bicycles in Champaign, here’s an opportunity to offer your thoughts on their Bicycle Implementation Plan. There are 16 …
In November, MTD was featured in a segment of Military Makeover, a show where Montel Williams does home makeovers for military members. From the segment description: Access to public transportation provides a better quality of …
The next installment in our Instagram Story Takeover series takes place this Saturday, December 9th. Clara de la Fuente will be taking over our story for the day, showcasing her work and what it is like …
The French bread pizza sandwich at Manzella’s Italian Patio is superb. I had it at the Champaign trattoria yesterday as part of the restaurant’s lunch special of minestrone and a half sandwich ($13.25). Because the …
Kimchi Factory in Champaign is closed, and now a new restaurant called Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle is open in its place. On the menu, find a variety of rice noodle bowls and hot fried …
On Friday, December 15th at 7:30 p.m., Illinois Public Media and The Arthouse Experience at the Virginia Theatre are presenting one hour of the four hour documentary The Black Church: This is Our Story, This …
December 4th was the last day for candidates planning to run for office in Illinois to file their petitions. Here is a quick look at who will be on ballots here in Champaign County. All …
The Inaugural Holiday Local Band Merch-Mart is making its debut at Gallery Art Bar in Urbana, and it’s a unique event put together to support our local music scene and get your Christmas shopping done …
If you want the best selection of holiday movies in Central Illinois, the Normal Theater is it. Beginning Thanksgiving weekend all the way through Christmas Eve, they are showing holiday-themed movies from the traditional (It’s …
The Urbana Arts and Culture Program and College of Fine and Applied Arts are sponsoring an event for “Champaign-Urbana BIPOC artists, creatives, makers, storytellers, and cultural bearers” at Gallery Art Bar on December 13th from …
Holiday lights are one of the best and worst parts of this time of year. They are beautiful and festive! They are fun to drive around and look at! They make your home feel warm …
There is no end to the goodness that Dolly Parton exudes, and the Imagination Library is one of the wonderful projects that she has a hand in. From United Way’s press release: Inspired by her …
The Urbana Bike Project, with University of Illinois Campus Recreation’s Campus Bike Center, will hold the annual kids’ bike giveaway on Saturday, December 16th. Bikes are free; your kids will need to come along to …
Opened originally in 1933, Champaign’s oldest bar Brass Rail is open once again in Downtown Champaign. Brass Rail closed earlier this year in March and reopened Saturday night under new ownership. The bar’s specialty drink …
After our inaugural donation campaign this fall, we were able to give significant raises to all of our editorial staff, and increase our Featured Article budget by 100%, doubling it for 2024. It will also …
This fall, we launched our very first donation campaign, with no sort of expectation, really. We were overwhelmed with the outpouring of support — not just the monetary donations, but the kind words of encouragement we received …
Danville-based Mad Goat Coffee will open a new coffee shop in Downtown Champaign, in the space formerly occupied by Derailed, at 57 E Main Street. The coffee shop will have the same offerings as their …
I have a deep love of the Champaign Public Library. I love their great authors series and their FriendShop bookstore, but one one of my favorite things about CPL are the installations they put up. …
Throughout the month of December, you can bring items for Courage Connection to Cloud9, and they will give you a little discount on your cannabis purchase. They are looking for: If you bring one item, …
The traveling holiday show A Magical Cirque Christmas is coming to the Virginia Theatre this December. Although the show will be performed in more than thirty cities across the country this season, there is a …
Swim Ignorant Fire, led by Stephen Holliger, has just released a haunting yet heartwarming song and video called “Struggle Channel”, of their new album Glow. The inspiration for the video came from a deeply personal …
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois does this really cool program every year that nurtures emerging non-profit organizations in the area. Organizations like MakerGirl, Prairie Dragon Paddlers, and DREAAM are some that have gone through …
Serving a menu of Mexican cuisine, the new Casa Margaritas opened yesterday at The Crossing in the space where The Black Bull restaurant was. Since margaritas is in the name, I ordered the restaurant’s watermelon …
Eric Calderwood is an Associate Professor of Comparative and World Literature at the University of Illinois. He will be giving a talk about his latest book, On Earth or in Poems: The many Lives of …
The Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC) is a “global gathering of scientists from federal laboratories, research institutes, academia and industry to address the challenges of building large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) systems and advancing trustworthy and reliable …
Monday, December 4th is National Cookie Day, a day designated for cookie consumption across the country. Embarrassingly, I am not really that into desserts. I am more of a savory gal, but even I — …
This Friday, December 1st, is World AIDS Day. Since 1988, it’s been a day to raise awareness about the impact of HIV and AIDS throughout the world. Locally, there will be an evening of reflection …
Last week, Urbana’s Rainbow Garden closed, and so now’s a good time to remember that there’s a Rainbow Garden in Champaign — and it’s still open. The Champaign location opened before the Urbana one, and it’s …
My grandmother spent several years in a memory care facility at the end of her life, and I have seen how isolating that experience can be. Two students from Carle Illinois College of Medicine are …
The folks at Royse + Brinkmeyer Apartments are looking for donations of new, unwrapped toys to give to the annual Toys for Tots campaign. Residents of their properties who donate can enter their name into …
The Odyssey Project, an adult learning program through the Humanities Research Institute, is accepting applications for their spring 2024 cohort. The program is open to low-income adults who are looking to further their learning through …
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, …
There’s a new spot for coffee on the U of I campus called Kinship Coffeehouse inside Presby Hall. The brand new café offers drip coffee by Dancing Goats, chai, matcha, espresso, Americano, lattes, mocha, and …
Japan House is opening their doors on December 8th and 9th for a special Holiday Matcha Cafe where you can enjoy a bowl of matcha or a matcha latte and a sweet while browsing some …
