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Chophouse on Main is opening soon in Mahomet

July 1, 2022 / 11:24am / Julie McClure

The former J.T. Walker's Restaurant and Sports Bar at 401 E Main in Mahomet is about to have new tenants. Chophouse on Main plans to… More »

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El Paraiso is leaving Broadway Food Hall in August

July 1, 2022 / 9:21am / Alyssa Buckley

El Paraiso announced on Facebook that the Latin American restaurant located in Broadway Food Hall will close this August. The restaurant is not closing permanently;… More »

Food & Drink

Market Watch: July 2022

July 1, 2022 / 9:00am / By Alyssa Buckley

There's much to love at C-U farmers' markets in July: berries, peaches, sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes, edible flowers, Watson's food truck, and more.

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Tell the City of Urbana what you think about the HOME ARP Allocation Plan

July 1, 2022 / 8:25am / Julie McClure

The City of Urbana will be holding two public hearings to solicit comments and suggestions from the community regarding an amendment to the FY 20/21… More »

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USC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten

July 1, 2022 / 8:01am / Julie McClure

Big Ten chancellors and presidents met Thursday night to vote on whether to allow the two California schools to join the 14 other schools in… More »

Culture / Featured Article

Weekender: July 1-4

July 1, 2022 / 12:01am / By Smile Politely Editors

It's a long holiday weekend for most, and thankfully there is plenty to do in C-U.

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Gamers, get ready to paint your player

June 30, 2022 / 4:07pm / Debra Domal

Thanks to their new collab with Bow Tie Games, Prism Studios has begun offering a twice monthly Tuesday night "Paint Your Player on Canvas" class.… More »

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These amazing robots have mysteriously appeared outside Avionics

June 30, 2022 / 11:46am / Debra Domal

Thank you to the Champaign Center Partnership for sharing these amazing images on their social media. The recent pics, taken outside Avionics, inspired a chorus… More »

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Auditions for tick, tick…BOOM! are July 16th and 17th

June 30, 2022 / 11:43am / Jessica Hammie

Celebration Company at the Station Theatre will hold auditions for Jonathan Larson’s musical tick, tick…BOOM! on July 16th, with callbacks on July 17th. You may… More »

Arts

Healing Hearts Community Collage to share pandemic stories in words and images

June 30, 2022 / 9:00am / By Debra Domal

For Katie Snyder of The Museum of the Grand Prairie, the Healing Hearts Community Collage project will show future museum staff and guests "what the people of Champaign County really experienced during the multiple pandemics of recent years.

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Food & Drink

Shiquan Hot Pot is a super-secret hot pot joint in Champaign

June 30, 2022 / 6:58am / By Paul Young

Want a great hot pot experience? Paul shares about Shiquan Hot Pot inside Fresh International Market.

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That’s No Moon seem to be working on new music

June 29, 2022 / 1:59pm / Sean Wilkinson

That's No Moon — the rock/electronic group who disbanded back in 2014 — recently updated their Facebook profile picture to a photo the band in Matt Talbott's… More »