Photography

All around Champaign County winter is wintering. The weather is cold and icy and school closures have been wrecking havoc on parents. However, there are some creative ways to enjoy the winter months, and right …

Every year, the Urbana Park District and Champaign County Camera Club team up to host a Best in Show contest for amateur photographers in the area. There are nine different categories: Animals, Architecture, Black and …

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, …

Japan House and the surrounding gardens are a true gem in Champaign-Urbana. You can celebrate at the Matsuri Festival, see the Sakura trees at the Spring Open House, or even cry in your car. Another way …

With Thanksgiving almost here, I started thinking about travel, and specifically the train station. For those not familiar, the current Illinois Terminal opened in January 1999 and replaced the historic Illinois Central Railroad depot, which …

This past weekend, Uniting Pride of Champaign County had their big Pride Parade as part of Pride Fest 2023 and it is my family’s new favorite event. There were some hilarious costumes (the inflatable Care …

As a long time Champaign resident and University of Illinois alumna, I have heard about the Morrow Plots, America’s oldest experimental field, for a long time. But yesterday, the Illinois Alumni Facebook page shared some …

This year’s Boneyard Arts Festival, my first event as Arts Editor, introduced me to the work of many talented local artists. One of my favorite things that I encountered was quite simple in theory: a …

Photographer and artist Marcus Flinn started out like the rest of us, taking photos of himself on his phone…and then it turned into something more. Flinn’s self-portraits are incredible: from conception, design, to execution, you …