Urbana

This fall, Black Dog Smoke & Ale House will reopen the restaurant’s original location. Black Dog first opened in Downtown Urbana on Broadway Avenue in 2009 but has been closed since the pandemic. It’s pretty …

A truly one-of-a-kind show is coming to Urbana for Krannert Center for the Performing Art’s Opening Weekend, promising to be a real blast for audience members of all ages. Squonk, a Pittsburgh-based multimedia ensemble that …

There are a lot of things to do to keep you occupied this Labor Day weekend, including football, cheese, live music, and art.

Next weekend, Urbana Park District is celebrating their 20th annual Jazz Walk with a slew of artists, Chip McNeill Quartet, CU Uke Jam, Katie Flynn Duo, Hot Club of Urbana, and many more. You can …

I first encountered the Flour and Fire Pizza food truck at the Crystal Lake Arts Fair last year. I was so impressed with the pizza that I dedicated precious article space to talk about it …

In 2024, internet access is a basic necessity. Back in 2020, in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the stark reality of this was in full relief. As we wrote in April of that …

Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in-residence at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, is a tremendous outfit that we’re fortunate enough to have present here in Champaign-Urbana. Lead by Maestro Ian Hobson, the orchestra …

I’ve been into Common Ground’s spinach-basil pesto all summer. The Urbana grocery makes pesto from scratch with organic spinach and basil with olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. Instead of pine nuts, Common Ground uses …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing, and it’s changing everything around it. Media, culture, connections, perceptions, and other fundamentals of being human—AI will find a place beside them. How this will unfold, we are only now …