This January, the town’s most famous barbecue restaurant will close its Urbana location (again). Black Dog Smoke & Ale House ...

December 21st, the Winter Solstice, officially marks the shortest day of the year. After that we, the daylight hours will ...

Listen up: the University of Illinois Press teamed up with The Country Music Foundation last summer and dropped one of the ...

This year has felt a little like the WORST, huh? So much of 2025 has been a dumpster fire. It’s not just the antics of the ...

A year ago, when we published this annual article, we were post-2024 elections facing the terrifying uncertainty of what the next administration would bring us. Well, we know how all of that has ...

As we move into a challenging 2025, let us remember to make note of the things that give us normalcy and happiness, and bring ...

Champaign-Urbana’s sorry forever just released their first EP this past weekend, learning to be. Founded in 2024, the Midwest ...

Sinfonia da Camera is stepping out of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, where it resides, for one last time in ...

A holiday so dedicated to music that we just can’t seem to get away from it. But when it comes to live orchestral ...

Reader, sometimes I fail you by not staying locked onto my phone, following all of the goings and comings in town in time to make it to our weekly calendar. Here’s one I missed. This ...

Seasons Greetings and all the what have you, dear reader! Last year, after we announced our Autumn 2024 donor campaign, a ...

The indie boba drink and toast shop Hey Bobo Cafe now has bubble waffle skewers. Hey Bobo Cafe’s menu expansion brings made-to-order warm bubble waffles in five flavors: plain, pork sung, Oreo, Fruity ...