See you on July 8th
We’re closing out the end of June and the end of Pride month (though we get to celebrate again in September). The July 4th holiday next week — and the blistering hot temps we’ve been enduring — have confirmed that…
We’re closing out the end of June and the end of Pride month (though we get to celebrate again in September). The July 4th holiday next week — and the blistering hot temps we’ve been enduring — have confirmed that…
After the wild hurricane-like winds we had this week, this Thursday, I'm thirsty for something tropical. I want a bubble tea slushie at Xinh Xinh Café. The Vietnamese restaurant's delicious blended bubble tea ($5.95) comes in fourteen flavor options, but…
By now, most of us have heard that Flyover Film Studios has set up shop in part of the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. Back in February, it was announced that Governor Pritzker was awarding $10 million in…
While many of us at Smile Politely could be considered scholars and fans of Champaign-Urbana, there are more traditional scholars at the University of Illinois who are doing academic work around their interests and fandoms. Kimberly Mack is an associate…
In his brand new book Food Power Politics, Dr. Bobby J. Smith II builds on the stories and legacies of Mississippi activists and researchers to tell more of the food injustice story. With a background in agricultural economics and Black…
Every time I walk into La Casa Cultural Latina at 1203 West Nevada in Urbana, the small but numerous rooms are bursting with music and students. Friends call to one another across the crowded hallway and, inevitably, one student sits…