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Instagram Story Takeover with The Idea Store

April 25, 2022 / 10:00am / Patrick Singer

Our next installment in our Instagram Story Takeover series takes place this Thursday, April 28th. Our friends at The Idea Store in Urbana are going… More »

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Tumble Inn turns 75 on Thursday

March 16, 2022 / 12:22pm / Patrick Singer

Tumble Inn is celebrating a milestone birthday tomorrow, Thursday, March 17th, as the tavern turns 75 years old. The bar is situated just south of… More »

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Watch John Oliver feature a clip of central Illinois native Irving Azoff on Last Week Tonight

March 15, 2022 / 4:38pm / Patrick Singer

In this past Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a familiar face and name to this community was featured for a brief portion of… More »

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Instagram Story Takeover with Plant Mode

March 1, 2022 / 10:55am / Patrick Singer

Our next installment in our Instagram Story Takeover series takes place this Thursday, March 3rd. Plant Mode's Matthis Helmick will be taking the controls to… More »

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Behold: Watson’s unveils their new food truck

February 1, 2022 / 12:00pm / Patrick Singer

Six years after opening its doors on Neil Street in Downtown Champaign, Watson's Shack and Rail is now more than just a brick and mortar.… More »

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WCIA weatherman rolls strike on live television dressed as bowling pin

January 22, 2022 / 12:44pm / Patrick Singer

WCIA Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lighty defined good sport for this segment last night. Let me start by saying I have no context to why they… More »

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Polyvinyl has copies of HUM's Downward is Heavenward reissue for sale

November 17, 2021 / 10:17am / Patrick Singer

Three years ago, HUM reissued their 1998 release Downward is Heavenward through Matt Talbott's Earth Analog distribution. Now, a few years later, there are more… More »

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The Ribeye is “temporarily” closing, and when it reopens, it will have new owners

August 27, 2021 / 10:04am / Patrick Singer

The Ribeye, located on South Neil Street since 1979, appears to be closing "temporarily" per this report in The News-Gazette. The current management mentions that when the… More »

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Build of new Aloft Hotel in Downtown Champaign kicking off in September

July 22, 2021 / 5:32pm / Patrick Singer

Remember way back when in March 2019 when it was announced there'd be a new hotel going into Downtown Champaign, right across the street from… More »

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I don’t know much about what’s going on here, but I like it

July 22, 2021 / 8:28am / Patrick Singer

Summer is an interesting time in Champaign-Urbana. While there aren't many students around, there are definitely some that spend time here. For example, these students,… More »

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