Happy New Year, everyone! If you’re looking for something to do to say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025, you’re in luck.

The fun folks at Champaign Movie Makers invite you to their latest cinematic experiment this Sunday at the Channing-Murray Foundation. Fresh from the editing room floor, this new short film debuts as ...

United Way of Champaign County brought Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to the area, and since its launch last December ...

Indeed, it is the last day of publishing for us here at Smile Politely for the year, though you will see a few items posted ...

For many people, the popular notion of tattooing is rooted in the designs now collectively referred to as American (or ...

This year, we wrote a lot about the area’s food and drink scene from restaurants to bars, coffee shops to farmers markets and ...

Hey folks, Tom here. Just wanted to get in one last little tidbit before the holidays. Illinois Terminal is Champaign’s own combined bus station, train station, and Subway™ station (eat fresh!). If ...

This was our last week of publishing in 2024. We will resume our regular, full publishing schedule on January 13, 2025, but we’ll have The Weekender for you on January 9th. Before then, check back … ...