Jan 6, 2025 · Get excited for Restaurant Week 2025, happening January 24th through February 1st. For nine days, the 9th annual Restaurant Week will have 50+ participating restaurants, food trucks, and cafes offering exclusive menus that showcase …

Jan 22, 2024 · The Wedding Singer and White Christmas are a couple of my favorite movies, so it’ll be cool to see them on a stage.. You can find the specific date and time information on the Parkland Theatre website.Season tickets will be available in …

Jan 7, 2025 · After a long, long, long wait, H Mart in Urbana is anticipated to open next Thursday, January 16th.The H of H Mart stands for “han ah reum,” meaning armful of groceries in Korean. The new supermarket will sell fresh produce, pantry goods, meat, seafood, ready-to-cook meals, and housewares.

Dec 11, 2024 · Carl Busch WORST three-peat: Sweet Basil Café’s failed health inspections. October 24, 2024: “Three mortar mixers, one of which had flaking paint and was soiled with food residue, were used with power drills to mix up batter and beat eggs, not approved.The mixers were condemned and marked with stickers, and the PIC was directed to purchase an immersion blender.Orange Home Depot 5-gallon ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Elm City Urbana’s drink menu features their small-batch coffee, and they’ll serve a collab food menu of area eats. The new café will serve Zambian handpies by Stango Cuisine, BakeLab pastries, Rick’s Bakery baked goods, and Beelzebunz bagels from Springfield. Additionally, bags of Elm City’s roasted coffee will be available for sale at the register.

Dec 12, 2024 · Amanda Brennan on Twitter BEST Rumspringa: The Emu. Oh, to be a captive emu who has escaped captivity. In early May 2023, an emu was spotted crossing I-74, but was able to evade capture.It was spotted a couple weeks later, prompting SP’s Mara Thacker to pen this love letter to the emu. In July of this year, the emu — a lady emu — was captured and returned to her owner in Vermillion County.

Dec 9, 2024 · Illinois Athletics Watch the University of Illinois women’s basketball. The U of I women’s basketball team is having a pretty good start to the season. Last year, they closed out the season by winning the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). As of writing, they are ranked 21.

Feb 3, 2025 · Grammy gold strikes again. Music scholars and producers Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin scored at Sunday night’s 67th Grammy Awards, bringing home Best Historical Album for their masterwork, Centennial: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. In a moving acceptance speech following liner notes author and fellow winner Ricki Riccardi, the duo reaffirmed their dedication to preserving jazz’s ...

Dec 4, 2024 · We’ve come to the end of 2024, and more immediately, the end of our publishing year. Continuing this annual tradition, we’ve outlined some hope and wishes for next year, in no particular order.

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