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Some Danville roads closing for flavorful First Fridays event
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Danville is closing some streets on August 2 while the community celebrates a food and fashion-centered First Fridays event. “First Fridays: Taste and Style” will be from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Temple Plaza. As a result, roads will be blocked starting at 3 p.m. that day […]
A Taste of Both Worlds is permanently closed
In sad restaurant news, A Taste of Both Worlds, the Filipino-Cambodian restaurant inside Broadway Food Hall, is closed permanently. A Taste of Both Worlds opened at the beginning of 2021 as Champaign-Urbana’s only Filipino and Cambodian eatery. The Urbana food hall vendor served awesome banh mi, delicious sisig, tasty turon, whole tilapia, and boodle fights (a communal meal with food spread across a table) in addition to offering excellent Restaurant Week specials like this num pang burger, crispy fried chicken, and buko pandan.
Sidney Dairy Barn is a summer staple
It’s legitimately summer now, not that I ever need a reason to enjoy ice cream. I’m an ice cream junkie. A connoisseur. An obsessive, if you will. So when it came time to write about the Sidney Dairy Barn, I jumped at an opportunity to share my thoughts on a Champaign County staple.
Central Illinois Bakehouse is the go-to place for carbs of all kinds
Started as Pekara in 2008, Central Illinois Bakehouse eventually grew into its own named business as it changed hands from founder Seka Cuk to Jeffrey and Lauren Brokish. Today, Central Illinois Bakehouse sells bread at half a dozen farmers markets, over thirty grocery stores, and at the their restaurants Martinelli’s Market and Pekara Bistro.
Balloons over Vermilion is fair fun with a balloon bonus
I made a summer resolution this year to check out more family-friendly events and spaces outside of Champaign-Urbana. I’m sure that I’ve heard about Balloons over Vermilion before, but it wasn’t really on my radar before this year. My family and I decided to make the 50-minute drive Friday night to see what the two-day event had to offer.
New pollinator garden blooms at Danville Public Library
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Danville Public Library is home to a new pollinator garden that officials said is already thriving. Officials with the University of Illinois Office of Extension and Outreach said the garden is the result of extensive planning and work that started three years ago. Although the area was landscaped, it was […]
Baldarotta’s is opening a second location this September
This fall, Baldarotta’s Porketta & Sicilian Sausage will open a second location that will be a neighborhood Italian bodega offering grab-and-go and made-to-order food. The new location is on Griggs Street in the same building as 25 O’Clock Brewing. Baldarotta’s new restaurant and market will take over the space where Best of Africa’s restaurant Mama’s African Kitchen was (before they relocated to Five Points in Urbana). Since 2017, Baldarotta’s Porketta & Sicilian Sausage has been serving delicious Italian eats to Champaign-Urbana. Starting first as a pop-up, Baldarotta’s then opened inside the Lincoln Square Mall in 2019, where they continue to make boss sandwiches and delicious Sicilian pizza packed with big, bold flavors.
Common Ground’s next cooking class is Greek with Chef Alisa DeMarco
After June wrapped up with Moroccan, Common Ground has their next virtual cooking class coming up on Saturday, July 27th with Greek cuisine. Chef Alisa DeMarco will be leading the course, which takes place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., which will cook a dinner menu using “peak summer ingredients sourced from local farms”.
The Overture: July 15 – 21
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject to change at any time. Thank you for understanding. Did we miss something this week?...
Into the outdoors with Nurtured in Nature
Nurtured in Nature is a new BIPOC outdoor wellness program, organized and directed by Tomas Delgado and facilitated by Healthy Champaign County, that invites Champaign-Urbana’s BIPOC community members to spend some time on easy hikes, meeting new people and learning about the environment. I recently spoke with Delgado about...
Can O’ Comedy Summer Edition set for Aug. 9
Can O’ Comedy is coming to east-central Illinois. The Can O’ Comedy Summer Edition is set to include complimentary beer and wine, live jazz, infused foods and drinks, and 3-4 comedians who will perform for about two hours. The Can O’ Comedy Summer Edition is scheduled for Friday,...
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