Stand still at the edge of a field near dusk, and you can hear July arrive: the corn rustling as it stretches in the heat ...

It’s too hot to be holding hands. Let’s hold some delicious handheld foods instead. Sweet potato handpie from Everyday Feast ...

Back in the old days, a big storm would come through (what felt like) once or twice a season, the emergency siren would sound ...

It appears that The Dispensary Champaign is closed. First opened the summer of 2024 in the plaza near La Bamba and Garcia’s ...

Champaign Urbana Theatre Company’s Kathy Murphy Student Production has been bringing high schoolers together from across the region every summer since 2006, when Managing Director John Stuff saw an ...

We’re off next week for our annual Smile Politely summer break. We’ll resume publishing on Monday, July 13. As such, there is no Weekender this week, but I’m sure you’ll all be hanging out by ...

It’s a big weekend. Well, it is if you want it to be. There are many celebrations happening in the next several days for the Fourth of July, and while I could comb through them, ...

There is something really magical about the fact that Independence was ever declared in July in Philadelphia 250 years ago. That struggle and debate are at the heart of the 1969 Tony Award-winning ...

July is here, and she is hot. This month, we need to stay cool. Might I suggest popping into places with air conditioning and great food? I want all the good things a Champaign-Urbana summer calls for ...

Spurlock Museum and the Champaign Public Library, in partnership with several other coalitions in Champaign County, will host a Weekend of Action July 17 to 20. “Good Trouble Lives On” is a series of ...

A Campustown dining option, Pho Noodle Station has become a popular locale for a quick, filling, and not to mention tasty bite to eat. I’ve eaten here before, but it was a while ago, so I wanted to go ...

PYGMALION returns in 2026 for its 22nd year, bringing in talents like Robby Hoffman, the return of Ratboys, Anamanaguchi, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore, Mary Helen Specht, and so many more. The ...