Smile Politely readers know that we love to tout our micro-urban qualities here. Champaign-Urbana is unique for its high ...

TEDx Talks uploaded a TEDxUIUC talk with Champaign’s Chief Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock. In the presentation, titled ...

The music series kicked off this week, and there are plenty of chances to take in some live music through the summer. Normal ...

On Thursday, June 5th, at 7 p.m., the Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition will hold a town hall meeting regarding the possibility of reparations for African Americans in C-U. Taking place at the ...

BakeLab's seasonal special strawberry bloom drink has house-brewed green tea, strawberry-rose syrup, and lime juice.

On a lovely Friday evening, I headed on over to Rose Bowl Tavern to catch a double feature of alternative country music. The ...

The play festival opens May 29th and and runs through June 14th. Eight curated gems, plucked from hundreds of worldwide submissions, are about to get their world premiere in Normal. Fresh ink.

Urbana Good Boy™ Chex got international attention as the “cutest race bandit” when he was featured on the popular We Rate ...

Tooth Butter Cottage Bakery, a local small-batch pop-up baker, is opening a bakespace in Downtown Urbana inside Elm City ...

Tooth Butter Cottage Bakery, a local small-batch pop-up baker, is opening a commercial bakery inside Urbana’s Elm City. The ...

When Wiz Khalifa came to Canopy Club for the first time in 2010, he was a countercultural hip hop artist breaking out as a ...

I cannot cook a good curry. Look, I’ve tried, and it doesn’t work out for me (congratulations to those who can cook good curry). Whenever I crave Indian cuisine, I order it from a pro.