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 ...

This is it, people. July is what we waited all winter for: peak farmers market season. This month, market tables overflow with fresh-picked fruits and vegetables, fresh baked bread, artisan tea, local ...

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, ...

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 ...

June comes to a close today, and before we say hello to July, let’s revisit all the delicious foods and drinks we covered in the Food & Drink section over the last month. We reviewed five different ...

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 ...