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Urbana city council members unanimously approved a special permit to allow the construction of a 5 ½ -story building to be used for commercial and residential purposes on West Oregon Street and West Nevada Street. Illinois Properties, LLC proposed the development, which would be at 1108 W. Nevada St. and 1105 and 1107 W. Oregon St., south of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The building would consist of two levels of parking, one on the ground floor and the other …
A large, upscale fundraiser occurred at the Virginia Theater in Champaign on Tuesday, May 10th, drawing hundreds of donors who enjoyed a night of music, film, and guest speakers in support of a new local non-profit, Merci's Refuge.
Yes, it passed. Yes, there were Chamber of Commerce types at the meeting who are itching to tie bows on their shovels.Yes, there were farmers present who will likely lose some of their land. Here's what you didn't see on the 10 o'clock news... Despite the vote and the way the resolutions were worded, not all council members are for every part of the project. Charlie Smyth and David Gehrig both have concerns that the portion of the project that …
On Friday, April 16th, on the Campustown corner of Green and Wright, students, townies, and visiting moms witnessed what was probably a familiar sight: a group of people waiting for streetlights to change, and then running into the intersection and "dying." Die-ins have a rich history, and happen all over the world. Champaign-Urbana has had many: A.W.A.R.E holds them to protest the Iraq War; the Campus Greens have had them too. Friday was the National Day of Silence, and on …
After nearly four hours of citizen comments mostly opposing the Olympian Drive expansion project, the Urbana Council unanimously voted to forward resolutions authorizing agreements with the City of Champaign, Champaign County, and the Illinois Department of Transportation to spend $5 million to design and purchase land for the Olympian Drive expansion north of Urbana for a Council roll call vote on April 19. Mayor Laurel Prussing stressed that the city is not using city funds for this portion of the …
Jeremiah Ministries, located on Lincoln Avenue in Urbana, are glaad to announce the first anniversary of their opening. The church is affiliated with Revelations International, a world-wide organization of thinkers promoting "the message of Freedom from Jesus Christ through the power of homosexuality." "We're pleased that we have helped so many free their true nature from the mire of virtue and repression," gloats the Reverend Paul K. Johns. "There is so much good work still ahead of us." Reverend Johns …
Local software architect Susan Potter was feeling lonely working from home. Unmotivated and distracted, she was having trouble getting work done. She had tried business suites, but found them too nondescript and uninspiring. She had looked into renting an office, but was daunted by the cost. Finally, she heard about coworking, a recent trend where freelancers, entrepreneurs, remote workers, and others share one big office space, paying a fee (usually by the month) for a desk, access to the internet …
There are some people who let suffering get the best of them. Mike Benner is not one of those people. Benner is the interim office manager at the Greater Community AIDS Project in Champaign. He answers the phone cheerily every time, and his speech is peppered with laughter. He has deep brown eyes, a neatly trimmed beard and close-cropped charcoal hair. He’s also HIV-positive. “One of the reasons why I’m readily willing to let people know about my status is …
At a recent board meeting of the Greater Community AIDS Project, Mike Benner announced that one of the residents of “Champaign House” had been missing for five days. “We haven’t heard or seen him since the eighth of this month,” Benner said. “I did go up there and check to make sure there was no corpse or anything like that.” Although he had failed to check in as requested, the missing resident had returned to the house by April 17. …
For HIV and AIDS sufferers in Champaign-Urbana, taking care of their health requires a team of professionals. Marla Francisco, who is 46 years old and HIV-positive, moved to Champaign from Indianapolis in fall 2002. She contracted HIV in 2004 after what she called a “binge”: a relapse into using crack cocaine, during which she exchanged sex for drugs. She has been taking a drug called Atripla, which combines three different HIV medications into one, for about nine months, with minimal …
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Man, I cannot wait for these four records to be released by Parasol/Hidden Agenda - seriously great music for them to be working with. Thanks for letting me hang out in the studio and see you at the party…
Rob, I’m slightly confused about the media player you are referring to.
I’ve looked at this page with two different browsers, and four different operating systems. I’ve decided that the embedded media player is just plain busted.
$100K for a toy house? No wonder my taxes are killing me. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/solar-decathlons-rainy-start_594112.html
You’ll be delighted to know that the entire remainder of Urbana is low income housing. Also no income housing.
Will there be low income housing? Thought not. Class warfare is on!
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Just a point of correction. The vote was 7-1. Councilman Faraci was not present. What I find interesting on this “non-partisan” council is that those most often interpreted to be the “liberals” on the council, felt it necessary to excuse themselves and hum and haw to…
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Pamela - Are the roasteries in Seattle as clean as CSR? It always disturbs me a little that it is so clean in there.
Now you will be able to munch on pizza and shrimp cocktails in downtown Urbana (whilst a DJ spins?) after your dissolution of marriage http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/features/its-your-business/2012-02-05/its-your-business-new-pizza-place-downtown-urban Is this a franchise of a Reno pizza joint, or just a coincidence of name? http://www.blackrockpizza.com
Signs someone is “fishing” for a factual anchor: 1. Starts call to radio with: “I’ve been an Illini fan for (XX) years” or “I’m a diehard fan,” as if somehow that unverifiable claim will justify the 5 minutes of B.S. that follows. 2. Makes reference to KenPom…
That’s what she said.
Black dog and Siam terrace is where I always go after my divorces.
Love CSR. Apart from making my way through the regular roasts in 1/2 pound increments, I also like to pick up some of the little sample packets of the flavored stuff for when the lady and I feel like getting crazy. Sticky Bun is pretty nice.
If you happen to be getting a divorce, or fighting a DUI prosecution, downtown Urbana is a great place to eat.
HUUUUUUGE fan of their Black Velvet roast…It makes up about 75% of my coffee intake. LOL CSR is definitely one of those Champaign institutions that I brag about to people not from here. :-)
We like CSR too! We french press at home and I leave the lid off while it steeps—letting the ground beans bloom. Then, like in your tasting, I scoop off the top layer before pressing. We really need to invest in a burr grinder though, as I…
Confidential? In this state? Hahahahahahahhahahaha
just confirmed: there will be white russians served. the art abides.
big lebowski at the art. mark it, dude.
There’s a great video promo out for “Company” too: http://vimeo.com/36077847
Wow, His Majesty took the time to answer your polite plea. It’s been a while since I spoke fluent arrogance, but allow this attempt at a translation: “I deeply regret the embarrassment…” = I wish we hadn’t got caught and it wasn’t a big deal really. “...and…
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I had their tea at the Urbana Farmer’s Market when they first started out and it was great! Their tins recently caught my eye at Walnut Street Tea Company and my guests used it all up before I could even try it! Way to go Tiesta, stay…
Im fine with missing ingredients and of course they fixed things what restaurant fights with the customer over things like that anymore. ( the way social media could affect them) My problem is that I am visiting you place of business within the first week of opening.…
Thanks for that, Louis CK.
Your call to stay pissed is precisely why global warming fanatics will fail. Emotion has no place in hard science. The problem with the issue of global warming is that is has been pumped full of emotion and politics, and the science is becoming a by-product. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577171531838421366.html?KEYWORDS=global+warming
Clearly the Postal Officials in favor of this cannot make an economic argument, as this saves the post office $0. What is their rationale?
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