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Savoy approves Triptych’s permit
Last night, The Village of Savoy Board of Trustees voted 5-1 in favor of approving Triptych Brewing's special use permit. This comes after much speculation and concern from local business owner(s) and neighborhood residents about noise, saftey, and other issues.
http://www.wdws.com/audio/2012-05-17/savoy-approves-microbrewery.html
| Eat Monical’s today, support Angels
Monical's Community Day will support Imerman Angels today, a charity that matches up cancer survivors with cancer fighters all over the world, so that no one faces cancer alone!
The offer is valid at the four locations in Champaign, Urbana, or Rantoul, listed on the flier, Print and present the flier with your bill, and Monical's will donate 20% to Imerman Angels. (SK)
C-U Ride of Silence this Wednesday, May 16
C-U Ride of Silence will be held this Wednesday, May 16th. Cyclists will gather in the SW parking lot of the Assembly Hall between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The ride will depart at 7 p.m. Cyclists will ride in silence to honor those who have been killed on our roadways while bicycling. Download the press release here.
Donate or sell your old bike for a good cause
The Community Used Bike Sale is accepting bikes to donate or sell during next weekend's event. They are currently accepting bikes through Wednesday, May 16.
If you do decide to donate your bike all of the proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. They will also sell your bike for you, keeping 10% of the selling price for Habitat. Either way you are guaranteed to get all the karma.
Local badass author Jean Thompson given Pulitzer "lip service" in NY Times
Seeing as how the Pulitzer didn't go to any work of Fiction this year, some of the better experts out there decided to award it themselves. Our very own Jean Thompson was given some major props in the New York Times today as a result, with NYT Book Review Editor Gregory Cowles naming her The Year We Left Home as his choice for the award:
With that in mind, one book that might have broken through the committee’s stalemate this year is “The Year We Left Home,” by Jean Thompson. This ambitious, expansive novel opens at a wedding in small-town Iowa in 1973 and closes in the same small town 30 years later; in between, in chapters that hold their own as stand-alone stories, it follows the members of the Erickson family as they fumble their various ways through life. ... Anyone who thinks the Pulitzer committee messed up — who believes they did a disservice to literature by ignoring the three excellent finalists and every other work of American fiction published in 2011 — could do worse than reading “The Year We Left Home” as a consolation prize.
No surprise really. She's kind of totally amazing.
Ebert says Ebertfest audience was “perfect”
Roger Ebert wrote in his online journal that the Ebertfest audience at the Virginia Theater was a "perfect audience." Read his full reflection here. You deserve a pat on the back.
Sad day for music
After a long battle with cancer Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, has passed away.
Love them or hate them, the Beastie Boys did big things in the music world for a long time. RIP Adam.
Illinois athletic department operating in the black
Interesting bit of info: http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/blog/_/name/assael_shaun/id/7889475/k-state-most-profitable-athletic-department
Local news headlines for Thursday, May 3
We have just a couple today, but they're good ones.
Police Chief Pledges to Make Changes to Citizen Complaint Review Process (CI)
Officers' actions in pepper-spray incident being reviewed for discipline (N-G)
Update, 4 p.m. Here are some more, since you probably wondered how many different ways a press conference could be covered:
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“Police Probe Faults Both Sides in June 5th Arrest” (WILL)
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“Champaign Pepper Spray Arrest Investigation Complete” (WAND)
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“Gerard looks back on first year as Champaign mayor” (N-G)
- “Robbery reported at Champaign bank” (DI)
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“Red Bull race marks three-peat for chariot fleet” (DI)
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“Fraudulent charge investigation casts shadow over Penn Station’s reputation” (DI)
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“Monsanto to pledge $250,000 grant to UI Agriculture Communications program” (DI)
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“Rare Weather: April cooler than March in Illinois” (WAND)
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“A benefit for Adam Ferrett will take place at the Savoy Elks Club on Saturday” (WCIA)
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“Champaign Man Upset Over Apartment Bed Bugs” (WCIA)
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“Illinois Ranks Poorly On Survey That Looks At Business Climates” (WICD)
Nerdiest space launch of all time set for Saturday, May 5 in Urbana
A student organization at the University of Illinois called Space for All has joined forces with a California entrepreneur to do something not at all predictable and send a high-altitude weather balloon to space manned by famed captains Kirk and Picard. According to the University News Bulletin:
University of Illinois students are counting down to the scheduled launch Saturday (May 5) of an enterprising project: a high-altitude balloon carrying models of “Star Trek” captains James Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard into space. Their mission: to record 3-D video, to seek out new heights and to boldly go where no action figure has gone before.
This nerdy quest began with this Kickstarter campaign and will come to fruition this Saturday in Urbana. The Kickstarter project is still live, so if you feel like adding to the already $6,191 already donated to this project you better move at, like, warpspeed over the next two hours and do so.
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“Smile Politely sports writer announces candidacy for city government.”
Snell and the little Hitlers of the neighborhood association need to chill out. Legitimate businesses should have the freedom to exist without having to endure the slings and arrows of ignorant and misguided opposition.
And without bloodshed. Sounds like the Savoy trustees aren’t as narrow-minded as some of their whiny pants constituents. Do you think quack Snell is already planning an asinine counterattack or is he still laying low after those “threats” against his person?
Excellent. I am glad sometimes American dreams are encouraged, rather than stifled.
Dollars to waffles says the study session will conclude that there is parking available in the Hill Street Parking Deck.
I can see requiring them to plug meters where they park, but the license fee thing sure sounds like some established business doesn’t like the competition and has an in with the city gummint staff.
This is pretty much ridiculous. However, I would hope that local businesses that aren’t opposed would step up and allow the Crave Truck in their private parking lots. That won’t solve the licensing issue though… (Insert not-so-subtle reference to Snell being behind the grand conspiracy to kill…
How convenient.
Sick Boy was pretty good with computers.
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Oh nice! I’d totally vote for Matt Campbell!
“Smile Politely sports writer announces candidacy for city government.”
I also got to visit Big Grove Tavern during the soft open and definitely enjoyed the pork belly the most of all the dishes I sampled. The cheesy grits and the vinegary pickled vegetables were a perfect compliment to the rich pork belly.
The Alan Partridge lookalike on the right in the first small photo has nothing to condescend to anyone about. AH HA!
Snell and the little Hitlers of the neighborhood association need to chill out. Legitimate businesses should have the freedom to exist without having to endure the slings and arrows of ignorant and misguided opposition.
represent, Matt.
Yeah, I’d agree that Transporter Room 3 is the worst house venue I’ve ever seen.
Food trucks are the start-up, small businesses of the future for those unable to afford real estate. No surprise, that merchants who pay rent, utilities, and maintenance on a property would despise the traveling competition. Or developers who build more empty retail spaces would want to close…
Not so much far-right Tea Party as a balanced, moderate viewpoint between letting businesses succeed and protecting society with reasonable regulations. In spite of what the city reps are saying, the interpretation of policy on this issue certainly has changed. Letting a business start up under one…
I think it’s neat that SP has turned rightward, now espousing a Tea Party-style frustration with government regulations & taxes.
This makes me so sad. (Happy to live in Urbana, though!) Crave Truck has been a GREAT addition to the food choices in C-U, and it’d be a travesty to chase them away. This town should be supporting small businesses. I’m glad to hear that they’ll still…
*slow. clap.* Still offering no threat of intelligence…. I know I said I thought you should just write this whole column yourself next year, Isaac, but now that you’ve gone and taken a “part deux” run at it, I’d like to modify my request: Best Music 2013,…
Actually, it’s kind of nice, the quiet. John Heoffleur’s engaging commentary/dialogue is sorely missed, however. In lieu of someone intelligent saying something, I’ve compiled a list of Honourable Mentions: BEST ROCK BAND: Take Care ::these gentlemen have four completely different sets at their disposal right now (which…
What? Echo! (Echo!) Where’s the dischord and dissent?
This weekend will mark the first appearance of Kayla Brown’s Fire Doll Candle booth at the Market. Check it: http://www.facebook.com/firedollcandles
And without bloodshed. Sounds like the Savoy trustees aren’t as narrow-minded as some of their whiny pants constituents. Do you think quack Snell is already planning an asinine counterattack or is he still laying low after those “threats” against his person?
hey, if hair ain’t gon’ be over your head, my jokes may as well be.
Okay, almost 24 hours later and I finally got Issac’s Summer joke. I’m an idiot.
Excellent. I am glad sometimes American dreams are encouraged, rather than stifled.
Swap the dog for a fire pit and it sounds like you’re writing about my back yard. Very nice.
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Oh nice! I’d totally vote for Matt Campbell!