Homegrown for the Holiday: A Locavore’s Thanksgiving

locavore Thanksgiving Chambanamoms

Keep your holiday meal local by partaking in one of these Champaign-Urbana area food vendors.

C-U Essential Toolkit: Curtis Orchard

Champaign Urbana Curtis Orchard C-U Essential Toolkit

If Curtis Orchard in southwest Champaign is open, you can bet the farm that this favorite haunt will be full of families and fun.

Weekly Spotlight July 20-26

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Free fun at the county fair, free donuts, and free concerts — all in a week, July 20-26

Being a Jew in C-U: Apples and Honey

Taste some apples and honey and learn about Rosh Hashanah at a free community event on Sunday, Sept. 5 at Curtis Orchard. (Photo by Public Domain Photos on flickr)

It’s Rosh Hashanah, and here’s what I’m thinking: thank goodness for honeycrisp apples.

Seven Events in Seven Days: A Guide to the Week Ahead

Head over to the University of Illinois quad for a special concert on Thursday, July 22. Photo by stantontcady on flickr

We’ve got a few tips on what to do and where to go during the week of July 21-27.