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Sipyard opens for the season on April 25th

April 23, 2019 / 8:33am / Jessica Hammie

Sipyard, the beer garden in Downtown Urbana, will open for the season on Thursday, April 25th. This is a little later than in years past,… More »

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Avionics has an updated food menu

April 22, 2019 / 8:55am / Jessica Hammie

Starting next week, Avionics will have a slightly smaller food menu, and the kitchen will only open until 2 p.m. Some of the tried and true favorites… More »

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What is your favorite non-burger item at Farren’s?

April 19, 2019 / 12:20pm / Jessica Hammie

We all know that Farren's has a great burger. In fact, by our count, it's the best. But Farren's also makes other delicious items. I'm… More »

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You can buy Dancing Dog’s ketchup at Harvest Market

April 18, 2019 / 1:54pm / Jessica Hammie

Dancing Dog has recently started bottling its house made ketchup, and it's now available to purchase at Harvest Market ($4.79). The ketchup is obviously vegan,… More »

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You can buy coffee from a robot on campus

April 17, 2019 / 11:38am / Jessica Hammie

Yes, you read that correctly. The Yummy Future Robot Café is a startup created by U of I engineering graduate student Guangzhe Cui. The robot can make… More »

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It’s a good day for an Italian soda at Cafe Kopi

April 17, 2019 / 7:38am / Jessica Hammie

Warmer weather is finally here! It has me craving something refreshing to drink, and in addition to Maize's watermelon agua fresca, I often think about… More »

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Watermelon drinks are back at Maize

April 16, 2019 / 12:37pm / Jessica Hammie

Is there no better indicator of warm weather than watermelon agua fresca and watermelon margaritas at Maize? The agua fresca is my go-to hot weather… More »

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What’s your favorite pizza in C-U?

April 12, 2019 / 8:40am / Jessica Hammie

We have a solid selection of pizza in this town, ranging from cracker-thin crusts to deep dish. Which restaurant makes your favorite pizza? Do you… More »

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Epiphany Farms is now serving weekend brunch and Sunday dinner

April 11, 2019 / 8:25am / Jessica Hammie

Have you been to Epiphany Farms in Bloomington? It's an actual farm-to-table restaurant — they literally source most of their product from their farm. The food… More »

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Learn about and taste kosher wine at Binny’s tomorrow

April 10, 2019 / 12:48pm / Jessica Hammie

The Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation and Illini Chabad are hosting a kosher wine tasting at Binny's tomorrow, Thursday, April 11th from 7 to 9 p.m. Here are… More »

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