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WEB3 days ago · Lots of places — too many for our usual Smile Politely Food + Drink list of five. There are 14 establishments in Downtown Champaign that serve a burger, and some restaurants have made burgers…. Alyssa Buckley. Food & Drink Sep 09, 2024 - 07:00 am.
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WEBAbout. Smile Politely is Champaign-Urbana’s culture magazine. Established in 2007 as a community contributor-driven publication, Smile Politely has evolved to include a full editorial staff and an Editorial Board, publishing more than 40,000 articles in Arts, Culture, Food and Drink, Music, and Opinion. We publish engaging editorial content ...
Year of the Park, Video Feature: Lake of the Woods, Mahomet
WEBNov 2, 2020 · Photo from Champaign-Urbana History Facebook page. Alas, sometime in the 1970s (no one is 100% certain when and I am not digging into the morgue at Urbana Free Library in a pandemic to find out) the cost of insurance on keeping the beach and waterslide open became too much to manage.
10 things to know about Mac DeMarco - Smile Politely
WEBOct 29, 2014 · 10 things to know about Mac DeMarco. Listening to Mac DeMarco is one thing. Understanding his cult following is another. Tomorrow, the modern indie rockstar takes the Foellinger Auditorium stage solo — this list should prepare you for the experience. Mac DeMarco’s incessant smoking is a critical part of his persona.
Learn or die: A review of Parable of the Sower - Smile Politely ...
WEBApr 23, 2020 · A page from Parable of the Sower. Artwork by John Jennings. Words by Damian Duffy. Image courtesy of Damian Duffy. One the most successful things about this adaptation of Sower, and the artwork specifically, is the layout of the image panels. For the most part, no two adjacent pages share the same structure.
Arts - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Five things in arts: August 2024. August in Champaign-Urbana is a month of excitement and possibility. While we’ve enjoyed summer’s quiet campus, easy parking, and shorter lines at Urbana’s Bread Company, the buzz returns as we ramp up for the new …. Amy Penne Arts Aug 01, 2024 - 11:00 am.
The new Rose Bowl Tavern - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's ...
WEBNicole Lanphier April 10, 2019 - 8:00am. If you’ve stepped into Rose Bowl in downtown Urbana lately, you might have thought you noticed a little less Nascar and a lot more music, and you’d be right. On March 1st, Rose Bowl Tavern changed ownership from long-time owner Steve Campbell to Charlie Harris, Marten Stromberg, and Sam Payne.
“You broke me unfixable”: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
WEBFeb 8, 2012 · No review of this play should neglect Sam Ashdown, whom I’ve enjoyed in many plays at the Krannert Center, most especially in Killer Joe.Ashdown portrays three different characters in Last Days: Pontius Pilate, Sigmund Freud, and sloppy drunk Uncle Pino. And he manages to disappear into all three.
Martinelli’s Market, the downtown deli Champaign deserves
WEBJun 8, 2023 · Tayler Neumann. As a Chicago-native’s son, my partner loves a good Italian beef, and we’re always on the hunt for a great one.Martinelli’s Italian beef ($16.95) has made the list. Built on a baguette with provolone rather than the traditional mozzarella, the sandwich had thinly sliced beef, hot giardiniera, and a side of au jus.
A historic take on “back to school”, part one - Smile Politely
WEBAug 11, 2020 · Image from the 1859 Alexander Bowman map of Urbana and West Urbana. An online history of Urbana High School relates, “Because of insufficient funds to operate the academy, it was sold to the citizens of Urbana for $5,000 to be used as a public school. The upper floor of this building was used for the secondary school classes with the primary and intermediate grades on the first floor.
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