Category Archives: Champaign Urbana Community

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Welcome to Curbanas!

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In just a few days you will be able to enjoy a bit more outdoor dining space right in front of two downtown Urbana eateries. Early this morning, Urbana crews were arrembling the “parklet” kits which have been called CURBANAS–cool moniker!

The first two (will there be more?) are in front of Cafeteria and Co and Crane Alley, both on Main in downtown Urbana. They are not that wide (one of the crew was wondering outloud this am if you could even seat 4 people at a table), and they are RIGHT on the street. Not sure how this will work when a truck whizzes by during dining hours.

Oh well–great idea and a great name.

So—when will they come (if at all) to Downtown Champaign or Campustown?

Curbanas in downtown Urbana

The first Curbana takes shape in front of Crane Alley this morning.


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Uncork Urbana- A New Wine Festival

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Wine in downtown Urbana

The first ever local wine festival kicks of June 14 in downtown Urbana!

The creatives in downtown Urbana have done it again–and this new wine festival will prove to be one of the most popular in the Champaign Urbana area in the years to come. Tomorrow the innagural “Uncork Urbana Wine Festival” kicks off in the heart of Urbana in the Busey Bank parking lot. The feature will be wines and beers from local wineries and craft breweries as well as a full slate of entertainment.

The cost is just $10 for 5 samplings and you can purchase drink tickets. Must be 21!

The wine festival runs 1-9p with continuous entertainment.

 


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U of I Flash Index

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News Gazette economy indicator

The U of I Flash Index graphed this morning on the News Gazette. The econmoic figure has risen generalloy over the last two years.

The U of I Flash Index was published yesterday and it was up a bit from April. This stat is calculated  monthly by the UI Institute of Government and Public affairs and gives a measure of present and future economic health of the Champaign Urbana area. It is a weighted average of growth rates in personal income, corportate earnings, and consumer spending.

The figure rose a bit from April (106) to 106.2 in May. The figure has generally been on the climb since May of 2012 when it pegged 102. Any figure above 100 is considered to be a positive economic indicator. It is also a sign the the Champaign Urbana real estate market is healthy.


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Envisioning Our Micro-Urban Future

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We live in this unique community called "micro-urban" and we have a vision!

We live in this unique community called “micro-urban” and we have a vision!

This new video from the people at Krannert was introduced yesterday at the economic seminar at I Hotel. It follows the little film that initiated the term “micro-urban” a few years ago.

This is the kind of community we are in Champaign Urbana and the vision we have for the future.


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