- Will the proposed southeast Urbana Meijer store actually come to fruition? The company has owned the land at the corner of Windsor and Philo Road since “the early 1990s.” That is a long time, people, and they’ve made this threat before. But this might seem more real since development is planned for the corner across the street — an area where the developer floated the idea of a TJs. I guess the bigger question is can Urbana support both a Wal-Mart Supercenter and a Meijer? In that location, it’s safe to say they might be counting on Champaign folks zipping down on Windsor …
- Peanut’s grandma was in town this week and we checked out the new sushi place that went in in the old Hinode space, Sushi Kame. Although we were just there for lunch, we had a good experience there. It’s hard for me to rate this downtown Champaign establishment because I’m still not eating much in the way of raw fish, since I’m nursing my baby. But the bento box was good, the waitress friendly and for the most part attentive, and they had one of my favorite Japanese items on the menu (gomae, spinach with sesame paste). The only off thing we found was that for some reason they the only takeout menu they had was specifically for lunch. I’ll go back there again, especially once I can eat the good stuff again.
- If you’re in the mood to do a little early holiday shopping or want to get that book for your book club, head over to Pages for All Ages this weekend and you can do something good for a school or charity. A certain percentage of your purchase will go to a participating school or organization, if you mention it at the register. Heads up, girls: we found this adorable tote that can be a gym bag, a great carry-on or even a diaper bag. (Pages had it a little cheaper than the price listed on the Web site.) I got it in green.
- In case you didn’t know, the No. 1 football team in the country is coming to town this weekend. So let’s compare Champaign-Urbana and Columbus where it really counts — the Coldwell Banker College Home Price Comparison Index: “The Coldwell Banker College Home Price Comparison Index looks at the home towns of 119 Division 1-A college football programs to see how much the same type of house costs in each market. The benchmark: a 2,200-square foot single family house with four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, family room and two-car garage in a middle-management type neighborhood.” Columbus ranked 62nd at $251,364; Champaign-Urbana was somewhere higher, at $229,650 — a victory of sorts.
So much to say …
November 3, 2006 · 6 Comments
Categories: Babies and Kids · Best of C-U · Eating Out · Real Estate · Shopping · The Business Section · Trader Joe's · Urbana
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Lisa // November 4, 2006 at 2:02 pm
Glad to hear a good review of the new Hinode. I’ll have to try it. This Monday, though, I may finally get to the $1 sushi night at Ko-Fusion; I’ll let you know (though I am definitely not a sushi expert).
motherjones-rn // November 5, 2006 at 5:01 am
Hi there:
This is off the subject, but I wanted you to know how much I enjoy your blog. I use to live in Champaign MANY years ago, and reading your blog is like coming home again. Keep up the good work. I’ll be back.
Mother Jones, RN
lbotp // November 5, 2006 at 10:32 am
Thanks so much MotherJones. People like you make this worthwhile!
Notes from a food-filled weekend « little blog on the prairie // December 12, 2006 at 11:08 pm
[...] With Peanut’s grandparents in town over the weekend, we decided to order out some sushi from Sushi Kame. My dad thought it was a nice touch when they gave him some miso soup to eat while he was waiting for the order. He was satisfied with his sushi; I enjoyed their salmon teriyaki. The only disappointment there was the fact that they didn’t have the spinach dish (gomae) we love; they claimed it was due to the e-coli spinach scare. [...]
Jeff // June 28, 2007 at 10:23 pm
I Hayashi some time.
Jeff // June 28, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Thanks WP. I really said:
I <3 Sushi Kame… I was pretty sad to see Sushi County go, but it’s definitely worth the Sushi Kame experience. Ko-Fusion and Kamakura are both good as well, but if you are in Bloomington and looking for a good Japanese restaurant check out Hayashi some time.
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