The Deuce: It was about a year and a half ago.

Champaign thoughts. - assassin July 24, 2025, 10:32:30

Spent a few hours listening to bands and bar hopping downtown tonight. - Tuscy July 25, 2025, 22:31:47
- Well, you knew what you were getting into* - Stu July 26, 2025, 5:03:44
- I’m at Bentley’s right now. Dodged a hail of gunfire. * - assassin July 26, 2025, 1:08:08
  - Sorry. Didn't mean to shoot in your direction. * - illinijohn July 26, 2025, 20:33:19
- Good on you - LWillhite July 25, 2025, 23:12:27
You’ve changed bro * - digs July 24, 2025, 20:34:03
- No. It’s the children who are wrong. * - assassin July 25, 2025, 10:43:38
- He used to be about the music* - Stu July 24, 2025, 20:54:38
I miss Papa Dels near Campustown...used to have 2 locations* - RSMBob July 24, 2025, 18:56:40
… and caviar dreams?* - DocWalk20 July 24, 2025, 18:47:21
Could we rename the thread Champaign Problems?* - memyselfandillini July 24, 2025, 18:29:35
Taco Bell essentially moved right across the street.* - Philo July 24, 2025, 14:59:20
Sidejack...my ECI parents seem fearful about the violent crime rate in Champaign Urbana... - haighter July 24, 2025, 11:13:41
- crime has gone up in the last decade or two, no?* - ECEIllinois July 24, 2025, 14:04:48
  - 2024 Champaign crime is UP from 2023 - Poldark July 24, 2025, 14:11:51
    - thanks, biden* - VIV July 24, 2025, 14:42:52
- have heard the same from mine. Also that Urbana schools have declined?* - memyselfandillini July 24, 2025, 12:00:48
  - Mine live in Tuscola and are terrified of visiting CU. My step-dad made the comment that... - Tuscy July 24, 2025, 13:00:17
    - aside from all the other stuff, how would the trunk protect him?* - Sammich July 24, 2025, 13:16:59
    - During the pandemic, everyone thought that Seattle and Portland - Sounder July 24, 2025, 13:02:22
      - I'm pretty progressive, and Portland is still a bit of a shit show. - tvillini July 24, 2025, 13:55:35
        
        I was there last year and that was not my experience - snipes824 July 24, 2025, 19:01:29
        
        I can imagine things are very different for a woman than a dude. Also it has improved - ATL July 24, 2025, 20:47:30
        
        For sure. And this was a May ‘24 trip, so that’s my baseline* - snipes824 July 24, 2025, 20:51:18
        
        Could have also been more localized. She was there for a conference, so maybe that neighborhood. - tvillini July 25, 2025, 11:00:31
        
        I'm headed there tomorrow for a friend's memorial - Sounder July 24, 2025, 13:59:41
        
        It was about a year and a half ago. - tvillini July 24, 2025, 14:59:52
      - Two things: first, you kinda painted Seattle as such a bit. Second, PDX kinda went to shit - ATL July 24, 2025, 13:20:28
      - To be clear, in 2020 through '21 and maybe even into' 22 it was worse than it had ever been... - Tuscy July 24, 2025, 13:13:10
        
        Schools and the pandemic - Sounder July 24, 2025, 13:20:17
        
        Schools in PA reopened at the start of Fall 2020 school year. In our district kids - ATL July 24, 2025, 13:25:56
        
        Similarly, our local schools opened in Fall 2020. - EffinIllini July 25, 2025, 11:21:06
        
        Absolutely agree - Sounder July 24, 2025, 13:18:48
        
        I'd argue that Seattle still hasn't really recovered.* - illinibone July 24, 2025, 13:52:08
        
        I don't think that's really debatable - Sounder July 24, 2025, 14:00:48
        
        i appreciate learning a bit more, thanks * - memyselfandillini July 24, 2025, 13:15:32
        
        Yeah. I found that quite edifying* - opossum jenkins July 24, 2025, 19:45:16
  - C-U public schools are a shitshow these days - illini21 July 24, 2025, 12:58:27
    - my buddy teaches at centennial and got his shoulder messed up really bad trying to break up a fight - lcubed July 24, 2025, 17:12:30
    - what are the big problems? class size? teacher quality? resources?* - memyselfandillini July 24, 2025, 13:16:47
- It was pretty bad a few years ago but has improved as I understand it - Jackie July 24, 2025, 11:16:50
- It's all of the Chinese immigrants* - Sounder July 24, 2025, 11:15:21
  - From what I understand it's still "gangs from Chicago". * - haighter July 24, 2025, 11:16:23
    - According to police, most of the shootings are just personal beefs, the kind of thing - larue33 July 24, 2025, 13:56:55
    - I mean... the area in North Champaign between campus and Marketplace Mall has always... - uofi1998 July 24, 2025, 11:20:47
      - that was the area reggiedunlop and I traversed at around 2am after ishgate - Sammich July 24, 2025, 12:10:17
      - Deep Urbana is pretty bad too. - assassin July 24, 2025, 11:29:33
        
        So, I should stay off Bloomington Rd? - illinijohn July 24, 2025, 11:38:08
        
        I can’t, for the life of me, imagine anywhere in CU that is dangerous via car travel. * - haighter July 24, 2025, 11:57:24
        
        I doubt it is via car. * - assassin July 24, 2025, 12:08:48
        
        what about by segway?* - VIV July 24, 2025, 13:04:38
        
        So - illinijohn July 24, 2025, 11:35:09
        
        Buttons * - assassin July 24, 2025, 11:36:29
        
        Red. * - illinijohn July 24, 2025, 11:40:02
        
        Skelton? - osklister July 24, 2025, 11:54:16
    - good on those gang members to pursue higher education - IlliniSax05 July 24, 2025, 11:18:36
      - They're probably all athletes who never go to class* - Sounder July 24, 2025, 11:21:05
    - That cliche is still very much out there * - Jackie July 24, 2025, 11:17:42
    - DEI U of I admissions?* - Sounder July 24, 2025, 11:17:35
    - I thought that was Peoria. Oh wait, or was it Rockford?* - ibdoc July 24, 2025, 11:17:23
      - Anywhere with direct interstate access. Gangs, apparently, don't like 2-lane highways as... - haighter July 24, 2025, 11:19:29
When did they stop grazing cows in front of the Union?* - Stu July 24, 2025, 11:11:18
- nothing wrong with a woman of heft* - bbonb July 24, 2025, 11:19:04
  - rimshot. - osklister July 24, 2025, 11:52:40
Guess the age of a person who would post this? - SurfTheBoneyard July 24, 2025, 11:07:54
- he’s not wearing his hat backward* - bbonb July 24, 2025, 11:12:28
- Old people don’t drink iced coffee. - assassin July 24, 2025, 11:10:45
  - "Thas fer damnsure! - illinijohn July 24, 2025, 11:24:27
Is Hot Wok Express on University still open? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes July 24, 2025, 11:01:12
- Man I loved their beef and broccoli * - PapaDels July 24, 2025, 12:24:34
- Yep, still as tasty and awful for you as ever. - Kajagoogoo July 24, 2025, 11:13:37
and caviar dreams!* - Sammich July 24, 2025, 10:55:18
- Okay, now you're talking Rantoul. - osklister July 24, 2025, 11:53:44
- First I gotta get enough lettuce to support my shoe fetish - Sounder July 24, 2025, 11:03:16
dots - illini21 July 24, 2025, 10:39:58
- Oh ok. So same area just different spot. Now someone fix Country Fair. * - assassin July 24, 2025, 10:57:57
  - CF is very depressing to look at* - illini21 July 24, 2025, 11:04:23
    - Still waiting for Aladdin's Castle and Monical's to come back - LWillhite July 24, 2025, 11:43:22
      - And the Batter’s Cage. - assassin July 24, 2025, 12:09:20
        
        Yes!* - illini21 July 24, 2025, 14:40:06
        
        Oh, yeah!* - LWillhite July 24, 2025, 12:50:51
When did Sambos on Green close?* - Stu July 24, 2025, 10:34:59
- it was a different time back then* - bbonb July 24, 2025, 11:10:26
- The only Sambos I remember was out in Country Fair.* - Illiniphil July 24, 2025, 10:41:28
  - Between 5th and 6th, north side of Green - Stu July 24, 2025, 10:59:50

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