Kathy's #Mailbag, July 26, 2024
Drop in a question of your very own BY CLICKING HERE or by emailing Kathy Reiser at mailbag@news-gazette.com.Sign up for our Kathy's Mailbag newsletter hereNeed to fill your tires up for free? Grab a bite to eat after a round of golf in Urbana? Hike in Mahomet? Maybe find some sunflowers for a dog-days-of-summer pick-me-up? We have answers — and plenty of them — in this week's 'Bag: The building that currently houses Anthem, an LGBTQ+-friendly bar and dance club in downtown Champaign, served a much more subdued purpose when it opened as the Price Building around 1915.Ben Price, a lawyer, and W.E. Price, in the insurance and loan business, were the first two occupants at 302 N. Hickory St. (now 302 N. Neil), according to old city directories. By 1919-20, Twin City Abstract Company was located there, as well.Nunan Trunk & Leather Co., Central Illinois Mutual Relief Association, and the 33rd Division of the Illinois National Guard joined the original businesses in the building by the late...