May is National Bike Month. In celebration, the City of Aurora’s Bicycle, Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Board (ABPT) is hosting its inaugural Bike Week 2019 from Monday, May 13 through Sunday, May 19 in conjunction with the Kane and Kendall Council…
Theatre Review: “August Rush” at Paramount Theatre By Marissa Amoni Perhaps I read “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” too many times in high school, but I felt like I got “August Rush,” now playing at Paramount Theatre…
Chicago restaurateur Amy Morton, Tim Rater, President and CEO of the Aurora Civic Center Authority, and Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin teamed to announce the debut of a new upscale restaurant this fall in downtown Aurora.Located at 5 E. Galena…
The Aurora Regional Fire Museum will debut a new traveling exhibit, The Art of Emergency Care on Saturday, April 13. The exhibit is the first created by the National EMS Museum and upon leaving Aurora will travel the country. To celebrate…
Almost a year after opening in downtown Aurora, Branch Gardens, 77 S. Lake St., recently expanded into the old firehouse and is now open for the season. Owner Kori Kasper is working together with various vendors in the larger space….
Aurora Downtown is once again hosting a free summer concert series at the Millennium Plaza gazebo located at 21 S. Stolp Ave. in downtown Aurora. The free series begins on Wednesday, June 12 and runs through Wednesday, August 14 (no…
During Aurora’s Spring Break, March 25-30, downtown museums are expanding their hours and offering discounts for visitors. Aurora Historical Society and Aurora Public Art, both located in the David L. Pierce Art and History Center at 20 E. Downer Pl.,…
The 107th season of the Aurora Farmers Market will open with some of the area’s favorite farmers and vendors at a new, more convenient location in downtown Aurora. This season, the market is going “Back to Our Roots” in the…
Our city will never be whole again. We’ve lost human beings, and the void they leave can never be filled. But we are the people of Aurora, and we have always been survivors. Every single one of us will wrap…
Downtown Aurora’s Paramount Theatre – now the second largest subscription house in the nation – announced the four blockbuster musicals on tap for the company’s ninth Broadway Series. Drum roll. “Newsies,” the rousing, David versus Goliath, Disney family musical ripped…
