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The Venue CU in downtown Champaign has finally gotten to keep its ribbon reducing and grand opening celebration this past week, extra than six months right after it opened for company.

Together the way, the household operating this wedding day and celebration spot at 51 E. Primary St. has experienced one particular challenge after an additional — amid them professional medical challenges for one of the companions.

3 weeks back, Dan Church, a single of the house owners, donated a kidney to one particular of the other entrepreneurs, his father-in-law, Greg Bugbee, and both equally are now executing high-quality, Church said.

Bugbee had been in kidney failure but had to hold out on a transplant because of to his coronary heart situation, Church reported.

“He’s been amazing in terms of his electricity and what he’s been ready to do, but not possessing him any where around 100 p.c ability has been difficult,” Church explained.

His father-in-legislation was cleared for the transplant at Barnes-Jewish Healthcare facility, St. Louis, and at this level, “he’s in great condition. I’m in excellent form,” Church said.

The Location CU opened in September in two spaces previously occupied by the 51 Primary nightclub and Memphis on Main bar following an considerable renovation. The 10,000-sq.-foot house has exposed brick partitions, tailor made lighting, restored tin ceilings and back again bar and a replication of primary flooring.

Pandemic-related development delays and accumulating limitations mixed with tiny authorities pandemic assistance for new organizations has designed some troubles, Church said. But the town did deliver $5,000 in help, and bookings for company and College of Illinois situations are finding up, he reported.

And postponed wedding ceremony situations are being rescheduled. The facility now has 60 weddings booked for this yr and subsequent, Church claimed.

Gatherings are getting booked from as significantly away as Bloomington, Peoria, Kankakee and Chicago, Church mentioned.

The Venue CU has some area positive aspects, he said. It offers a more substantial house in a vibrant downtown region, and quite a few UI graduate couples might want to get married in the group wherever they fulfilled, relatively than in either of their house towns and larger metropolitan areas.

“It’s sort of a destination feel for them and at a a lot greater rate level,” Church said.

Along with Church and Bugbee and a 3rd spouse, Casey Gold, all three of the men’s wives are also associated in the organization. Miranda Church is the wedding party coordinator, Christine Bugbee is the bookkeeper and Grianna Gold is the graphic designer.

Dan Church is optimistic about the long run.

“We’re a resilient bunch,” he stated. “We’ll get there.”

New name

OSF Healthcare is renaming all its Urgo hassle-free care facilities OSF OnCall Urgent Treatment.

New signs will be heading up upcoming week at Urgo places in north and south Champaign, and on Might 10 at Urbana and Danville places, according to OSF spokesman Curt Squires. Upcoming places in Rantoul and Danville also will carry the new name.

The new model name consists of the two present OSF OnCall Virtual urgent treatment as well as OSF Urgo clinics, he mentioned.

“It’s actually a merger of our OSF OnCall virtual care solutions and the Urgo destinations,” Squires claimed. “The transition will include the physical OSF Urgo internet sites and the current OSF OnCall digital urgent treatment service. This will allow us to grow our on-need providers while holding all the points that make our OSF Urgos special — care designed to meet up with the affected person in which they are, effectiveness and relieve of entry.”

Profitable Realtors

Coldwell Banker Business Devonshire Realty has announced honors for 5 leading-position income pros based on their transaction revenues for final yr.

Named to Coldwell Banker Business Devonshire’s Silver Circle of Distinction: Zach Wetherell, Ryan Murphy and Josh Markiewicz.

Jay Sikorski has been named to the Thomas E. Harrington Sr. level of the Coldwell Banker Industrial Devonshire Realty Circle of Distinction.

A.J. Thoma III has been named to the Coldwell Banker Professional Gold Circle of Distinction.

All eyes on Henderson

The American Optometric Association has named Danville native Erick Henderson its 2021 Young Optometrist of the Yr. He was born and elevated in Danville and worked for the duration of his summers in college at Chittick Spouse and children Eye Care, Danville.

Even though he’s been in observe a lot less than 10 many years, Henderson “demonstrates exceptional leadership when serving the career, clients and his neighborhood,” according to the national affiliation.

Henderson is president of the board of the Western Pennsylvania Optometric Society.

He was built a member of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association Board of Administrators in 2021.