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You know the 2019 Local Hero Award winner and one-time News-Gazette Urbana beat reporter from Ebertfest (Roger's longtime friend and a key supporter from the beginning), Hendrick House (longtime owner/operator) or any of a number of service organizations she's played a leading role in....
The News-Gazette, January 28, 2019
Hendrick House is doing its part to support local furloughed workers who might be having a tough time due to the shutdown. Workers and their partners and families are invited to have a free meal at HH, they just need to show a government ID. Hendrick House is located on the corner of Green and Lincoln in Urbana....
Smile Politely, January 23, 2019
At the CARE for a Taste event in Urbana at Hendrick House on November 17, 2018 Hendrick House chef Iain Curtis (left), Betsy Hendrick, and manager Rob Cooley pose for a photo during the social hour of the CARE for a Taste fundraiser....
The News-Gazette, December 30, 2018
We’re all familiar with Meals on Wheels right? It’s a service many communities have, where volunteers bring hot meals to people who are unable to leave their homes due to mental...
Smile Politely, December 7, 2018
The Fowler Farm Project began in 2014 when Edison Middle School teacher Julie Anders applied for a CUSF grant to establish a "living lab" at Fowler Farm in west Champaign. It continues to be used by both Unit 4 and District 116 students, and received the "Golden Beet" award from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance earlier this year....
Smile Politely, September 18, 2018
The food truck is not going away! You can find it at Parkland in the B1 parking lot around lunchtime until the cafeteria opens in September. ...
Smile Politely, August 21, 2018
Betsy’s Bistro is the renamed Hendrick House food truck, back for the summer with a new menu. The Hendrick House truck offered formidable fare such as Jalapeño Candied Bacon and the Cubano, which was my favorite cuban sandwich in C-U. I was disappointed that neither of these items made the new menu, so I set out to see if the new, simpler menu could stack up to my former favorites....
Smile Politely, July 3, 2018