By Ridhi Chaudhary Lively beats and dynamic rhythms made the sixth annual Urbana Music Festival on June 21 — the first day of summer — a celebration that attracted crowds of all ages. The event, held at the Urbana Regional…
Everyone is invited to the Urbana Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Carnival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with fireworks and a special discount on rides. Nightly musical entertainment, kids’ games and rides, buffet dinners, pizza, ice cream and…
On June 14, dancers of Urbana Dance and their friends and family gathered in the Urbana High School auditorium for an annual recital. This year’s event marked the 10-year anniversary Urbana Dance. Urbana Dance co-owner Sonja Davis was excited about…
In December 2013, Washington Post education columnist Valerie Strauss asked local teachers to respond to her simple question, “How hard is teaching?” She received many responses, and then published a lengthy email from a Frederick County teacher on Sunday, Jan.…
The new Sugarloaf Elementary School will soon become a reality in Urbana. The 96,000-square-foot building will have the capacity for 725 students in pre-K through fifth grade, and will be part of the mixed-use development located west of Route 355…
By Surovi Laxmi Bain While the beach seems like the ideal place to visit during summer, an Urbana family picked a different destination – Alaska. In late June, Villages of Urbana residents J.P. and Tracey McCabe took their children –…
