After more than a decade of providing community news coverage to Urbana, Ijamsville, Green Valley and Monrovia, The Town Courier publisher has made the difficult decision to shut down The Town Courier. After close to a year of struggling advertising…
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Williams Walk Draws Locals Together
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Each May, the Walk for Williams is an important event in the Urbana community, marking Williams Syndrome Awareness month. Williams Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects families in the Urbana area, including Tatum Ridgley, a 9-year-old who attends…
Time to Close Up Shop
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The news seems to have spread quickly proving Urbana as the tight-knit community I have grown to love — and nothing makes me sadder than this news in the first place. A few weeks ago, I received the phone call:…
Monthly Agenda
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Mission of Mercy Golf Classic On June 15, Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville hosts the Mission of Mercy Golf Classic. The event raises funds for Mission of Mercy, a nonprofit Christian organization that provides free healthcare, dental care and…
Local Opens Craft Coffee Shop
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Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Urbana Highlands resident Tracy Hathaway said she was the kid with the bike. After college, getting married and having three daughters, Hathaway became the woman with the good coffee, bringing enough to share with other…
Local Moms Muse Over Mother’s Day
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Nothing makes you more grateful for your mom than becoming a mom. And nothing makes you more grateful for your child than losing a child. Since the passing of our son Myles in September, I have been amazed by two…
Get Into Summer Shenanigans in Frederick County
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Summertime makes most of us feel more alive — food just somehow tastes better when eaten outside, a daily dose of Vitamin D breathes health into our bodies and many of the year’s best memories are made on sunny vacations.…
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Waltzing for a Cure Support Urbana resident Al Clapp and healthcare worker Lindsay Goodrich as they dance for a cure in the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association Memory Ball on May 2. In this event, they dance in honor of Al’s wife,…
Local Author Weaves Kid’s Story Through Experience
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After teaching children dance for 25 years, Gina Bates Brown decided to pen six stories about things she wished she had known as a little girl. What she wrote turned into “Zen and Bodhi’s Snowy Day,” a children’s book published…
Home Spun Fulfillment
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Recently, this phrase caught my eye: “Creativity is my exercise of choice.” I laughed. That hits the nail on the head when it comes to my personality. This winter, I’ve been attempting to stay in shape, taking classes at a…