It takes a lot of work to #dreambigsoarhigh as the Urbana High School Show Choir hashtag declares, and the Soaring Sensations have been putting in that work. The group of fully choreographed and staged choral performers was established in 1998,…
Author Erin Teagan will be presenting “Fast Drafting for the Not-So-Speedy Writer” at the Urbana Regional Library on Saturday, Oct. 19, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Teagan wrote the Luciana series (American Girl’s 2018 Girl of the Year), “The Friendship Experiment”…
With the tagline, “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town,” the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) and its countless volunteers put words into action across the country. SHP was founded seven years ago in Twin Falls, Idaho,…
More than 20 moms and their little ones descended on the Urbana Community Park on Sept. 11 when the MOMS Club of Urbana held their first open house. The club welcomed prospective new members. “It was a great opportunity for…
As the 2019-2020 school year approached, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) made administrative changes in Urbana schools, promoting and transferring staff into principal and assistant principal positions. The incoming administrators are looking forward to joining their new communities. Kathryn Golightly,…
Frederick County students will return to school for the 2019-2020 academic year on Sept. 3. It is a time of change, particularly for students making the transition from elementary school into middle school, and middle school into high school. Children…
The Frederick Chapter of Maryland Writers’ Association (MWA), which is based at Urbana Regional Library, will be hosting an open mic at Sky Stage in Frederick on Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. Some members of the chapter have signed up to…
In April, the Keller family returned from Vietnam, where they adopted their second Vietnamese daughter, Lana, who will be entering fourth grade at Centerville Elementary School this fall. Katherine Ross-Keller, an occupational therapist in Montgomery County Public Schools, her husband,…
A new spa in Urbana offers something unique. Co-owned by three Chinese women—two masseuses and an acupuncturist—Acu Massage & Spa specializes in traditional Chinese medicine and focuses on massage and acupuncture. Acu Massage & Spa opened in the Urbana Village…
A bridging ceremony held at Urbana High School on June 10 marked the transition of 54 girls from their previous level within the Girl Scout hierarchy to their new level. A bridging ceremony celebrates the ascension from one level to…
