Martin Posse founded his urban apiary, New Horizons, in 2015. Since then the Ijamsville beekeeper, who studied his craft extensively at a farming high school and kept hives in his native country of Argentina, has worked to solve his bees’…
Food Bank Collects School Supplies The Greater Urbana Area Food Bank collected school supplies for local students this summer. Thanks to the generosity of the community, 300 Urbana area students are ready for school. New President for Frederick Chamber Elizabeth…
Sol Yoga: Good Cause Class Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21 & 28, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Urbana Regional Library This free yoga class is offered by Sol Yoga’s Good Cause Division. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Donations…
Parked at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (UMC) on Urbana Pike, the United Methodist Motorcycle Association-Maryland chapter is open to all faiths—and you don’t even need to ride a motorcycle to join. The idea, Pastor Rod Fry said, “is to…
Amanda McGrath started as Urbana High School (UHS) assistant principal on July 1, and she’s already working to get the word out on four great ways that families can support school programs—without contributing any extra money from their own pockets.…
Urbana Elementary Site Plan Approved The Frederick County Planning Commission gave unanimous approval on Aug. 8 to a site plan for the new Urbana Elementary School. The current Urbana Elementary School, built in the 1960s as a one story, 64,000-square-foot…
When you think of the Urbana Carnival, you think of rides, music, food and fireworks. But the real story of the Urbana Carnival is its people, those who come year after year—and those who volunteer. Three volunteers who have seen…
New Rotary Officers Installed An installation for Rotary Club of Southern Frederick County officers for the 2018-2019 year was held at the Monocacy National Battlefield on July 12. District Governor Rich Glover gave an inspiring talk about the benefits of…
Sol Yoga: Good Cause Class Urbana Regional Library, July 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Donations accepted. Twilight Hikes July 28, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 25, 6 p.m.,…
Alice and Patricia Charitable opened their online store for scrubs, accessories and makeup in May 2017 to help others in their profession be their best selves. Both are registered nurses, working for Holy Cross-Germantown and Holy Cross-Silver Spring, and they…
