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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General Manager Cares for Villages of Urbana
by Sally Alt • • 0 Comments
Villages of Urbana general manager Aimee Winegar is a master problem solver. Every day, she finds solutions to a wide range of local residents’ problems. Winegar’s job is to manage the Villages of Urbana properties, which includes two recreation centers…
Ijamsville Resident Dances to Raise Funds for Wife
by Kristy Crawford • • 0 Comments
On Saturday, May 2, The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Memory Ball was held at the Walkersville Event Center. Eleven couples competed in a Dancing with the Stars format to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. The semi-formal evening included cocktails, dinner,…
Community Enjoys Third Annual Hawkfest
by Sirad Hassan • • 0 Comments
This year’s 3rd annual Hawkfest, held April 25, did not disappoint with about 2,000 attendees enjoying the Urbana High School campus transformed into a quasí festival, fair and amusement park. Activities ranged from new rides, such as the Mindwinder spin,…
Urbana Students Take on the Eurozone Crisis
by Rishub Nahar • • 0 Comments
In recent years there is a fierce debate about the state of the European economy. Many European nations are dealing with constant threats of recession and bankruptcy. I am pleased to announce that this year a team of Urbana High…
Williams Walk Draws Locals Together
by Bethany Starin • • 0 Comments
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…
Shop Talk
by Staff • • 0 Comments
By Kristy Crawford and Bethany E. Starin Atlantic Grille Offers Pizza, Outdoor Dining While Atlantic Grille is not new to Urbana, its managing owner, George Klisas, just moved around the corner into the Villages of Urbana (VOU). “We love it,”…
Time to Close Up Shop
by Bethany Starin • • 0 Comments
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:…
UMS Welcomes Margaret Peterson Haddix
by Ridhi Chaudhary • • 0 Comments
On April 30, Urbana Middle School (UMS) students interacted with popular children’s author Margaret Peterson Haddix. The event was divided into a two-part session held in the UMS library and cafeteria. Students from all grade levels were invited to the…
Fresh Flavors at the Urbana Library Farmers’ Market
by Jo Ostby • • 0 Comments
The air is sweetly warm these days, inspiring me to combine fresh foods in creative ways for dinner. And there is no better place to find fresh foods than the Urbana Library Farmers’ Market. Set up behind the Urbana Regional…