By Ridhi Chaudhary After countless hours of planning and preparation, the first ever Urbana High School (UHS) Mini-Thon has been slated for March 14 from 5-11 p.m. The Mini-Thon is a six-hour interactive dance marathon that raises money for pediatric…
Student actors from Ijamsville’s Friends Meeting School take the big stage downtown Frederick this month for a good cause. The students are performing “Mulan” for the school’s 10th annual community play at the Weinberg Center on March 15 to raise…
Urbana residents are expressing safety concerns about two traffic hot spots — the Centerville Elementary School (CES) neighborhood, and Lewisdale Road, where cut-through traffic is a problem. Frederick County officials and community members are currently working on solutions to the…
By Jo Ostby and Bethany E. Starin Less than 10 miles from Urbana, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard is nestled at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain on the border of Frederick and Montgomery Counties. Crafting Bordeaux-style wines, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard boasts a…
Four students, including Urbana High School’s Rachel Rosenfeld, were recently recognized for their roles in promoting peace in their communities. At an award ceremony Feb. 21 at Ijamsville’s Friends Meeting School, each student received a $100 award and a $100…
Everybody has something or someone that shapes them into the person they want to be. For Vincent Duke, senior at Urbana High School (UHS), that something was Boy Scouts. After seven years of dedication and hard work in Boy Scouts,…
Landon House Closer to Completion The historic Landon House, at the corner of routes 355 and 80, is in the final phase of construction and is scheduled to open for business this summer. “The property will offer 3,500 square feet…
It was one of those days. The kind where my son would not stop fussing whether he was held, bounced, fed, talked to, sung to, played with — then the doorbell rang, I’d forgotten the repair man was coming and…
How people relate to one another in day-to-day interactions is important in society. Civility, politeness and kindness are all measures of desirable interaction. In my February column I described a local incident involving a jogger bitten by an unleashed dog…
Dillon Fighting a New Battle Urbana Middle School sixth grader Dillon Papier is beloved in the greater Urbana community, well known for his contagious smile and love of baseball. For the past 11 years, Dillon has bravely fought Niemann-Pick Disease,…
