By Ridhi Chaudhary Lively beats and dynamic rhythms made the sixth annual Urbana Music Festival on June 21 — the first day of summer — a celebration that attracted crowds of all ages. The event, held at the Urbana Regional…
Everyone is invited to the Urbana Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Carnival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with fireworks and a special discount on rides. Nightly musical entertainment, kids’ games and rides, buffet dinners, pizza, ice cream and…
On June 14, dancers of Urbana Dance and their friends and family gathered in the Urbana High School auditorium for an annual recital. This year’s event marked the 10-year anniversary Urbana Dance. Urbana Dance co-owner Sonja Davis was excited about…
In December 2013, Washington Post education columnist Valerie Strauss asked local teachers to respond to her simple question, “How hard is teaching?” She received many responses, and then published a lengthy email from a Frederick County teacher on Sunday, Jan.…
The new Sugarloaf Elementary School will soon become a reality in Urbana. The 96,000-square-foot building will have the capacity for 725 students in pre-K through fifth grade, and will be part of the mixed-use development located west of Route 355…
By Surovi Laxmi Bain While the beach seems like the ideal place to visit during summer, an Urbana family picked a different destination – Alaska. In late June, Villages of Urbana residents J.P. and Tracey McCabe took their children –…
Approximately 50 people attended a recent meeting at the Urbana Regional Library to hear about trash disposal options in Frederick County. The meeting was hosted by the No Incinerator Alliance (NIA) of Frederick. The waste-to-energy incinerator facility proposal has met…
UHS Football Players Volunteer at Centerville In late spring, a number of football players from the Urbana High School (UHS) Hawks team gathered in the afternoon at Centerville Elementary School to read to a first-grade class. The young students were…
Rising senior Carey Dundee spent the first part of his summer making meticulous plans and then executing them, resulting in two brand new sheds he gifted to the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank. “Carey is amazing,” said Jo Ostby, director…
New Location for Dog Groomer Since 2007, Urbana resident Karen Seitzinger has groomed friends’ and neighbors’ dogs. When the real estate business slowed, Seitzinger decided to leave her job as a loan officer and do what she loved — work…
