“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind.” When Les Emmerson of the Canadian rock group Five Man Electrical Band penned those words in 1971, he clearly had no idea that signage would someday evolve into…
Fresh energy is everywhere you look at Pumpernickel + Rye, the creation of sister-owners Amy Nesbit, executive chef, and Megan Hook, general manager. Urbana is in for a real treat with this first-of-its-kind scratch kitchen, new school deli and neighborhood…
Urbana Art & Soul Studio introduces Creative Spaces, a unique shopping experience that allows clients to select pre-arranged gifts as well as make and personalize their own. Similar to a tag sale, the concept involves customized gifts for the holiday…
With enthusiasm and style, Jordan Knicley recently brought her Urban Violet Boutique to Urbana. Originally from Hagerstown where she started out in marketing, beauty and fashion as co-owner of the Sagittarius Salon & Spa, Knicley described the boutique as “my…
Sweet Babe’s to Add Apple Dumplings Mark your calendars for Nov. 16. That’s the day that Sweet Babe’s Creamery, 3534B Urbana Pike in Casabella Commons, will begin serving apple dumplings. Nov. 16 is also the start of cool weather hours…
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…
There is an oasis in Adamstown amongst the endless fields of corn and hay. Some passersby will happen upon it purely by accident while others may be intrigued by their website or Facebook page. Mad Science Brewery at Thanksgiving Farms…
When Nikki Williams was serving as an Arabic linguist with the U.S. Air Force, she couldn’t have predicted that she would someday turn her experiences into a career of birth and healing. Now a doula, Williams supports a family “with…
For 16 seasons, Anne Bertinuson has been growing specialty cut flowers, flowering plants and herbs on Rosebud Estates, a farm she rents on Route 80 in Monrovia. “I specialize in lilies and grow them from April to November,” she said…
Surf House Debuts Music on New Patio Picture this: UHS alum and Hammocks frontman Gary McKee performing from the “We Could Be Giants” Surf House lifeguard chair with his band set up at his fee, and underground DMV DJ Whighzeguy…
