The restored and refurbished, 217-year-old Zion Episcopal Church and cemetery in Urbana will be open to visitors on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The opportunity to see inside is rare, as the church is normally open by…
The Frederick Chapter of Maryland Writers’ Association (MWA), which is based at Urbana Regional Library, will be hosting an open mic at Sky Stage in Frederick on Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. Some members of the chapter have signed up to…
Carolyn Pascal is a relentless champion for social justice. At the age of 12, she began giving countless hours to the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank to fight hunger in our community for three years. When she was 15, she…
Celebrate Indian Culture, Heritage and Achievements The 18th annual Festival of India, presented by the Indian Association of Frederick, is planned for Saturday, Sept. 7 at the W.R. Talley Rec Center, 123 Bentz St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and…
Sol Yoga: Good Cause Class Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20 & 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Urbana Regional Library Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Free, but donations accepted. Twilight Hikes Aug. 31, 7:30-9 p.m., Monocacy National Battlefield…
Summer is over, and it’s been a great one here at Urbana. We had a remarkably busy summer at the Urbana library, with more than 22,000 people coming through the doors in June alone! Our summer was packed with a…
On a dark and stormy night—or rather, in the aftermath of a strong and quickly moving storm that downed trees and knocked out power, “The Blair Witch Project” writer and director Ed Sánchez sat down to talk to Emmy award-winning…
In April, the Keller family returned from Vietnam, where they adopted their second Vietnamese daughter, Lana, who will be entering fourth grade at Centerville Elementary School this fall. Katherine Ross-Keller, an occupational therapist in Montgomery County Public Schools, her husband,…
While some teens are preoccupied with posting photos on Instagram or winning a round of Fortnite, Urbana High School (UHS) rising junior Ember Carrera is busy trying to save planet Earth. “Composting is essential to a healthy planet,” she said.…
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…
