The Urbana Latino Association hosted an outdoor celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday, Oct. 5 beneath beautiful blue skies. As Latin band Grupo Quimboa played, people of all ages moved on the dance floor set in the middle…
Thomas Nikirk describes himself as a “hometown Frederick boy.” On Nov. 10, the Vietnam veteran will be sharing “The Vietnam Experience in Photographs” at the Urbana Library at 1 p.m. Nikirk graduated from Frederick High School in 1964 and headed…
A local preliminary to Miss Maryland and Miss America, the first-ever Miss Urbana Scholarship Program competition will debut Nov. 16, 4 p.m. at Frederick Community College’s JBK Theater. Four young women are vying for the title of Miss Urbana 2020…
Trail of Jack-O-Lanterns Oct. 25-26, 6-10 p.m., Green Meadows Petting Farm Visit the trail of lights, jack-o-lanterns of all shapes and sizes, fire pits, and animals in the barn. Available for purchase are Halloween wagon rides, sweet treats, s’mores, pumpkin…
Have you heard the latest about our library? We’ve made some very exciting changes to our policies! One of the biggest changes is that as of Oct. 1, we are no longer charging any overdue fines for children’s materials. Children’s…
Food Bank Gears Up for Holidays The Greater Urbana Area Food Bank is gearing up for a busy fall and holiday season. Starting the season off is the annual Scouting for Food campaign. Local Scouts will be placing bags on…
With the tagline, “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town,” the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) and its countless volunteers put words into action across the country. SHP was founded seven years ago in Twin Falls, Idaho,…
After work on Urbana’s very own pump track began mid-August of this year, the community has been waiting with bated breath on its completion. The Urbana Skate Park recently announced that after weeks of hard work and heavy-lifting, its long-awaited…
More than 20 moms and their little ones descended on the Urbana Community Park on Sept. 11 when the MOMS Club of Urbana held their first open house. The club welcomed prospective new members. “It was a great opportunity for…
Alexandra Broadhurst, a junior at Urbana High School, has been showing and training dogs for years. Recently, she showed her poodle, Lucy, at the Great Frederick Fair where the team won grand champion in showing and fitting class. Not only…
