On April 13, local residents and out-of-town visitors gathered for the fourth annual Spring Fest at Bar-T Mountainside in Urbana. The festival, which had an Earth Day theme, featured a craft fair, a farmers’ market, live music, food vendors, a zip line and a ropes course, and other activities. More 700 people attended the...
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Local gourmets rejoice as Volt has recently introduced a new spring menu that includes two new six-course tasting menus and marks the return of a la carte options. These new offerings became available at the end of March. The a la carte menu is organized in a fashion that allows diners the opportunity to...
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Suzan’s Goodies Suzan Habet, owner of the recently opened Suzan’s Goodies in the townhouse business development across from Giant, said business is slowly growing. “People are just learning about our store,” Habet said. “We hope more people will discover us and come in.” Suzan’s Goodies sells jewelry, many of which is handmade by local...
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The busiest space in my house is the kitchen. Organization in the kitchen boils down to having places to store and stow away everything. Here are a few storage solutions for common functional issues that many of us struggle with in our kitchen spaces. Hide and Seek There are many overlooked and underutilized places...
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Robin Griffin recently joined the Urbana Dance and Performing Arts Studio staff. Griffin teaches ballet at the studio to all ages. Griffin said she was drawn to Urbana Dance from her first visit. “There is a positive energy here,” said Griffin. “ Ms. Sonja and Ms. Kim have found the critical balance of...
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Vacant for a year-and-a-half, neglected with broken windows and overgrown by weeds, the once renowned Peter Pan Inn and most recently Cracked Claw restaurant is now looking at a complete regeneration. Al Clapp, licensed architect with the Architectural Concepts Group, Inc., in Urbana, shared the plans for the 2 1/2-acre property, located at the...
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Full-Service Starbucks Coming to Urbana Starbucks restaurant is seeking approval to build a freestanding restaurant with drive-through service next to McDonalds in Urbana. A hearing is scheduled on April 10 at 9 a.m. at Winchester Hall. For more information, contact Frederick County principal planner, Denis Superczynski, at 301.600.1142 or email dsuperczynski@frederickcountymd.com. Posh Bridal Expands...
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Urbana resident Maggie MacKay discovered a dream job that she can do as a stay-at-home mom. MacKay is a “publisher mom” for “Macaroni Kid,” a free weekly e-newsletter and website that highlights family friendly and kid events. The publication also includes articles, recipes, local business spotlights, product reviews, giveaways and other information. The newsletter...
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Taking the Market Street Food Tour in Frederick surprised me with delightful culinary experiences, stories and history. On a bright, sunny Saturday, our tour group of three people, including a couple from Pennsylvania celebrating their five-year anniversary, met at the Brewer’s Alley restaurant and brewery in downtown Frederick. Town Courier writer Sarah Withers, our...
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By Jo Ostby Recently, Urbana’s Monocacy Crossing restaurant and the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank formed a partnership. With this relationship in full swing, the Monocacy Crossing will host its first Community Restaurant on Monday evening, April 29. Based on the concept behind Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, N.J., the Community...
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