Distressed home sales account for more than 30 percent of the active listings in Urbana as of mid-July, but home sales in general have slowed since the end of the first-time homebuyers’ tax credit June 30, according to area realtors. “We have experienced an approximate 30 percent decrease in home sales,” said real estate...
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Community Plans National Night Out Event The Frederick County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about graffiti found on the basketball court in Villages of Urbana July 19 and the investigation is ongoing, according to Cpl. Jennifer Bailey, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department. Spray paint was used to deface the backboards of the two...
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National Dance Day Celebration Planned Urbana Dance and Performing Arts will celebrate National Dance Day and their new location at the Urbana Village Center Shopping Center July 31, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., with dancing and activities for all ages. Studio owner Sonia Davis is also hoping to catch the eye of the producers...
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Late summer brings a bounty of delicious fruits and vegetables to those who toiled and nurtured their backyard gardens during the spring and early summer. For others who did not have the time, talent or inclination to garden, the Urbana Farmers’ Market offers the next best thing: high quality, fresh local produce for a...
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The Buzz, in the Green Valley Shopping Center, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, and the owners show no signs of slowing down. Offering an assortment of freshly baked treats, breakfast, lunch, coffee drinks and ice cream, The Buzz has developed a large, local following in southern Frederick County and is becoming a popular meeting...
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The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled Friday that Potomac Edison Company qualifies as an electric company. The ruling allows the company to move forward in the approval process to build the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH), a $2.1 billion, 765-kilovolt line that will run in part through Frederick County and end at a...
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A Healing Place You won’t find cold floors or plain white walls at the new Serenity Treatment Center in Frederick. Instead you’ll find an atmosphere that lives up to its name. “It’s a warm and healing environment,” said co-owner and Villages of Urbana resident Christine Marquardt, who teamed up with fellow VOU resident Deb...
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