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Boneyard Creek Community Day -- POSTPONED!!

Submitted by BethR on January 6, 2020 - 4:13pm

Date:

April 18, 2020 - 9:00am to 12:00pm

** We have been closely following the Center for Disease Control guidelines on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To continue to be proactive toward our community’s health, we have decided to postpone this years Boneyard Creek Community Day. Updates will be issued if the event can be rescheduled. **

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Looking for a volunteer project or a new way to bring the family together? Join us in making a difference at one of Champaign-Urbana's natural treasures!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Submitted by BridgetB on December 31, 2019 - 11:43am

Date:

January 17, 2020 - 3:00pm

MLK The Cities of Champaign and Urbana, the Champaign County Board, Parkland College, Village of Rantoul and the University of Illinois celebrated the legacy of Dr. King at the 19th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration held at Vineyard Church on January 17, 2020.

UBA Features Connections

Submitted by BridgetB on December 31, 2019 - 11:30am

Date:

January 28, 2020 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

UBA The Urbana Business Association is excited to bring you Connections Over Cocktails, an evening of networking for the Champaign-Urbana community.

The UBA's January Connections Over Cocktails Event is hosted by Lodgic Everyday Community on Tuesday, January 28, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM.

Gather Moving Forward

Submitted by BridgetB on December 26, 2019 - 10:56am

Gather

Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin was very happy to share the news in a statement to Urbana City staff.

"The sale of the property at University and Lincoln (SE corner) was completed this afternoon, so the “Gather” project is moving ahead. This is a $30 million mixed use project, with extended stay hotel rooms plus multifamily housing and small retail. This project, combined with the extensive work on University Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, and Green St. next year, will transform the campus gateway to our community. Special thanks to the Business and Development leadership team," Marlin said.

A Texas-based developer completed its purchase of the property needed to build what Urbana officials are calling the gateway to the University of Illinois. With construction slated to begin this winter at the southeast corner of Lincoln and University avenues, the Gather project is expected to include 202 apartments, 30 extended-stay rooms and 17,500 square feet of lobby, retail and outdoor public areas.

You Live Here. You Count Here.

Submitted by BridgetB on December 23, 2019 - 3:06pm

Shape Urbana's future. Help your City grow and improve. All that is needed is that you be counted in the 2020 Census.

The count is mandated by the United States Constitution and is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, a non-partisan goverment agency. The 2020 Census counts the population in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories. Each home will receive an invitation to respond to a short questionanaire-online, by phone, or by mail.

It sounds simple, doesn't it? However, there are Hard-to-Count groups that include very young children, the elderly, immigrants, students, renters, and the list goes on.

Urbana has two Hard-to-Count groups on which to be focused:

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