Piato Café will host a $5 all-you-can-eat buffet fundraiser on Thursday, August 8, 2013 from 11am to 2pm. The money raised will purchase book bags and school supplies for all students at King Elementary School.
Urbana Early Childhood School (UECS), located at 2202 E. Washington St, Urbana, will host an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony for their new facility on Saturday, August 17, 2013, from 12noon to 2pm. The open house will provide the community a chance to tour the new early childhood school prior to opening day.
The Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Michael Lane Media, Urbana Business Association, Neuhoff Media, and Fluid Events are hosting a Give Kids the World Benefit Carnival on Saturday, August 10th from 4-10 p.m.
Sustainable Choices 2040: Long Range Transportation Plan Community Conversations Bus
Urbana High School (UHS) will be hosting its Second Annual Football 7-on-7 Tournament this Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Urbana Athletics Complex. The event will begin at 8:00 am with games starting around 9:00 am and run until about 3:00 pm.
The 7-on-7 tournament will feature a number of schools from the central Illinois area. Each of the participating schools will be guaranteed 7 games. Admission to the event will be $3 for adults and $2 for students.
The participating schools are:
For more information, please contact the Urbana High School at 217-365-3505.
Information provided by the Urbana School District.
Please join the C-U Safe Routes to School Project 
and Champaign County Bikes for bike decorating before the Champaign County Freedom Celebration parade!
UPTV will not carry the parade live, but will show it several other times over the holiday weekend.
Marie Polk and Josh Laskowski will anchor the broadcast produced by several UPTV volunteers. The parade begins at 11:05 a.m. on July 4th and you'll have to show up in person to see it live. However, UPTV will be rebroadcasting the parade several times over the holiday weekend.
Friday, July 5th - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 6th - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 6th - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 7th - 11:00 p.m.
Monday, July 8th - 10:30 a.m.
Monday, July 8th - 5:00 p.m.
Urbana Public Television is the City of Urbana's Public, Education and Government access TV station. It is available on Comcast channel 6, AT&T U-Verse channel 99 and worldwide at urbanapublictelevision.org.
For more information on the Champaign County Freedom Celebration visit their website.
Please join the City of Urbana, Champaign County Sustainability Network (CCNet), area facilities, and the U.S. Green Building Council-Illinois Chapter for a green buildings tour being held from 8am – 12:30pm on Saturday, June 8, 2013. This free tour will showcase energy efficient building strategies and sustainable practices. Homeowners and green building professionals will be available on-site to discuss their projects and answer your questions.
The program will be presented as a tour. Attendees will spend 45 minutes at each location, and will have the opportunity to ask questions and view components. The tour circuit covers an approximate 5-mile radius. 15 minutes will be allowed to travel to the next location. Please plan accordingly.
Urbana students in 5th and 8th grades and even some Kindergarten students will be celebrating their promotions this week in school-led celebrations. Our UHS seniors will mark the end of their time as Tigers in their own graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 26th. The listing and times of all the celebrations are below.
Each school has its own unique service that brings the students, parents and family, teachers and staff, and community members together in celebration. During the UMS 8th grade promotion ceremony, several awards will be presented to students. USD #116 is proud of all our students and their accomplishments.
C-U Safe Routes to School Bicycle Rodeo 
When: May 18th 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Where: The south side of Illinois Street, across from the Walnut Street entrance to Urbana’s Market at the Square, on the corner of Illinois and Vine Streets in downtown Urbana
May 18th C-U SRTS Project is offering a Bicycle Rodeo. Bike Rodeos are an opportunity for parents and children to learn how to be safe when bicycling and to practice some basic bicycling skills.
The Bicycle Rodeo is scheduled for May 18th at the Market at the Square and will include:
