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CU Pride Fest 2021

Submitted by BridgetB on September 17, 2021 - 11:41am
Date: 
September 20, 2021 - 12:01am to September 26, 2021 - 11:59pm

The City of Urbana is a proud RAINBOW SPONSOR to CU Pride Fest 2021. Go here to see the schedule of events for this wonderful celebration of freedom. We hope to see you at the vendor fair in Downtown Urbana, Saturday, September 25, from 12 to 6 p.m., and at the CU Pride Parade which will start at 3 p.m., Saturday, September 25 at the Univeristy of Illinois campus, go down Green Street, and end up in Downtown Urbana. 

Go here to see the parade route. 

Go here to see road closures related to the vendor fair. 

PRIDEFEST RELATED ROAD CLOSURES

Submitted by BridgetB on September 16, 2021 - 2:01pm
Date: 
September 25, 2021 - 10:00am to 8:00pm

The City of Urbana Public Works Department has approved a Special Event Permit Application from the United Pride Center of Champaign County for Pride Fest. On Saturday, September 25, 2021, portions of streets in the City of Urbana will be closed to accommodate the event. 

Pride Fest event information is available at: https://www.unitingpride.org/pride-2021  

Electronics Recycling Registration Open for October 16 Event

Submitted by CourtneyR on September 13, 2021 - 9:03am
Date: 
September 13, 2021 - 8:00am to September 30, 2021 - 5:00pm

Registration is now open for the upcoming residential electronics recycling event that will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021.  Please register here:  

 

Residential Electronics Collection Events in Champaign County (NOW OPEN! SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFO!) | Scheduling and Booking Website (simplybook.me)

 

Items collected include TVs (limit 4), computers, laptops/notebooks, computer monitors, computer components, stereos/radios, cell phones, printers/scanners/copiers, and much more. Please check the link above for more details.

 

Questions may be directed to U-Cycle at (217) 384-2302

Bike to Work Day

Submitted by BridgetB on September 7, 2021 - 9:50am
Date: 
September 14, 2021 - 7:00am to 10:00pm

Bike to Work Day is this September 14, 2021. Register for the event at the most convenient location to you and come meet us and other bicyclists in the community to celebrate Bike to Work Day!  Grab a snack, get a free T-shirt, and consider making a donation to support bicycling in Champaign County! Go here to see where the 17 stations locations: 2021 C-U Bike to Work Day Stations - Google My Maps

U-Cycle Collections Labor Day Week

Submitted by CourtneyR on August 30, 2021 - 2:08pm
Date: 
September 7, 2021 - 7:00am to September 11, 2021 - 5:00pm

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 6, U-Cycle collection routes will be delayed one day that week. The Monday route will be collected on Tuesday, the Tuesday route on Wednesday, and so forth. Please continue to set out recycling curbside before 7:00 a.m. Thank you and have a safe holiday weekend!

Solar Urbana-Champaign is back for 2021!

Submitted by BridgetB on August 24, 2021 - 12:04pm
Date: 
September 7, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Are you solar- curious?

Join us for an educational virtual Solar Power Hour from the comfort of your couch!

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../151.../WN_xTH9AcEMSoaA307dYIuTxw

Offered by the City of Urbana, Prairie Rivers Network, and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. Home and business owners throughout Champaign, Piatt, or Vermilion county have an opportunity to participate in Solar Urbana-Champaign, a grassroots program combining volume purchasing with community education to make solar more accessible and affordable.

Regardless of where you live in the counties, you can participate in any of the free informational Solar Power Hours. You’ll learn about the basics of solar, its financial implications for a household, and how the solar group buy program works. After the session, get a free, no-obligation site assessment from the competitively selected installer. To learn more and sign up for updates visit www.SolarUrbanaChampaign.com

Hope to see you there!