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On A Roll
It’s 7 p.m. on a Thursday and MARC Train 881 is making its way from Washington, D.C.’s Union Station …
Urban Oases
In Maryland, summer lingers. The transition of the seasons is not a quick, definitive flip of the calendar. Garden …
Classroom Elders
Mary Jones and Anne Truffer have been neighbors and friends for years. Now, in retirement, they spend Thursday mornings …
History to Housing
Kemp Hall, the three-story brick building on the southeast corner of Church and Market streets in Downtown Frederick, has …
Jason Turner
“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.” –Alfred Eisenstaedt If there ever was …
Labor, Love and Legacy
He’s been a part of what was formerly Pleasant Valley Studio since he was in high school, but after …
Seeing Stars
Earl Mullins always had a bit of fear of the water, probably the residue of having almost drowned twice …
The Pride of Lions
First-time filmmaker Ingrid Palmquist trained her Nikon camera on the oldest members of Frederick’s African American community. They ranged …
Now You See Them
The Edwards’ hairstreak is a somewhat drab brown butterfly with small patches of blue at its wingtips. Though an …
Missing History
As Frederick County embraces its historical attributes as not merely cultural charm, but also as a genuine marketing lure …
Close to Home
Sitting in a Baltimore hotel room with her husband, Jeff, hours before she would have surgery for breast cancer, …
Big Settings for the Big Day
Shabby chic decorations. Rough-hewn beams. Hay bales. Wooden barrels. White lace and promises. If these sound at odds, they’re …
Neighborhood Watch
On Tuesday mornings, the various divisions of the Frederick Police Department come together for a weekly crime meeting. Here, …
Chicken Scoop
It’s hard to look at 250 peeping balls of fluff and feathers and think about business, but that’s what …
People to Watch 2019
This year’s class of “People to Watch” represents a wide diversity of backgrounds, professions and interests. From farms to …
History Mystery
The slightly blurred, black-and-white image is one of the iconic photographs from Civil War-era Frederick. Confederate soldiers are marching …
