Lifestyles
Super Seller’s Market
In early March, there were fewer than 250 residential real estate listings in Frederick County, and only about 100 …
Like Clockwork
Get ready. Beginning in late May millions of noisy, hungry, amorous cicadas will appear together after spending 17 years …
Amens to Heart Emojis
Once the pandemic began, the Sabbath wasn’t the same for Rosalind Nasher. “I have no family close by,” says …
So Tired
In mid-January, I was set to interview a high-ranking member of Gov. Larry Hogan’s cabinet for a story I …
Headspace
The idea behind mindfulness seems simple— but I learned from firsthand experience that the practice takes patience. The brain …
Lessons Learned
Phoenix Recovery Academy, Frederick’s newest private school, has many of the trappings of a traditional high school—classrooms, teachers, students—with …
Support and Survival
In a typical year, the month of March starts Showtime Sound’s busy season with events like corporate galas and …
Students Serve as Pages in Annapolis
Five Frederick County high school seniors will serve as pages, and one as an alternate, during the current Maryland …
Splish Splash
The Old Spice commercial where the man is incensed because the woman in his life keeps using his body …
Art Above
She picked up threads of history and used a brush to weave them into her life’s work—a tapestry of …
Best of Frederick 2021 Winners
In the nearly three decades we have published the annual “Best of Frederick” list, outside influences have certainly had …
We the People
Frederick County has always been a crossroads. Its allure to modern-day visitors and residents is not much different than …
Somehow, Someway
The cold, dark days of winter are upon us, but don’t let chills drive you indoors. While the pandemic …
Going the Distance
It’s hard to run when you’re crying. “I was literally gasping for air,” recalls Lindsey Weaver. But despite her …
Dealing Hope
As Aje Hill was lying in his prison bed, he realized he could not move. “It was like I …
Small Aboard
Seventy-two-year-old Kenneth Harrison climbs beneath a section of the sprawling model railroad layout that fills the bottom floor of …
