Diversions
International Inspiration
To visit the home of Margaret and Kevin Hluch is to visually tour the world at large. Woven baskets …
Polling Place
For Betty Mayfield, the work of the Frederick County League of Women Voters might have been best illustrated eight …
Sweet Nostalgia
Halloween marks the unofficial start of the fall-winter food season. It starts with a mountain of candy and rolls …
Popping Up
Aspiring entrepreneurs have been searching for unique ways to sell their artwork, textiles and products since the beginning of …
Saving Mr. Stitches
Dale Grimm turned the key in the ignition. The hot rod started, not with a purr, but with a …
Tossing and Turning
I am standing just in front of the pitcher’s mound at Harry Grove Stadium at about 11:50 a.m. on …
Full-Tilt Effort
Joe Said vividly remembers his first time. He was a young guy in New York and his singular passion …
Local Growth
Container gardening is ideal for those with a small outdoor space such as a balcony or a postage-stamp lawn. …
Making an Entrance
For nearly 70 years, the spacious brick building on the first block of East Church Street served as the …
Physical Chess
Out of Nowhere Fencing’s class doesn’t actually begin until 7 p.m., but by 6:40 p.m. several sword fights are …
Roll Models
Growing up in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, Tom Schweikert would often see a train, a railroad crossing or track, no …
Birthday Bash
It was perfectly situated for success: a location in the middle of a fertile valley between two mountains, a …
Preserving History
As a teenager over summer breaks, Charles Ross IV worked in the filler area of the Monocacy Valley Canning …
Marbles Mavens
At Coblentz Park in Middletown, a cluster of 14-by-14 blue-and-tan concrete squares are the home turf, of sorts, of …
Top Employers
What makes a business a great place to work? It is simply about pay? Or does it involve “lifestyle” …
Cutting Edge
Last month, Frederick Regional Health System’s Dr. Gregory Gagnon was treating a patient with acoustic neuroma, an uncommon, slow-growing …
