Frederick Scene
‘Water Lily Waves’ Graces Carroll Creek
“I gave it a lot of thought, trying to create motion with a static sculpture,” says artist Thomas Sterner. …
Best of Frederick 2020 Winners
It isn’t the intent of “Best of Frederick” to memorialize businesses that no longer exist. In fact, we would …
Alternate Route
Traffic. It’s a bit… much. And, like the weather, people talk about it incessantly. Drivers kvetch about the lines …
Mrs. P
If you want to undertake an exercise in amused frustration, try having a conversation with Dolores Poindexter in a …
People to Watch 2017
As with most years, the task of selecting the members of this year’s “People to Watch” class was very …
Pouring it On
On a recent warm Saturday afternoon, Bill Hackley of Columbia ventured out to Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm for …
Best of Frederick 2017 Winners
Twenty-five years seems like a long time, but it can feel like the blink of an eye. Think about …
Q&A: Marianne Elliott
You’ll be hosting a Burns Nicht Supper Feb. 25 at the Urbana Fire Department. Why is Scottish poet Robert …
Taking it Down
The bust of Roger Brooke Taney, fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a …
What’s in a Name?
By its nature, history looks to the past, but the former Historical Society of Frederick County, 24 E. Church …
Spiraling Skyward
“The clustered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the hills of Maryland.” — John Greenleaf Whittier, 1863 Well before …
Home Work
The novelist Thomas Wolfe famously said you can’t go home again. But that’s what Tom Ryan wanted. After earning …
Steam Power
They will be parading down Market Street in their finery, taking an old-fashioned walk among the other diners and …
Totally In Tune
Playing a slew of 1980s favorites that you’d find in the jukebox of a really great bar, the members …
Changing Tastes
Americans love Italian food. In many ways, we’ve made it our own, practically eating our weight in pizza every …
Rooms For Rent
As the debate raged in recent months over a new hotel in Downtown Frederick, many supporters of the project …
