People & Places
Housing Boom
Residential Construction Expands in the City and County By Gina Gallucci-White, Photography by Turner Photography Studio At what has become the City of Frederick’s front door stands a spread of land at the corner of South and East streets that is mostly known to...
Happy Place
Historic Church Building Hosts Variety of Art Genres By Gina Gallucci-White and Photography by Turner Photography Studio On the first and third Wednesdays of every month you will find Joe Keyes hosting an improv jazz jam session in the converted church building that...
Home Delivery
Giving Shipping Containers Repurposed Life as Homes By Gina Gallucci-White, Photography by Turner Photography Studio When people look at a shipping container, they usually just see a large metal box for hauling goods across an ocean or interstate highway. Mount Airy...
Examining the Past
A Walk (or Drive) Through African American History By Kate Poindexter, Photography by Turner Photography Studio The path through Black history in the United States includes such well-visited destinations as Selma, Montgomery, Atlanta and Memphis, but it also reaches...
Best of Frederick 2023 Winners
Posted on 02.01.23 Change, as they say, is inevitable, and our annual poll of our readers'’ favorite things about Frederick County is not immune to changing tastes and styles. This year’s “Best of Frederick” list includes many new names, including Cugino Forno (first...
Legend of Lefty
Frederick Native Cast a Legacy With a Rod and Reel By Lisa Gregory Hurricane Andrew left nothing but devastation in its wake. And Flip Pallot and his wife, Diane, who were residing in Homestead, Fla., in 1992, lost everything. “We were living in the back of our truck...
Forged for Function
Bladesmithing Academy and Museum Honors Braddock Heights Craftsman By Gina Gallucci-White and Photography by Turner Photography Studio A lover of fine blades, William ‘Bill’ Moran Jr. was fascinated by Damascus steel, Ia layered-metals technique that creates intricate...
Rooms with a View
Storied Past Meets Different Future At Visitation Hotel, Condominiums By Colin McGuire Photography by Turner Photography Studio As Jim O’Hare climbs up a seemingly never-ending flight of stairs in the former Visitation Academy building, the temperature cools (at least...
Magic Moms
How Lessons Learned in Jail Inspired Lois Jarman to Help by Karen Gardner photography by Turner Photography Studio Jail is certain to change the lives of those doing time, but for Lois Jarman, a college professor and former member of the Frederick County Board of...
Creek Sides
By Olivia Millunzi, Heritage Frederick Carroll Creek is about 8.5 miles long, starting at the foothills of Catoctin Mountain and running through Downtown Frederick to the Monocacy River. The creek also runs through the heart of Frederick’s history. As with most early...
