Written By Scott Braden When the doors are opened at the Art of Fire Contemporary Glass Studio and Gallery in Laytonsville, one almost expects to see hay and farm animals inside. That is because the studio is located in a...

Written By Lisa Breslin The Fourth Annual Hair Ball drew approximately 300 people on October 18 to Martin’s Westminster, where ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and a silent auction raised $46,000 for the Stacey Davis Breast...

Arts Council’s Festival of Wreaths Features Five-Day Silent Auction The Carroll County Arts Council’s 11th Annual Festival of Wreaths will be on display December 3 through 7 at the Arts Center. The festival will feature a...

Photos by: Phil Grout Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, nine Carroll County artists’ studios will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7 with a wide array of locally produced gifts,...

Written By Lisa Breslin Voices for Children, a nonprofit organization that is a lifeline for foster care children in Carroll County, has tried a new approach to fund and awareness-raising: a community-wide auction based on the...

Written By Lisa Breslin When the Y of Central Maryland bought the old Westminster Inn and East End Athletic Club more than a year ago for $1 million, it planned to sell its facilities on Sykesville Road, renovate the newly...

Written By Kimberly Liddick-Byrnes When Randy Arrington gets ready for work, he puts on his steel-toed boots, protective goggles, ear coverings, and chaps. Then he walks out to his barn, where he is greeted by rows of wooden...

Written By Donna Engle You leave your car in the parking lot while you work or shop or have lunch. When you return, you find a scrape or dent where someone’s car door hit yours. Or someone backed into your car and left the...

Written By Scott Braden At a recent hair appointment, Bo’s “parents,” the Felkners of Union Bridge, MD, wanted something different for him: something that would allow him to stand out. So they went punk rock and had stylist...

Written By Patricia Rouzer Gasoline, grocery, clothing, health insurance and utility costs escalate. Layoffs increase as the number of available jobs decline. Adjustable rate mortgages go one way: up. Stock market averages lurch...

Written By Ed Okonowicz You know it is time when the calendar tells you it is the last week of October. The wind knows, too, and it starts blowing stronger and colder. The trees also give you a signal, shedding leaves and...

Written By Lisa Breslin The Community Foundation of Carroll County has honored the Robert and Janice Kirkner and Daniel and Eleanor Shipley families, WTTR Radio, The Shepherd’s Staff and North Carroll High School Junior Allyson...