Creating Because She Must

Written By Evan Balkan In Lisa Sheppard’s studio, hundreds of dual-toned pastel sticks lie ready, like a psychedelic candy shop display. But the explosion of color is not necessary to trigger Lisa’s creative juices. That process...

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Shopping for Summer

Written By Melinda Tennison Style Bootcamp: Boys of summer stay cool in gear from PacSun in Westminster’s TownMall. Defend your right to ride the waves in military-inspired Hapuna Camouflage boardshorts with all-over Hawaiian...

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Fallfest: Crown Jewel of Fundraisers

Written By Lisa Breslin Bingo, kettle corn, rides, dunking booths, the parade, music and lots of cash for local charities – these are often the images linked to Westminster’s Annual Fallfest Celebration, which has been a...

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Driven to Dance

Written By Sherwood Kohn The little girl sauntered about her dressing room above the stage at Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre, stopping occasionally in front of the light-framed mirror to dab makeup on her face. She was...

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Come Early and See The Fireworks

Written By Linda Morton Although many Carroll County organizations sponsor July 4th fireworks, everyone seems to agree that the best display is the one put on by the Carroll County Farm Museum at 500 Center Street, Westminster....

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New Windsor: Still Waters Run Deep

Written By Patricia Bianca It is hard to imagine anything interesting about the little town of New Windsor, Maryland. Its tidy streets, with their restored Victorian mansions and mature shade trees, are as peaceful as a placid...

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Doo Wop Lives!

Written By Karen Nitkin Even if you’ve never heard of Peggy Davison or her doo-wop group, the Angels, you may know their hit song, “My Boyfriend’s Back.” It starts, “My boyfriend’s back and there’s gonna be trouble. Hey la, hey...

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Carroll’s Aqueous Quandary

Written By Patricia Rouzer AS THIS IS WRITTEN, MT. AIRY MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND SEEM TO HAVE REACHED AN UNEASY TRUCE IN THE BATTLE OVER HOW MUCH WATER THE TOWN CAN USE TO MEET ITS FUTURE NEEDS?AND WHAT THE...

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Mother’s Day Snapshots of the Modern Farm Mom

Written By Patricia Bianca Fields of corn reaching toward clear, blue skies, gentle cows lumbering across expanses of open pasture and picturesque farmhouses tucked into the ebb and flow of the green and gold landscape É that is...

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