Frederick Maryland Online

I saw this article in the Frederick News-Post and it made me sad …
Anyone interested in buying a home facing foreclosure can save time and gas by boarding the Bargain Bus.
Long & Foster’s Mount Airy office launched bus tours three months ago for visits to foreclosed-on homes.
Sharon Crisafulli, who manages three Long & Foster offices, [...]

The Herald-Mail is reporting the potential start of a new shopping center at the junction of I-70 and Rt 40 in Washington County.
According to the article:
The site plan shows the office space would be to the east of the shopping center, which would include several retail shops, a cinema, restaurants and a hotel
Maybe the [...]

In keeping with the walkable/bike-able theme, I found this bit of information about Bike to Work Day, set for Friday, May 16th on the City of Frederick website.
Commuters throughout the Washington/Baltimore region are encouraged to participate in Bike to Work Day 2008 on Friday, May 16, 2008. TransIT invites you to participate in [...]

I have received a couple interesting questions through the contact form lately and I thought I would share them with you all so you can help in answering them:
The first one comes from Alex:
I would really like to find a nice, quiet place in Frederick where I can read and think. Preferably outside. Any [...]

If you work in MoCo (like me) or are a regular visitor of our neighbors to the south then this info about some new restaurants in the Rockville Town Square may be of interest to you.
This week sees the opening of a branch of the Tex Mex chain Austin Grill (36A Maryland Ave.; 301-838-4281) and [...]

The Maryland State Highway Administration has released a new Maryland Scenic Byways guide and map.
Maryland has designated 19 byways that encompass 2,487 miles of beautiful roads, which offer a taste of Maryland’s scenic beauty, history and culture. Take the roads less traveled including four entirely new byways featuring nationally significant themes: the Star-Spangled Banner, Antietam [...]

We all love being in Frederick, but once in awhile it’s good to get away. Maryland has lots of fun places to go and Frederick is right in the middle of it all. In about 3 hours you can be skiing down a mountain or lounging on a beach.
When you want to get out of [...]

The much anticipated Giant grocery store opened in Urbana yesterday. I haven’t been yet but my daughter went yesterday and said it was pretty crowded. She also said that she knew quite a few people that work there so I’m glad that they hired quite a few local Urbana High School students to [...]

I am soooo excited that the Brunswick Main Street organization is holding a spring auction again this year on Sunday, March 11. This auction is HOT. Last time I attended it, I scored a retro serving platter with a 50s/60s boomerang motif for only $1 and a framed early 20th century black and white photographic [...]

Since I work in Montgomery County I spend a big chunk of my time there. I even lived in MoCo for about eight years. Luckily for me and other frequent MoCo visitors our neighbors to the south love to blog. Here are four MoCo blogs for you to peruse.

The Western MoCo Observer
Montgomery County, Maryland is [...]