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Liz turned to me earlier tonight and asked me if I thought this announcement from Urbanamaryland.com and Davidus Cigars was worth posting on FMO. Since it was Sunday, I figured it was post worthy.
The Urbana location of Davidus Cigars is hosting Playboy’s Miss June 2006 Stephanie Larimore on Thursday, May 15th from 4 to [...]

Wow, it’s been quiet around here this week! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying the weather this week. Sorry for the lack of posts.
Last night, Guy, Frog and I had the pleasure of a meet up, round table discussion at The Frederick Coffee Company with FNP freelance writer, chef/caterer Rochelle [...]

I never knew that someone could actually “play” the clock tower in Baker Park …
John Widmann can play ‘‘The Star-Spangled Banner” with his feet.
When you next hear the sound of the national anthem pouring out of the Joseph Dill Baker carillon tower in Baker Park on a quiet Sunday afternoon, you’ll know it’s him, using [...]

Since we’re on a theme, I found it timely that I received an email asking to promote an event in the area in May: The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. We have all lost loved ones to the terrible, crippling class of diseases collectively called Cancer.
I received this note from an [...]

Saw this today in the Baltimore Business Journal:
Hang up your running shoes, the Frederick Running Festival’s half-marathon is sold out.
A waiting list for entry into the half-marathon has begun, said the event’s owner and operator Elkridge-based Corrigan Sports Enterprises.
Registration is up 140 percent compared to this time last year, with 3,500 participants registered for [...]

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 [...]

A recent visit from Wife Swap is just another incident in Frederick’s long list of pop-culture appearances.

Some of the Deadliest Catch crew visited Frederick.
A Frederick Teen played a geek on another reality TV show.
The Frederick area’s rich Civil War history played a part in a potential show.
A young Frederick man took on an infamous film [...]

Check out this Newsweek article by a Frederick resident about his return to school after a long layoff. Thanks for sending the link Sarah.
~Guy~

Check out Frederick Foodie, a fun new (at least to me) blog about “quips, comments, and culinary happenings in Frederick, MD and across the US.” It is written by Chef Christine, who owns and operates The Kitchen Studio Cooking School, and teaches recreational cooking classes to kids and adults. Christine also appears weekly on “A [...]

From the FNP …
If there’s one thing Frederick doesn’t have enough of, 38-year-old investment advisor Henry Becker told me this morning, it’s events where young professionals can meet and socialize.
That’s why he started Frederick Young Professionals Networking Group two days ago.
Becker, a New market resident, moved from Pittsburgh to Frederick two years ago, and although [...]