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Let us be your guide to discovering the charm and beauty of Frederick, Maryland.
Let us be your guide to discovering the charm and beauty of Frederick, Maryland.
When The Ranch Inc. executive director Jason Barth walks around the 204-acre campus south of Frederick near Interstate 270, which is dedicated to treating substance use disorders, he does not hear discussions about drugs and alcohol. Instead, he hears men talking about families, jobs, cars and social services.
Lying in his hospital bed last October, surrounded by family and medical staff as his life ebbed away, Larry Faucette, the world’s second genetically modified heart transplant recipient, apologized.
As a sequel to last month’s focus on Frederick’s original airfield, located on the grounds of what is now Fort Detrick, today we talk with aviator Malcolm Van Kirk, who discusses the history of Frederick Municipal Airport, his family’s aviation history and the museum that he and his brother established in 2016.
Singer. Songwriter. Actress. Agency boss. Presenter. Executive theater manager. It’s that last title that matters most, especially to the Frederick arts community. Of all the jobs Stephanie Chaiken has had in her decades-long career in the arts, her latest task as the Weinberg Center for the Arts’ leader is perhaps the gig she was always meant to land.
Whether it’s being gob-smacked by the crashing force of Niagara Falls, sitting on a beach hypnotically gazing at ocean waves or paddling down a lazy river, people are drawn to water when planning their getaways. Raystown Lake, taking up 8,300 surface acres in southcentral Pennsylvania, is a water destination perfect for boating enthusiasts, anglers, campers and hikers, or those preferring to stretch out in a comfy chair and scan the skies for Bald Eagles.
If there is a common bond among the diverse group of people who make up this year’s “People to Watch,” it might be that they are all creators in some regard. Whether they are making imaginative quilts or building a business amid a pandemic or growing a voice of advocacy for the agricultural community, they are all creating something.