Elizabeth Cromwell’s Kosovo Travel Journal

  • Tada! New Website Launch!

    by Jennifer Gerlock, Social Editor Well, we did it! We finally got our new website launched. It took longer than we expected (all good things do) but our new digs are finally ready for public consumption. Why...

    • Posted June 13, 2013
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  • Not About To Lose Hope: Frederick Father Shares Struggles With Son’s Disabilities in Book

    By Brendan Raleigh Despite the nurses’ reassurances and orders to “go home,” Chris Breen and his pregnant wife Kim knew that something was wrong. Their requests for attention had been dismissed by the medical staff and nearly...

    • Posted June 11, 2013
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  • Commitment, Passion, Excellence: Frederick Entrepreneurs Honored at Walkersville Awards Ceremony

    By Brendan Raleigh Frederick’s movers and shakers gathered together for the Entrepreneur Council of Frederick’s 2013 Entrepreneur Awards to commend those who have moved and shaken the most within the business community over the past year. Nominees...

    • Posted June 7, 2013
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  • Nighttime Tour Uncovers ‘Secret’ History Beneath Frederick’s Grounds

    By Lloyd Thompson-Taylor Darkened crypts become illuminated by the light of flickering candles. Tour guides, dressed to the nines in period customers, speak in tones as they lead travelers on a 90-minute tour through the twists and...

    • Posted June 5, 2013
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  • Uniting to celebrate life

    Frederick commemorates National Cancer Survivors Day By Brendan Raleigh “A diagnosis of cancer is not a death sentence.” This sentiment pervaded Frederick Memorial Hospital’s 18th annual celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 2. More...

    • Posted June 4, 2013
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  • National Hug Your Cat Day? Yep.

    By Brendan Raleigh On June 4, cat owners across the country will be reminded to show their feline friends some extra affection in celebration of National Hug Your Cat Day, a sparsely-known and even more sparsely-celebrated holiday...

    • Posted June 4, 2013
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  • Playing to the Crowd

    How Twin Radio tuned into online fundraising for the freedom to achieve the band’s unique vision By Andrew BaileyPhotos by Casey...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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    Summer Arts Calendar

    JUNEFrederick Festival of the ArtsJune 1–2 | Carroll Creek Linear Park Annual Juried ExhibitsJune 1–23 | The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center Rescue in the PhilippinesJune 6 | Weinberg Center for the Arts/ 7:30 p.m. Summer Concert...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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  • Beat That Summer Slump

    You’ve heard of the “summer slump” in reference to children and academic regression that can result over the summer months. But have you ever given much thought to the adult form of “summer slump”? The months of...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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  • Elizabeth Cromwell’s Kosovo Travel Journal

    Frederick librarian imparts book knowledge during Library Week tour abroad By Elizabeth Cromwell I was invited to Kosovo by the U.S. State Department/U.S. Embassy of Kosovo to be their keynote speaker for Library Week. Library Week participants...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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    Disco Inferno

    Downtown restaurants are getting dance fever. Is it just to meet a growing demand for nightclubs or is it a matter of staying alive? By Matt EdensPhotographs by Andrew Murdock An electronic beat throbs inside Isabella’s as the...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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  • Raves & Faves for June_July 2013

    A regular review of what’s hot — and not — in Frederick JUST DOIN’ HER JOB Elizabeth Cromwell, the corporate and community partnerships manager in the Frederick County Public Library, recently spent a week as the guest of...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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  • Culture Seen

    In June, the rich canvas of Frederick County’s artistic community is on full display By Jeffrey B. Roth Sure you’ll always have Paris — or Florence, London and New York City — to visit as world capitals...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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    Stats of the Arts Living

    Download a PDF of this infographic and take these stats with you as you explore the arts in Frederick. Compiled by Jeffrey B. Roth If you’re still drawing a blank when it comes to the vibrant and...

    • Posted May 31, 2013
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