Tucked off MD 355 down Hyattstown Mill Road at the edge of Little Bennett Regional Park is Hyattstown Mill, home of the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project (HMAP) that celebrated its 20th anniversary during the recent Heritage Days Festival with the…
Artist Goodloe Byron needs no introduction, especially if you’ve seen his murals on the Church Street Parking Garage in Frederick, at the Red Line Metro in Silver Spring, in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon area—or more locally at The Surf House, Kannavis…
For 16 seasons, Anne Bertinuson has been growing specialty cut flowers, flowering plants and herbs on Rosebud Estates, a farm she rents on Route 80 in Monrovia. “I specialize in lilies and grow them from April to November,” she said…
Baked goods “without all of the hard feelings”–with this mission statement, Sage Cakery seemed like something I had to experience! The newly opened Sage Cakery, the passion of owners Nikkie Byrd and partner Kurtis Esworthy, greets you with the energy…
This summer, the Delaplaine’s satellite gallery at the Urbana Regional Library is showcasing the unique 3D painted canvas creations of Lyndie Vantine entitled “Natural Topography.” Considering the immense natural beauty of surrounding Frederick County, the exhibit provides a cool respite…
I was well into a satisfying Buddha bowl at one of the small tables by the bay window at Hippy Chick Hummus when the owner, Erika Brown, came in to sit down and chat. Baby greens, curried quinoa, chickpeas, red…
A visit to the serene House in the Woods Farm on the day of their organic heirloom tomato plant/seedling/you-pick flower sale in early May found the owner, Ilene Freedman, at the end of a long gravelly driveway near her greenhouse.…
Tucked at the end of West Harris Road at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain in the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve is a unique, family-owned and sustainable 286-acre farm with 26 acres dedicated to the cultivation of lavender. Sophia Watkins and…
Cinco de Mayo has come to be known in the U.S. as a celebration of Mexican-American culture, and it is more popular here than in Mexico, where the holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle…
Illinois native and Ijamsville resident Michael Berry’s deep, moody black and white landscapes, encompassing the advantage of nature’s expanses, are thoughtful landscape masterpieces composed by a patient and discerning eye. His childhood in central Illinois formed the inspiration and love…
