Gloria Bell (R) Julianne Moore is a walking miracle. At 58 she plays a woman in her 50s and looks like a woman in her early 40s. Surrounded by a top-notch supporting cast, she triumphs in the difficult story of…
Mike at the Movies
Category: Features
Frederick County Youth Artists Shine at the Delaplaine
A lively crowd was on hand at the Delaplaine Arts Center on March 2 to view an outstanding display of youth art at the Frederick County Public Schools All-County Student Art Show. The exhibit included finalists for the 2019 Elizabeth…
Great Dishes for Passover and Easter
There is something here for Jews and Christians to celebrate their holidays with, so good eating and happy holiday. Roasted Turkey Breast with Fennel When visitors to Los Angeles think of food in the city, they think Beverly Hills, Santa…
Two Books Everyone’s Talking About… for Different Reasons
This month’s choices came from the sphere of “Everyone’s talking about them, and I want to know why.” What Tayari Jones’ “An American Marriage” and A.J. Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” have in common is being published to great…
Around Town
Bar-T Mountainside Creates Five Acres of Pollinator Buffers With the help of Mountainside Education and Enrichment, Inc. (MEE) and its local contribution to create diverse food and habitat areas for honey bees and other pollinators, promoting new pollinator forage has…
A Pottery Presence in Harpers Ferry – Washington Street Studios
I was beginning to think that Urbana was the “hotbed” of pottery in Maryland … but now it’s taken off 35 miles from Urbana in Harpers Ferry. For the past two years, Urbana potter Dennis Stark has joined together with…
Mike at the Movies
Isn’t It Romantic? (PG-13) Rebel Wilson (Natalie) is not obnoxious in this film, as she usually is. Yes, there are far too many pratfalls and some over-the-top performances by secondary role players (see Brandon Scott Jones as Donny, the gay…
Shop Talk
La Mezcla Latin Night Brings Dance to Greene Turtle La Mezcla Latin Night held its grand opening event Feb. 13 at the Greene Turtle, 3501 John Simmons St., Suite 101A. Salsa lessons were given by Ardiente Dance Company as DJ…
Around Town
Hotel Proposed for Urbana Corporate Retail Center Urbana Corporate Center LLC has requested site plan approval for a 125-room, six-story hotel and 30,829 square feet of retail and restaurant uses on a 7.98-acre site located at the intersection of MD…
Around Town
Demolition Day for South County Y The YMCA of Frederick County held a Demolition Day to kick off construction of its new South County Y facility in Urbana. The site is located between Urbana Middle and Urbana High schools on…