Two wonderful novels ended my summer — both suspenseful efforts by fine storytellers I’ve enjoyed before. Earlier this year, author Kate Quinn, known for her 2017 bestseller, “The Alice Network,” published another historical spy novel, “The Huntress.” In the new…
Category: Features
Sage Advice: Treatment and Control of Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide health problem characterized by the body’s inability to break down sugar due to an inefficiency of the hormone insulin. According to the American Diabetes Association, the toll of diabetes is significant if left unchecked. Two…
Shop Talk
Goddard School Second Location Site Plan Approved Urbana’s Goddard School will be expanding with a second location adjacent to Sugarloaf Elementary School. Site plan approval for the 11,063-square-foot center on the 2.1-acre site was granted by the Frederick County Planning…
Finding Color
The world of color and how it speaks is what painter Bernadette Miller is all about. Her latest exhibit of vibrant landscapes in eye-catching hues of aqua and green and mauve is at the Urbana Library hall gallery. New Market…
Mike at the Movies
Downton Abbey (PG) Downton Abbey, the TV series, was always about the gradually shifting roles of upstairs and downstairs in fading upper-class England at the turn of the 20th century and beyond. Its big screen version continues that theme and…
Around Town
‘Dog Pawty’ Receives Two Paws Up “Dog Pawty” co-hosted by realtor Maggie Dawson and attorney Alegi Anderson on Sept. 8 at the Natelli Community Center in Urbana was a bit like the one in the beloved P.D. Eastman “Go, Dog,…
Pawsitive Insights: Doggy Lifestyle Changes
Food is Love. Our dogs love eating as much as we do, and we love to indulge them. They are so cute and give us such sad, imploring looks. How can we resist? Yes, a large portion of our pet…
Mike at the Movies
The Peanut Butter Falcon (PG-13) This low-budget sleeper features sterling performances by Shia LaBeouf as Tyler and Dakota Johnson as Eleanor with a wonderful turn by newcomer, Down Syndrome actor Zack Gottsagen as Zak. The strong cast also features Thomas…
Know Art … No Age
With age, art and life become one, said the French master of cubism George Braque. So, too, is the artwork represented at the Delaplaine’s sparkling show “Over 70,” which highlights the work of 163 of the area’s experienced artists. The…
History, Mystery and Romance Distinguish Winspear’s Latest Maisie Dobbs Novel
Immediately upon learning that Jacqueline Winspear had published a new novel, I reserved it on the public library website and eagerly awaited my turn. Consistent with expectations based on previous experiences, “The American Agent,” no. 15 in the Maisie Dobbs…