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A Destination Beer Garden With Sugar Loaf Mountain Views Gets a Revamp
Day trip destination the Comus Inn—a five-acre beer garden and restaurant overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain—is getting a revamp thanks to some veteran DC restaurateurs. The historic farmhouse in Dickerson, Maryland, served as a wedding venue with a fine-dining restaurant until real estate developer Doug Yurechko turned it into a family-friendly beer garden and entertainment venue a few years ago. Recently, Yurechko sold it to a group that includes brothers Eric and Ian Hilton (whose many DC-area establishments include Chez Billy Sud, Players Club, and American Ice Co.), Steve Ryan (Ian’s partner in Solace Outpost), and Jonathan Staples (owner of 63-acre farm-brewery Vanish in Lucketts, Virginia).
Police searching for man following incident at financial institution
CHARLES TOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police are searching for one man wanted for questioning regarding an incident. According to the Charles Town Police Department (CTPD), they are requesting assistance from the community in identifying the pictured individual. This person is wanted for questioning regarding an incident at a financial institution on East Washington Street in […]
Safety drill between Dam 3 and Brunswick, Md. set for April 18
To enhance emergency preparedness and interagency collaboration, multiple local and state agencies are set to conduct a joint drill along the C&O Canal between Dam 3 and the town of Brunswick. The drill, scheduled for Thursday, April 18, aims to simulate response procedures in the event of a hypothetical emergency.
$1M Frey Agricultural Mulch Fire In Frederick County
Late in the afternoon on Sunday, Frederick County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the 8500 block of Woodville Road, where there was a reported mulch fire at Frey Agricultural Products that spread to a barn and threatened other structures on the property. Due to windy conditions, the fire...
Fighting together: Jefferson County/Shepherd University Relay for Life reports growth, after previous year’s merge
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Soothing harmonies filled the air of the Butcher Center gymnasium, as the Shepherd University Chamber Singers performed at the combined Jefferson County and Shepherd University Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony on Friday night. Luminaria bags and lights were placed in the shape of the word “hope” on...
Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities founder to step down at end of school year
SHEPHERDSTOWN — After 37 years of teaching at Shepherd University, Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt has decided it is time to retire from her positions as the Shepherd University Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities director, Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Project director and professor of English. “At a certain point, you want...
Increased fines, public education campaign focus of highway safety efforts
Thirty seconds could have changed the fate of Robert Lewis and his road maintenance crew. Lewis and his coworkers had just arrived at a... The post Increased fines, public education campaign focus of highway safety efforts appeared first on Maryland Matters.
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