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Art gallery in Frederick County closes its doors for good
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — After five years of showcasing beautiful art within the Frederick community, District Arts is officially closing its doors. For about 12 years, owners Bill and Staci McLauchlan have been involved in the art industry by attending multiple art festivals across the country. But in 2019, they decided to do […]
Frederick County Awards 33 Non-Profits $1.2-Million In Grants
The money will provide some financial leverage to these organizations as they carry out their missions. Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Community Partnership Grant program has awarded $1.2 million to 33 local non-profits for fiscal year 2025. County Executive Jessica Fitzwater says these organizations applied for these grants, and...
Frederick community, city leaders go toe-to-toe to gain receivership over historic Asiana building
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — The Asiana Building has also been a historic building in the Downtown Frederick community, and earlier this month, the city of Frederick petitioned for the building to go into a receivership so that it may be open once again. But some community members, along with the current owner, are […]
New Maryland law to prevent book banning signed by Gov. Wes Moore
New Maryland laws aimed at limiting book bans, expanding affordable housing opportunities and preventing burdensome local rules on where cannabis dispensaries can open became official Thursday with Gov. Wes Moore’s signature. Going into effect immediately was the Freedom to Read Act — a response to a rise in challenges to books in schools and public libraries, including dozens in Carroll ...
Big Jack our Care Veterinary Center Pet of the Week
This is Big Jack! Our Care Frederick – Crossroads Animal Referral & Emergency Pet of the Week. This guy is a Newfoundland Mix. Big Jack is so sweet and has a lot of energy. He weighs 84 pounds and is two years old. He would do well with a family and even a cat. To meet him contact Frederick County Animal Control at 301-600-1546.
A gift that keeps on giving
In February 2018, New York resident Allison Davis, a 30-year old single mother with cystic fibrosis, was struggling to survive. She had suffered from the lung disorder nearly all of her life, diagnosed at just 18 months, and now she was on death’s door, stuck on life support, hoping for a miracle. A few hundred miles south, in Frederick, Maryland, Erik Reider, 31, was being pronounced legally dead. Brain function was nonexistent, but his body was still alive. This is how one family’s tragedy became another’s salvation.
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