So this weekend and the next could be all about Fringe if you were to let it. But we know there is still some soccer yet to be played. Anything else? Tonight is the start of the 9th Annual Capital Fringe festival. This year the unjuried arts-fest has a larger presence here on the east-side […]
What better way to enjoy a warm summer day in Yards Park than with a tasty ice cream cone? Many of you have likely sampled the delicious ice creams from Ice Cream Jubilee already; they have been out with their ice cream cart frequently over the last few months, including at the Friday night concerts. At […]
Today’s update is, in contrast to yesterday’s, short. This is not due to a shortage of news, but rather a shortage of newspapers. It being Sunday, only one newspaper was slated to be published, and while one other put out an extra, that seems to have been lost to history.
As we continue our series looking at the news from the Civil War, we get today to July 10, 1864. 150 years ago today, the Union fought a desperate battle on the banks of the Monocacy River, just southeast of Frederick, Maryland. They were attempting to stop Jubal Early’s troops from crossing the river, which […]
Are you enjoying the fruits and veggies you find at local farmers markets? The bees get most of the credit, but butterflies too do their fair share of work pollinating, and considering 90 percent of all plants need a pollinator to distribute pollen to set fruit and seeds, that’s quite a burden for those paper thin […]