Author: CM

Indie Film Shot in Carroll County Nears Completion

Written By Lisa Breslin A local group of determined independent film buffs are in their fourth and hopefully soon-to-be-final year of production on a feature film–shot in 16 mm–about a newlywed who, still dressed in...

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Geese Gone Wild (Not if Dan Laxton Can Prevent It)

Written By Sherwood Kohn A little more than three years ago, Dan Laxton’s wife, Vivian, was working as an editor for The Gaithersburg Gazette when she called her husband’s attention to a horror story in the newspaper. The...

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Autumn’s Incongruities

Written By Sherwood Kohn Halloween and Thanksgiving (or rather the day after Thanksgiving) now rival Christmas for the title of most lucrative marketing holidays of the year. It has always seemed misleading to refer to the day...

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Cooking from the Harvest

Written By Michael Vyskocil If you have ever taken a bite of a ripe, delicious tomato plucked straight from the vine, you know that the taste is unforgettable. Fresh tomatoes are great served as a grilled appetizer, cooked into...

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Patapsco: The River, the Railroad, and the Music

By Photos by: Phil Grout Tucked away in a river gorge in an almost forgotten corner of southeast Carroll County, the village of Patapsco is remote enough to remind some folks of a slice of West Virginia. Early 19th Century land...

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