Author: CM

4 Oustanding Homes: A Photo Essay

Written By Michael Dibari In the context of the currently superheated real estate market, whole subdivisions of what have been called “McMansions” are springing up. By contrast, a few large homes embody the best of their genre....

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Hot Hot Hot

Written By Patricia Rouzer Relatively modest houses that 15 years ago may have fetched $100,000 now command two or three times that– sometimes more in the coveted Mt. Airy, Finksburg, and Sykesville-Eldersburg areas, now...

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Odd Jobs: Celebrating Labors of Love on September 5

Written By Shelly Horn As Labor Day approaches, we look forward to celebrating the work ethic and the people who believe in it. Everybody is familiar with the usual means of employment. But some Carroll County breadwinners do...

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Byrdland

Written By Mary Spiro When internationally-known jazz pianist Eric Byrd sits down at the piano, it is as if he is sitting down to chat with an old friend. And as blues and gospel-flavored music emerges, Byrd seems touched,...

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