A mural stretching across one of the walls in Meiklejohn’s Family Restaurant and Pub might give the impression that the viewer is peering through stone castle walls to a serene vista of countryside. Although the scene seems to...

By Photos by: Phil Grout A Photo Essay I have been fascinated with fall since childhood. As a photographer, I have long felt an attachment to fall and its onslaught of color. There is something glorious about a sugar maple...

Written By Lisa Breslin For more than 30 years, Bharati Morjaria’s paintings have welcomed viewers to the infinite joys of nature. By creating a three dimensional texture from layers of oil paint, Bharati unveils vibrant...

Written By Anne Blue “This is great!” were Bob’s first words. “No, this is not great, said Laura. “It will never be what we want.” Bob saw a well-built structure with great potential. Laura saw the never-updated interior and...

Written By Patricia Rouzer They are among the newest members of Carroll’s growing, robust, distinctly American community. Quietly going about their work, in large part keeping to themselves, members of Carroll’s rapidly...

Written By Linda Morton Witches and goblins and ghosts, oh my! For those who think it’s just not Halloween without a good scare, the Lineboro Volunteer Fire Department’s frightfest, Bedlam-in-the-Boro, can satisfy your cravings....

Written By Mary Spiro Westminster’s Michele Alessi didn’t pass “Go.” She burst directly into TV’s big time. There is nothing in the way Michele Alessi looks, dresses or speaks that would lead you to believe that she’s rubbed...

Written by  Patricia Bianca Ah, Halloween. Ever since our ancient European ancestors first lit bonfires and dressed in ghoulish attire to confound the forces of evil, Halloween has captured the hearts, imagination and even the...

Written By Lisa Breslin Thanks to the sleuthing of Joe Camlin, a 16-year-old junior at Winters Mill High School, Charlie Fisher, Jr. had a reunion with his class ring in Westminster this summer. How the ring dropped from...

Written By Sherwood Kohn According to U.S. Census figures from 2004, Carroll County’s Hispanic population constituted less than 2 percent of people living in our area. (See “Working Under the Radar, Page 52) That number has...

Written By Donna Engle Local legend has it that Pleasant Valley’s name was suggested by a visiting Baltimorean, who in the 1850s strolled the hill that overlooks the glen from the south and remarked, “What a pleasant valley this...

Written By Patricia Bianca While other public school districts struggle with low test score averages and rising crime rates, Carroll County’s public school system apparently boasts a proliferation of scholastic superstars....