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Month: January 2018

There’s a New Wal-Mart in Town – Better Get There Fast

There’s a New Wal-Mart in Town – Better Get There Fast

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This past Wednesday, Wal-Mart #2790 opened its doors just off of the Sharpsburg Pike in southeastern Hagerstown.  Now, if you know anything about Western Maryland, Hagerstown, or our other esteemed Wal-Mart location – the infamous Supercenter #1674 just off Garland Groh Boulevard in Hagerstown’s glorious west end (for those of you unfamiliar with that retail nirvana – read my previous article here), then I know that this news may bring up a few questions in your inquiring minds.  Fear not,…

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The Barbara Fritchie Restaurant: Gone But Not Forgotten

The Barbara Fritchie Restaurant: Gone But Not Forgotten

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Well, I suppose time takes its toll on all businesses, but I have to say that I was sad to see a local eatery icon, the Barbara Fritchie Restaurant – just outside of Frederick, Md – permanently shut its doors as of the first of this year. The restaurant had been serving customers in some form or fashion (and at various addresses) since 1910, and its familiar candy-cane sign was well known at its Route 40 location, just west of…

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The Lowly Chicken Wing: From Zero to Hero

The Lowly Chicken Wing: From Zero to Hero

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Chicken wings. These days almost as American as apple pie, the humble chicken wing has come a long way in the past thirty years.  Believe it or not, there was a time when butcher shops couldn’t give these things away, but those days are long gone.  Today, the price of wings is more expensive per pound than boneless, skinless chicken thighs – and about three times the price of bone-in, chicken leg quarters. Amazing. Every restaurant I visit seems to…

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2018: Thoughts on the New Year

2018: Thoughts on the New Year

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Well, the ball has dropped (or if you were in Hagerstown on New Year’s Eve, the doughnut was dunked), the Christmas clutter is slowly finding its way back into the attic, and the long (and recently quite cold) winter nights have me in deep thought about the New Year. As you may know, I turned fifty this past October, so that means that I probably have fewer years ahead of me than behind me (statistically speaking), so I find myself…

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