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Small Town Living: An Endangered Species

Small Town Living: An Endangered Species

If you’re familiar with my columns, then you know I live in Clear Spring, MD – a very small town in Western Maryland.  How small, you ask?  Well, as of 2016, we were at a whopping 350 residents (for those of you keeping score, that’s pretty small).  As a matter of fact, we’re the smallest incorporated town in the county. It’s a quaint little village, with a main street, two stop lights, three schools (elementary, middle, and high) at the…

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Fine Dining in Hagerstown, MD: An Endangered Species

Fine Dining in Hagerstown, MD: An Endangered Species

What’s happened to all the “fine dining” choices in Hagerstown? “LJ’s”?  Gone. “Aqua 103”?  Being “re-launched”. “Family Meal”?  Didn’t make it 6 months. These days, it’s easier to spot a Sasquatch or an “I’m with Hillary” bumper sticker than it is to sit down to a linen tablecloth when dining out in the county seat.  Don’t get me wrong, I like a good Legion Steak Feed or hog butchering as much as the next guy, but there are times when…

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