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The Barbara Fritchie Restaurant: Gone But Not Forgotten

The Barbara Fritchie Restaurant: Gone But Not Forgotten

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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Your Plans to Travel – Why Wait?

Your Plans to Travel – Why Wait?

I had the pleasure of attending my class reunion recently (I won’t say what year it was, but it rhymes with “dirty worst”), and in a conversation with one of my old school pals, he revealed that he was deeply shaken by the recent death of a classmate.  In fact he had become so depressed that he wanted to sell all of his possessions and do one single thing. Travel. He wanted to see the world.  To experience the sights…

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