The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars will open their season at home on April 25 against the Staten Island FerryHawks, and it will be the first time that Meritus Park will host the Atlantic League’s Opening Day celebrations. After the three-game opening series, the Boxcars hit the road for three straight series, before returning to Meritus Park on...

Time Traveler Mike Marotte III takes us back to the heyday of the Pen Mar Park where the horse-drawn trolley car that the Buena Vista Spring Hotel used to transport guests. This luxurious hotel was built in 1890 and could accommodate up to 500 guests. A special service offered by the...

For 31 years, Hagerstown Choral Arts has been delighting Tri-State audiences with harmonious vocal musical performances. But when its founder and artistic director Gregory P. Shook resigned in February, it left a vacancy in...

Tucked in the heart of Sharpsburg, Maryland, near the historic Antietam Battlefield, Captain Bender’s Tavern offers more than food and drinks—it serves up history, hospitality, and a touch of local charm. Built before the...

When Thick-N-Thin Brewery opened for business in 2022, co-founders Adam and Sassan Shaool began with the goal of making quality craft beer more accessible to the people of Washington County. They achieved that goal rather quickly as Thick-N-Thin Brewery’s Glampsite beer won the...

Years ago, farmers looked to the moon before they did anything else. They believed that in the dark of the moon (i.e. waning), they could cut rail fences so they would stay straighter, set fence posts to resist rot, and castrate and dehorn animals for less bleeding. On the flip side, when the moon was...