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Germantown Oktoberfest Parade & Festivities, Saturday, Oct. 5 The Germantown Oktoberfest Parade and Festivities, hosted by the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Germantown, Maryland. Click here for the schedule of a...
10/04/2019

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Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins Yields: 8 servings     Ingredients: 3 lb. beef chuck, cut into 2" pieces Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp. butter 1 2/3 c. dry red wine 3 tbsp. tomato paste 2 Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1" cubes 3 carrot...
10/04/2019

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Stargazer Oriental Lily, Lilium oriental hybrid, Kentlands Photowalk I photographed this Stargazer Oriental Lily in our home garden. Everybody loves these flowers. Subhash Sharma This Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily') is a hybrid lily of the 'Oriental group'. Oriental lilies are known for...
10/03/2019

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Heritage Harvest Festival, Oct. 5 & 6 We hope you’ll join us for our second annual Heritage Harvest Festival this weekend, Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6. Looks like we should have some great fall weather!Family activities include farm tours, markets, live music, historic farm building...
10/03/2019

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Book Recommendation: The Jezebel Remedy by Martin Clark The Jezebel Remedy (2015) is a legal thriller featuring a husband and wife law firm in Henry County, Virginia by Virginia Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark. I enjoyed this novel and recommend it for your reading list. Click on the links to le...
10/03/2019

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This beautiful season is filled with opportunities to showcase your local real estate markets. It's a great time to create a library of short videos featuring neighborhoods with the best fall foliage, seasonal events such as hayrides and pumpkin patches,  and the best local spots for seasonal tre...
10/03/2019

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Waterlily Dahlia, Koppertone, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA This was a very popular photograph when I posted in in Facebook groups. When I posted it in the Facebook group for the National Capital Dahlia Society, it was shared by the Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society. Waterlily Dahlia, Ko...
10/02/2019

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Book Recommendation: The Bitterroots by C. J. Box The Bitterroots (2019) is book number five in The Highway Quartet Series by The New York Times bestselling American author C. J. Box. I enjoyed this novel and recommend this series for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more about the ...
10/02/2019

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Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 20 mins Yields: 4 servings     Ingredients: FOR THE HALIBUT 4 (4-6-oz.) halibut steaks 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper   FOR THE MANGO SALSA 1 mango, diced 1 red pepper, finely chopped 1/2 red onion, diced 1 jalapeno, minced 1 ...
10/02/2019

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Mountain Maryland 2019 Photo Contest Call for Entries  The spirit of the Allegheny Mountains contain secret stories worth telling, and a picture is worth 1,000 words. The community and visitors are invited to share images from life in Allegany County, the Mountain Side of Maryland, or from their ...
10/01/2019
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