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You have determined the top 5 in more than 175 categories in The Frederick News-Postʼs Best of the Best competition.

Vote for the top dog in each now through Sept. 14 Winners will be announced in The Frederick News-Post and at FrederickNewsPost.com/bob on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Categories with more than five were expanded to include tied nominations. This is not a scientific study, but a readers’-choice award.

Locally owned and locally franchised businesses are eligible. The staff of The Frederick News-Post did their best to verify all nominees and confirm names of businesses, names of people and obtain more information about what made a person a “best of” nominee and that they are in their applicable category. If you spot an error, please contact either Kini Allen (kallen@newspost.com) or Samantha Bangh (sbangh@newspost.com). All ballots are confidential and the exclusive property of The Frederick News-Post. The Frederick News-Post does not choose or endorse any winners. Winners are awarded based on the number of nominations/votes received. *Sweepstakes rules: No purchase neccessary to enter or win. You must be 18 years or older at time of entry and vote in at least 30 categories to be eligible to win $250. Void where prohibited by law. Limit one entry per email address. For complete official rules, visit: www.FrederickNewsPost.com/BOB.

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Auto Salesperson

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Auto Body Shop

Dan’s Auto Body Shockley Honda ● ● South Mountain Collision & Auto Center ● ● The Frederick Motor Company ● ● Zamora’s Auto Body ●● ●●

Car Wash

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Auto Dealer (New)

Criswell Chevrolet of Thurmont ● ● DARCARS Toyota Frederick ● ● Fitzgerald Auto Mall Frederick ● ● Shockley Honda ● ● The Frederick Motor Company/ Frederick Subaru ●●

Auto Dealer (Used)

Carmax ● ● Fitzgerald Auto Mall Frederick ● ● Krietz Auto Repair & Sales ● ● Shockley Honda ● ● The Frederick Motor Company/ Frederick Subaru ●●

Auto Repair Shop

Brownie’s Auto Repair ● ● Clearview Car Care ● ● Dynamic Automotive ● ● Ken’s Automotive & Transmissions ● ● Tire Mart & Automotive ●●

Dolphin Car Wash Frederick Shell Carwash ● ● Fredericktowne Auto Spa ● ● Rosemont Car Wash ● ● Samuda Mobile Detailing ●●

Motorcycle Shop

Dutrow’s Sales & Service Fredericktown Yamaha ● ● Harley-Davidson of Frederick ● ● J T Motorsports ● ● Twigg Cycles ●● ●●

Oil & Lube Shop

Dynamic Automotive ● ● Ken’s Automotive & Transmissions ● ● Shockley Honda ● ● South Side Tire & Auto ● ● The Lube Center ●●

Tire Center

Butler Tire Service, Inc. ● ● Dynamic Automotive ● ● Rice Tire ● ● South Side Tire & Auto ● ● Tire Mart & Automotive ●●

BODY& SOUL

Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm Saturday By Appointment

Makeup/Skincare Shop

Belleza Hair & Nail Studio Maven Beauty Bar ● ● NUVO Salon & Spa ● ● Smooch Studio ● ● Thomas Scott Salon & Spa ●● ●●

Barbershop

All About Men Barber Shop Classic Barber Shop ● ● Gentlemen’s Choice Barber-Stylists ● ● Karenna’s Klips ● ● Wastlers’ Barber Shop ●● ●●

Manicure/Pedicure

Belleza Hair & Nail Studio Candle Day Spa ● ● Lee Nails Spa ● ● Rose Nails Spa ● ● Thomas Scott Salon & Spa ●● ●●

Day Spa

Belleza Hair & Nail Studio Massage Envy – Frederick ● ● New York New York Hair Salon & Day Spa ● ● NUVO Salon & Spa ● ● Thomas Scott Salon & Spa ●● ●●

Hair Salon

Alter Ego Hair Color Belleza Hair & Nail Studio ● ● New York New York Hair Salon & Day Spa ● ● The Beauty Company ● ● Thomas Scott Salon & Spa ●● ●●

Health & Fitness Club

Anytime Fitness Onelife Fitness ● ● Player’s Fitness and Performance ● ● SoldierFit ● ● YMCA of Frederick County ●● ●●

Holistic Health Practice

Brian K. Tuckey, PT Center of Life Holistic Health Center & Pilates Studio ● ● Hauser Health ● ● Holistic Health Associates ● ● The Turning Point: Frederick’s Community Acupuncture ●● ●●

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Best Place for a Massage

Holistic Health Associates Lee Anne Little Massage ● ● Massage Envy – Frederick ● ● NUVO Salon & Spa ● ● Thomas Scott Salon & Spa ●● ●●

Best Place for Acupuncture

Beth G. Owens, Dipl.Ac. L.Ac. Frederick Natural Health Center ● ● Holistic Health Associates ● ● The Turning Point: Frederick’s Community Acupuncture ● ● Therapy Box, Inc. ●●

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Tattoo Shop

American Tattoo Studio Classic Electric Tattooing ● ● Emmitsburg Tattoo Company ● ● Key City Tattoo ● ● Time Bomb Tattoos & Curiosities ●● ●●

Yoga Studio

Ananda Shala LLC Mountain Spirit Yoga LLC ● ● Roots & River Yoga ● ● Sol Yoga ● ● YMCA of Frederick County ●● ●●

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Golf Course (Regional)

Clustered Spires Golf Club ● ● Holly Hills Country Club ● ● Maryland National Golf Club ● ● Musket Ridge Golf Club ● ● Whiskey Creek Golf Course ●●

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Hotel

Courtyard by Marriott Frederick Hampton Inn & Suites Frederick – Fort Detrick ● ● Hampton Inn Frederick ● ● Hilton Garden Inn ● ● The Frederick Inn Bed & Breakfast ●● ●●

Museum

Brunswick Railroad Museum National Museum of Civil War Medicine ● ● Roads and Rails Museum ● ● Rose Hill Manor Park & Museum ● ● The Delaplaine Arts Center ●● ●●

Shopping Center

Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick Shopping Center ● ● Market Square at Frederick ● ● Westview Promenade ●● ●●

Wedding Venue

Antrim 1844 Ceresville Mansion ● ● Morningside Inn ● ● Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery ● ● Walker’s Overlook ●● ●●

DINING OUT Bakery

angelcakes, llc Cakes To Die For ● ● Ed’s Country Bakery ● ● Glory Doughnuts ● ● Jefferson Pastry Shoppe ●● ●●

Barbeque Restaurant

Black Hog BBQ Blues BBQ Company ● ● Bollinger’s Restaurant ● ● CarterQue BBQ & Grilling Co. ● ● P.I.G.S. BBQ ●● ●●

Breakfast/Brunch

Cafe Nola Dutch’s Daughter ● ● Family Meal ● ● Mountain View Diner ● ● The Main Cup ●● ●●

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Patio Dining

Ayse Meze Lounge Brewer’s Alley ● ● La Paz Mexican Restaurant ● ● The Main Cup ● ● the Wine Kitchen on the Creek ●● ●●

Place for a First Date (non-food)

Baker Park Carroll Creek Linear Park ● ● Cunningham Falls ● ● Frederick Keys baseball game ● ● Linganore Winecellars ●● ●●

Place to Camp (Regional)

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Brewer’s Alley Dutch’s Daughter/Dungeon ● ● Madrones ● ● The Orchard ● ● The Tasting Room ●● ●●

Chinese Restaurant

Asian Cafe China Garden ● ● Lazy Fish ● ● Modern Asia Bar & Restaurant ● ● Peking Gourmet ●● ●●

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Brunswick Family Campground ● ● Catoctin Mountain Park ● ● Cunningham Falls State Park ● ● Greenbrier State Park ● ● Rocky Gap State Park ●●

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Greek Restaurant

Place for Dessert

Aleko’s Village Cafe Athens Greek Restaurant ● ● Ayse Meze Lounge ● ● Greek Aroma ● ● Opa

Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise Cakes to Die For ● ● Frederick Fudge & Ice Cream Co ● ● Rita’s Italian Ice ● ● South Mountain Creamery

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Hibachi Restaurant

Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet Matsutake Sushi & Steak ● ● Miyako Japanese Steak, Seafood & Sushi Bar ● ● Old Dominion Grill and Sushi ● ● TANZO Japanese Steak & Seafood

Restaurant Service

Dutch’s Daughter Manalu Italian Restaurant ● ● The Main Cup ● ● The Tasting Room ● ● VOLT

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Indian Restaurant

Dutch’s Daughter Monocacy Crossing Restaurant ● ● The Tasting Room ● ● the Wine Kitchen on the Creek ● ● VOLT ●●

Seafood Restaurant

Italian Restaurant

Avery’s Maryland Grille Dutch’s Daughter ● ● Liberty Road Seafood & Steak ● ● May’s Restaurant ● ● Ragin’ Reef ●●

Il Forno Pizzeria ● ● Il Porto Restaurant ● ● Manalu Italian Restaurant ● ● Nido’s Little Italy Ristorante ● ● Pistarro Ristorante Pizzeria Napoletana ●●

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Cacique Restaurant Cafe Bueno ● ● Fajita Grande Mexican Restaurant ● ● Mariachi Restaurant ● ● Mexicali Cantina

Mexican Restaurant

Cacique Restaurant ● ● Cafe Bueno ● ● Fajita Grande Mexican Restaurant Bar & Grill ● ● La Paz Mexican Restaurant ● ● Mexicali Cantina ●●

Place for a Salad

a.k.a. Friscos Chick-fil-A ● ● Madrones ● ● The Main Cup ● ● The Orchard ●● ●●

Place for a Sandwich

7th Street Sandwich Shop a.k.a. Friscos ● ● Chick-fil-A ● ● Pretzel & Pizza Creations ● ● Wag’s Restaurant ●● ●●

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Sushi Restaurant

Latin American Restaurant

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Romantic Restaurant

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Agra Palace ● ● Clay Oven ● ● Delhi 6 Indian Cuisine ● ● Padmini’s Curry Grill ● ● Tulip Grill Restaurant ●●

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China Garden Lazy Fish ● ● Miyako Japanese Steak, Seafood & Sushi Bar ● ● Old Dominion Grill and Sushi ● ● Sushi Densha ●● ●●

Thai Restaurant

Kittiwat Thai Kitchen Lucky Corner Vietnamese Cuisine ● ● Modern Asia Bar & Restaurant ● ● My Thai Restaurant ● ● Sumittra Thai Cuisine ●● ●●

Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant

Delhi 6 Indian Cuisine ● ● Glory Doughnuts ● ● GOOD juju - Frederick ● ● Hippy Chick Hummus ● ● The Orchard ●●

Vietnamese Restaurant

Lucky Corner Vietnamese Cuisine Modern Asia Bar & Restaurant ● ● Pho TNT ● ● Viet Gourmet ● ● Viet’s Aroma Vietnamese Cuisine ● ● Vietnamese Cuisine ●● ●●

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Karaoke Spot

American Legion Beth Shalom Congregation ● ● Frederick Elks ● ● Libertytown Fire Department ● ● Orioles Nest ● ● Walkersville Fire Hall

Buckeystown Pub Bushwaller’s ● ● Callahan’s Seafood Bar & Grill ● ● Olde Towne Tavern ● ● The Cellar Door

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Live Music Venue

Cover Band

Baker Park Bandshell Carroll Creek Outdoor Amphitheater ● ● Champion Billiards Sports Bar ● ● Sky Stage ● ● Weinberg Center for the Arts ●●

Live Theater Company

Original Band

Fredericktowne Players HoneyBee Burlesque ● ● Maryland Ensemble Theatre ● ● Other Voices Theatre ● ● Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre & Children’s Theatre

Cheshi ● ● Hard Swimmin’ Fish ● ● Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night ● ● Samuel Powers ● ● The New Reign ●●

Radio Station (Regional)

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Event Venue

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Big Cork Vineyards ● ● Linganore Winecellars ● ● Sky Stage ● ● Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery ● ● Weinberg Center for the Arts ●●

Local Blog

Gun Shop/Range (Regional)

Gun Shack / Crosswind Hendershot’s Sporting Goods ● ● Heritage Training and Shooting Center ● ● SKEETERS ● ● The Machine Gun Nest ●●

Alive @ Five by Downtown Frederick Partnership ● ● Catoctin Colorfest ● ● In the Street ● ● The Great Frederick Fair ● ● Walkersville Carnival

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Amish Outlaws ● ● Guys in Thin Ties ● ● Southern Charm ● ● The Knight Brothers ● ● The Reagan Years ● ● Vinyl Rhino ●●

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Local Festival/Fair/Carnival

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Dude Mom ● ● Frederick Local Yokel ● ● Frederick Playlist ● ● Lace & Grace ● ● Must Love Shoes ● ● RMNB (Russian Machine Never Breaks)

106.9 The Eagle 99.9 WFRE ● ● DC 101 ● ● Key 103 ● ● WAMU, 88.5 ●● ●●

Trivia Venue

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Champion Billiards Sports Bar Il Forno Pizzeria ● ● Olde Mother Brewing ● ● Oscar’s Alehouse ● ● Ott House ●●

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FOOD Burger

Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise Brewer’s Alley ● ● Madrones ● ● Oscar’s Alehouse ● ● Wag’s Restaurant ●● ●●

Crab Cakes

Avery’s Maryland Grille Dutch’s Daughter ● ● JB Seafood ● ● May’s Restaurant ● ● Ragin’ Reef ●● ●●

Crabs

Avery’s Maryland Grille JB Seafood ● ● Liberty Road Seafood & Steak ● ● May’s Seafood Restaurant ● ● Trout’s Market ●● ●●

Cupcake Shop

angelcakes, llc Cakes To Die For ● ● Ed’s Country Bakery ● ● Jefferson Pastry Shoppe ● ● The Hive Bake Shop ●● ●●

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Donuts

Dunkin’ Donuts Ed’s Country Bakery ● ● Fractured Prune ● ● Glory Doughnuts ● ● Jefferson Pastry Shoppe ●●

HEALTH Cardiology Practice

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Food Truck

Blues BBQ Co. Boxcar burgers ● ● In10se bbq ● ● Roasthouse Pub ● ● Say Cheese

Cardiology Associates of Frederick Cardiology Center ● ● Cardiovascular Specialists of Frederick ● ● Frederick Cardiovascular Care, P.C. ●● ●●

Chiropractic Practice

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French Fries

Brewer’s Alley ● ● Chick-fil-A ● ● Family Meal ● ● McDonald’s ● ● Wag’s Restaurant ●●

Fried Chicken

Family Meal Mountain Gate Family Restaurant ● ● Roy Rogers ● ● Trout’s Market ● ● Watson’s Carry-Out ●● ●●

Frozen Treats

Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise Jimmie Cone ● ● Little Red Barn Ice Cream Cafe ● ● Rita’s Italian Ice ● ● South Mountain Creamery ●● ●●

Pizza

Coal Fire Pizza Il Forno Pizzeria ● ● Ledo Pizza ● ● Pistarro Ristorante Pizzeria Napoletana ● ● Pretzel & Pizza Creations ●● ●●

Steak

Dutch’s Daughter Madrones ● ● The Red Horse ● ● The Tasting Room ● ● the Wine Kitchen on the Creek ●● ●●

Ballenger Creek Chiropractic ● ● Center of Life Chiropractic and Pilates Studio ● ● McLaughlin Family Chiropractic ● ● Park Bench Chiropractic of Frederick ● ● Spring Ridge Chiropractic

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Cosmetic Surgery Practice

Andochick Center for Cosmetic Surgery ● ● Dr. Guy Cappuccino ● ● Plastic Surgery One ● ● The Cosmetic & Skin Surgery Center ● ● Will Surgical Arts ●●

Dental Practice

Barbara Bell, DDS PA Bear Creek Dental ● ● Dr. Harvey Levy & Associates ● ● Frederick Pediatric Dental Associates ● ● Kopit Dental Care ●● ●●

Dermatology Practice

DSF Cosmetic & Medical Dermatology Elizabeth A. Liotta, MD ● ● Frederick Dermatology Associates ● ● Maryland Dermatology Associates – A Division of Anne Arundel Dermatology ● ● Warner & Van Meter Dermatology ●●

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Hearing Care Practice

Frederick ENT Group ● ● Live Better Hearing (A&A Hearing) ● ● Mid Maryland ENT ● ● Miracle-Ear (Frederick) ●●

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Walkersville Pharmacy Whitesell’s Pharmacy

Midwifery Practice

Frederick Birth Center Midwifery Care Associates ● ● Red House Birth Care ● ● Riverside Midwifery, LLC ●● ●●

Neurology Practice

● ● Comprehensive Neurology & Sleep Medicine ● ● Greater Washington Psychiatry & Counseling ● ● Key Neurology ● ● Mid Maryland Neurology ● ● Yalamanchili Brain & Spine

Obstetrics & Gynecology Practice

Capital Women’s Care Frederick Birth Center ● ● OB&GYN Center (Division of Capital Women’s Care) ● ● Simmonds, Martin & Helmbrecht ● ● Women’s Health Specialists of Frederick ●● ●●

Ophthalmology Practice

Busack Eye Center Central Maryland Eye Associates ● ● Dr. Sunil Thadani – MD Vision Center ● ● Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute ● ● Western Maryland Eye Center ●● ●●

Optometry Center

Dr. Padmini R. Nathan, Optometrists, P.A. ● ● For Eyes Optical ● ● Longmeadow Optical, Ltd ● ● Sterling Optical ● ● Walkersville Eyecare ●●

Orthopedic Surgery Practice

Dr. Stanley Chung, M.D., P.A. Orthopedic Specialists of Frederick ● ● The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics - MMI Division ●● ●●

Physical Therapy Center

FMH Rehabilitation Frederick Sport & Spine Clinics ● ● Pivot Physical Therapy ● ● Rehab 2 Perform ● ● The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics - MMI Division ●● ●●

Podiatric Practice

Foot and Ankle Specialists of the Mid-Atlantic ● ● Frederick Foot & Ankle ● ● Frederick Foot Care ● ● Lorna C. Wolfe, D.P.M., P.A. ● ● The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics - MMI Division ●●

Regional Hospital

● ● Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center ● ● Carroll Hospital ● ● Frederick Memorial Hospital ● ● Mercy Medical Center – Baltimore ● ● Meritus Medical Center

Walk-In Medical Clinic

CVS Minute Clinic Frederick Primary Care Associates – Ballenger Creek ● ● Immediate Care Frederick ● ● Righttime Medical Care ● ● Winding Cross Urgent Care of Frederick ●● ●●

Orthodontic Practice

Bloom & Reddy Orthodontics Detterline Orthodontics ● ● Frederick Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics ● ● Mt. Airy Children’s Dental Associates ● ● Smile Frederick Orthodontics ● ● Toothman Orthodontics ●● ●●

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HOME Electrical Company

Brandenburg Electric Inc Coblentz Electric Inc ● ● Frederick Electric Co ● ● Kolb Electric ● ● Provident Electric

Moxley Plumbing Inc N.E. “Bob” Waltz Plumbing & Heating Inc ● ● Putman Plumbing ●●

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Heating & Air Company

Frederick Air, Inc. ● ● Holtzople Heating & Air Conditioning ● ● May’s Heating & Air Conditioning ● ● N.E. “Bob” Waltz Plumbing & Heating Inc ● ● Warner Service Dan Ryan Builders ● ● Devilbiss Construction ● ● M.V. Pelletier ● ● Talon Construction Inc ● ● The Wormald Companies ●●

Home Improvement Co.

Albaugh & Sons ● ● Anthony Owens Remodeling ● ● Dorcus Construction Co., Inc ● ● Joseph F. Devilbiss Construction ● ● Talon Construction Inc. ●●

Landscape Company

Barrick & Sons LLC ● ● Hawkins Landscaping Inc ● ● Mar-Lu View Nursery & Landscaping ● ● Meadows Farms Nurseries & Landscaping ● ● Ruppert Landscape Barrick Garden Center ● ● Dutch Plant Farm ● ● Meadows Farms Nurseries & Landscaping ● ● Stadler Nurseries ● ● Thanksgiving Farms Unique Garden ●●

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All Around Plumbing, Inc Mick’s Plumbing & Heating

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Hartman Roofing, Inc. ● ● PJ’s Roofing ● ● S&K Roofing, Siding & Windows ● ● Scates Corporation ● ● Topper Construction

Kid’s Party Venue

Tree Service Company

Adventure Park USA ● ● Catoctin Creek Nature Center ● ● Hot Fired Arts ● ● Pump It Up of Frederick ● ● Skate Frederick ●●

All Branched Out ● ● Antietam Tree & Turf ● ● Appalachian Tree Company ● ● Baker Tree Services Inc. ● ● Bartlett Tree Experts ●●

Martial Arts Studio

KIDS+ Child Care Center

Preschool

Bright Eyes Child Care ● ● Celebree Learning Centers ● ● Middletown United Methodist Preschool ● ● The Goddard School ● ● YMCA of Frederick County ●●

Calvary Weekday School ● ● Middletown United Methodist Preschool ● ● The Banner School ● ● The Goddard School ● ● Weekday Nursery School ●●

College/University

Private Elementary School

Frederick Community College ● ● Hood College ● ● Mount St. Mary’s University ● ● Towson University ● ● University of Maryland ●●

Dance Studio

Lucy School ● ● Mother Seton School ● ● New Life Christian ● ● St. John Regional Catholic School ● ● The Banner School ●●

24/7 Dance Studio ● ● Bettie Jane’s Center of Dance Art ● ● Dance Unlimited ● ● Mid Maryland Performing Arts Center ● ● The Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance ●●

Gymnastics Club

24/7 Dance Studio ● ● Flips ● ● Frederick Gymnastics Club ●●

Bowerhouse MMA ● ● Clinch Academy ● ● Golden Knights Karate ● ● Kicks Karate ● ● Kreimer’s Karate Institute, Inc. ●●

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Frederick East Classical H.O.P.E. Co-Op ● ● Monocacy Home Educators Cooperative ● ● The Home School Education Ministry of Frederick Christian Academy ●●

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Home School Group

Roofing Company

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The Little Gym of Frederick YMCA of Frederick County

Private Middle School

Lucy School ● ● Mother Seton School ● ● New Life Christian ● ● St. John’s Regional Catholic School ● ● The Banner School ●●

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Brunswick Elementary Middletown Elementary ● ● New Market Elementary ● ● Walkersville Elementary ● ● Yellow Springs Elementary ●● ●●

Public Middle School

Brunswick Middle Middletown Middle ● ● New Market Middle ● ● Oakdale Middle ● ● Walkersville Middle ●● ●●

Public High School

Governor Thomas Johnson High Linganore High ● ● Middletown High ● ● Urbana High ● ● Walkersville High ●● ●●

Pumpkin Patch

Brookfield Pumpkins LLC Gaver Farm ● ● Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch ● ● Mayne’s Tree Farm ● ● Summers Farm Adventure ●● ●●

Summer Camp

Bar-T Mountainside Summer Camp City of Frederick Parks & Recreation ● ● FCC Kids on Campus ● ● Mar-Lu-Ridge ● ● YMCA of Frederick County ●● ●●

Tutoring Service

Club Z! IN-Home & Online Tutoring of Frederick ● ● Kick Start Learning Center ● ● Kumon Math & Reading Center ● ● Mathnasium of Frederick North ● ● Sylvan Learning of Frederick ●●

Frederick Christian Academy New Life Christian Academy

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General Dentist

Barbara Bell, DDS, PA ● ● Dr. Gregory Weakley ● ● Dr. Harvey Levy ● ● Dr. William Colliver ● ● Dr. William J. Hall ●●

General Doctor

Dr. Amy Jones ● ● Dr. Edward F. Fisher ● ● Dr. Gerard DelGrippo ● ● Dr. J.L. Krantz ● ● Dr. Joseph Ashwal ●●

Insurance Agent

Brian Wachter ● ● Connie Snook ●●

Frankie Lebherz Kathy Schultz ● ● Mike Cooper

Dr. Michael Virts Dr. Robert Mansman ● ● Dr. T.P. Sivakumar

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Pediatrician

Bob Miller ● ● Dave Conrad ● ● Elliot Segal ● ● Katie Ryan ● ● Tom Whalen

Dr. Eileen Ebert ● ● Dr. Ernesto Torres ● ● Dr. James Lee ● ● Dr. Wayne Crowder ● ● Kari Pratt, NP

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Dr. David Detterline ● ● Dr. Jon A. Moles ● ● Dr. Kavitha Reddy ● ● Dr. Stanley J. Robison ● ● Dr. Stuart Sheer

David Brooks, Brooks Behavioral Health Services LLC ● ● Debbie Williams ● ● Dr. Robert Mansman, Pediatric Dental Center of Frederick ● ● Dr. Susan Bahl, Center for Breast Cancer ● ● Jessica Kent, The Birthing Circle President

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Brian Mo Entertainment DJ Fire ● ● Paul Surreal Entertainment ● ● Shew-sical Entertainment Services ● ● The Dapper DJs ●● ●●

Personal Trainer

Andrew Simpson, Player’s Fitness & Perfomance ● ● Christopher Campbell, Onelife Fitness ● ● James Francis, Onelife Fitness ●●

Pediatric Dentist ●● ●●

Dr. Dee Cole Dr. Joseph Camacho

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Photographer

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Real Estate Agent

Christine Reeder Jay Day ● ● Jim Bass ● ● Nideen Morrison ● ● Troyce Gatewood ●● ●●

Teacher

AJ Stuart, Urbana High Alisha Higgins, Monocacy Elementary ● ● Ilysha Brown, Tuscarora High ● ● Janet Reeder, FCPS Career & Technology Center ● ● Meagan Schnur, Brunswick Elementary ●● ●●

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Pet Store

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SERVICES Accounting Firm

Business Management Co, Inc Draper & McGinley, PA ● ● Gary W. Smith, CPA ● ● James V. Rizzo & Company ● ● Linton Shafer Warfield & Garrett, P.A. ●●

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Architectural Firm

Archive Design Services Bates Architects, PC ● ● Caddworks ● ● Proffitt & Associates Architects, PC ● ● Zavos Architecture+Design, LLC ●● ●●

Assisted Living Community

Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center Country Meadows of Frederick ● ● HeartFields Assisted Living at Frederick ● ● Homewood at Crumland Farms ● ● Integrace/Buckingham’s Choice ●● ●●

Auction Company ●● ●●

Johnsville Auction House Rawlings Auction, Appraisal & Realty, LLC ● ● Trout Auctioneers Incorporated

Cochran Auction Complex Double D Auction Services

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Bank

First United Bank & Trust ● ● Frederick County Bank ● ● Middletown Valley Bank ● ● Sandy Spring Bank ● ● Woodsboro Bank ●●

Catering Company

a.k.a. Friscos ● ● Canapes Catering ● ● CarterQue BBQ & Grilling Co. ● ● DJ’s Catering & Services ● ● P.I.G.S. BBQ ●●

Cleaning Service

Kidwell’s Cleaning ● ● MaidPro - Frederick ● ● Maryland Gleam Team ● ● Molly Maid ● ● The Cleaning Authority – Frederick ●●

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Ferko Maryland Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union ● ● Nymeo Federal Credit Union ● ● PenFed Credit Union ● ● SECU Federal Credit Union ●● ●●

Dry Cleaning Shop

Rainbow Cleaners Spring Ridge Dry Cleaners ● ● Town Cleaners ● ● Valley Cleaners (Walkersville) ● ● Westview Cleaners ●● ●●

Financial Planning Co.

Business Management Co, Inc Edward Jones-Financial Advisor: Laura Beall ● ● McCaskill Financial ● ● Turning Point Financial ● ● Woodsboro Bank ●●

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Hilton Funeral Home Keeney & Basford Funeral Home ● ● Stauffer Funeral Home PA ●●

Donald B. Thompson Funeral Home Hartzler DD Funeral Home & Sons

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Green Business/Organization

Cody’s Hauling & Junk Removal, LLC Linganore Winecellars ● ● ReStore ● ● Thanksgiving Farms ● ● The Common Market ●● ●●

Insurance Agency

Browning Reagle Insurance Agency GEICO Frederick ● ● Kathy Schultze – State Farm Insurance Agent ● ● Lebherz Insurance ● ● Lindquist Insurance ●● ●●

Law Firm

Alegi Anderson, LLC Miles & Stockbridge PC ● ● Puhala & English, P.A ● ● Rolle & DeLorenzo ● ● The Law Offices of Scott Alan Morrison, P.A. ●● ●●

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Real Estate Company

Antique Store

Charis Realty Group ● ● Long & Foster Frederick ● ● Mackintosh Inc., Realtors ● ● Re/Max Results ● ● Real Estate Teams LLC ●●

Chartreuse & co Emmitsburg Antique Mall ● ● Emporium Antiques ● ● Old Glory Antique Market Place ● ● Sweet Clover Barn ●● ●●

Retirement Community

Country Meadows of Frederick ● ● Crestwood Village ● ● Homewood at Crumland Farms ● ● Integrace/Buckingham’s Choice ● ● Lorien, Mt Airy

Book/Comic Store

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Seamstress/Tailor Service

Chapel and Court Tailoring Executive Tailoring & Embroidery ● ● Joan Jenkins Sewing ● ● TLC - Tracy Lin Creations ● ● Valley Cleaners (Walkersville) ●● ●●

Vape Shop

Beyond Comics Brainstorm Comics & Gaming ● ● Curious Iguana ● ● Turn The Page Bookstore ● ● Wonder Book & Video ●● ●●

Bridal/Formal Wear Store

Deju Vu ● ● Posh Bridal ● ● TLC Bridal Boutique Inc. ●●

Consignment/Thrift Store

Fabulous Finds ● ● Lucy’s ● ● Plato’s Closet ● ● Select Seconds Hospital Thrift Shop ● ● Thrift Angel ●●

AVAIL Vapor ● ● Cloud Jammers ● ● The Vapor Emporium ● ● Urban Vape ● ● Vape Addictions ●●

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Floral Shop

A’Bloom, Ltd. Blossom & Basket Boutique ● ● Edible Arrangements ● ● En Masse ● ● Flower Fashions, Inc.

Local Clothing Store (Men)

Fred & Co. 1745 Hunting Creek Outfitters ● ● Out of Stock MD ● ● Plato’s Closet ● ● The Trail House

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Full Service Supermarket

Aldi Giant Eagle Supermarket ● ● The Common Market ● ● Wegmans ● ● Weis Markets

Local Clothing Store (Women)

Alicia L Boutique LuLaRoe on the Mountainside ● ● Molly’s Meanderings ● ● Shabby Chic Creative Studios & Boutique ● ● Velvet Lounge

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Cat Lady of Frederick, LLC ● ● Cody’s Hauling and Junk Removal ● ● LuLaRoe Heather and Chad ● ● Magical Mermaid Vacations ● ● VisionCraft ●●

Jewelry Store

Colonial Jewelers ● ● George’s Girls ● ● Gold Thumb Jewelry Creations ● ● Olde Towne Jewelers ● ● Sky’s the Limit ●●

Music Store

Duet With Music Jim’s House of Music ● ● Kramer’s Piano Shop ● ● Make N Music ● ● Piano Works ● ● Vinyl Acres ●● ●●

Organic/Specialty Grocery Store

H Mart Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium ● ● MOM’s Organic Market ● ● South Mountain Creamery ● ● The Common Market ●● ●●

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Specialty Retail Store

Sporting Goods Store

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Charm City Run Hunting Creek Outfitters ● ● Middletown Sportsland, Inc ● ● Play It Again Sports ● ● The Trail House

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