Celebrating Women’s History Month
By Alex Gushard-Edwards, Karen Kalantzis and Karlys Kline In celebration of International Women’s History Month, Downtown Frederick Partnership is proud to present this special edition of Voices of Downtown Frederick. This month, we highlight three inspiring women who contribute to the vibrancy of Downtown Frederick. Through their leadership and community…
Places of Our Shared History and Patriotism
By Dr. Cheryl RenĂ©e Gooch The Partnership is thrilled to continue Voices of Downtown Frederick – a blog series highlighting the many communities that help make Downtown Frederick special. This month’s blog celebrates a walkaround downtown with Frederick Douglass on Valentine’s Day and is written by Dr. Cheryl RenĂ©e Gooch….
More Salsa, Please!
By Silvia Yacoubian The Partnership is thrilled to introduce Voices of Downtown Frederick – a blog series highlighting the many communities that help make Downtown Frederick special. This month’s blog celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and is written by Silvia Yacoubian. It was a Wednesday evening and Danielle’s Restaurant’s energy was…
Pride: Unique, Beautiful and Authentic Frederick
By Dr. Andi Overton The Partnership is thrilled to introduce Voices of Downtown Frederick – a blog series highlighting the many communities that help make Downtown Frederick special. This month’s blog celebrates Pride and is written by Dr. Andi Overton. Pride (Noun): 1. A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction…
Bringing World Culture to Downtown Frederick
By Cleo Burton The Partnership is thrilled to introduce Voices of Downtown Frederick – a blog series highlighting the many communities that help make Downtown Frederick special. This month’s blog celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander heritage and is written by Cleo Burton, operations assistant at Asian American Center…
Living in Color
By Kiki Wilson The Partnership is thrilled to introduce Voices of Downtown Frederick – a blog series highlighting the many communities that help make Downtown Frederick special. This month’s blog celebrates Black-Owned Businesses and is written by Kiki Wilson, founder of OUT40 Media. “And in the end, the study of…