What's it like ... Resting place [video]
Published on July 24, 2008
Every morning, as the dawn's early light reaches the bronze statue of Francis Scott Key, Ronald Pearcey steps down from his porch and opens the iron gate to Frederick's 156 year-old Mount Olivet Cemetery. more »

What's it like playing with fire? [video]
Published on July 10, 2008
Adam Kline arched his back, tilted his head toward the sky and then carefully lowered the flaming tong toward his open mouth. more »

Former auto racer turns car pieces into museum pieces [video]
Published on June 26, 2008
Tom Kozar used to race sports cars alongside Paul Newman in the 1970s and 1980s. Yup, that Paul Newman. They were in different classes, but occasionally found themselves in the same pit at tracks in places like Watkins Glen, N.Y., Nelsons Ledge in Garrettsville, Ohio, and the Richmond International Speedway. more »

What's it like — Making house calls for 34 years
Published on June 12, 2008
Dr. Wayne Allgaier carries the same black bag he received as a gift when he graduated from George Washington University’s medical school in May 1971. more »

What's it like...trying to make it as a stand-up comedian
Published on May 29, 2008
As a short line formed on a recent Friday evening outside Divis -- a Hagerstown bar and restaurant -- Chad Beadle, in baggy shorts and a No. 22 Michael Redd Milwaukee Bucks jersey, was busy hustling inside. more »

The real pet detective [video]
Published on May 15, 2008
The woman from Northern Viginia called Tuesday pleading for assistance. Her beloved older companion, with a heart condition and seizures, had been missing for nearly a week and she was becoming more distraught as the hours and days passed. more »

Behind the line at Chubby’s BBQ [video]
Published on May 01, 2008
This is one in a series of stories that goes behind the scenes to explore the unusual, memorable, quirky things people do -- and go through -- in the courses of their lives. more »

What's it like ... impersonating Madonna?
Published on April 17, 2008
In the early '80s, Chris America, then an 18-year-old aspiring actress trying to land dinner theater roles in Washington, took a part-time job doing singing telegrams for a local talent agency. more »

On top of the world [video]
Published on April 03, 2008
This is one in a series of stories that goes behind the scenes to explore the unusual, memorable, quirky things people do -- and go through -- in the course of their lives. more »

What's it like ... Dodging a revolution
Published on March 20, 2008
Richard Cody, 76, president of Frederick's Resthaven Memorial Gardens and a grandfather, has been happily married for decades. But back in December of 1958, he was a single young businessman flying to Havana to celebrate New Year's Eve with five fraternity brothers, for what he thought would be a lot fun. more »