Are Sign Spinners next in Frederick?

Maybe you caught this on Saturday…there was a performer hired to hold the sign to Catoctin Ridge Townhomes. The sign holder was Will Maxy (Sorry Will if I misspelled it, call me) He works for Pedestal-Events out of Baltimore. Cars passing by found him to be entertaining and showed their support by blowing horns. Now could this be a new trend on the Golden Mile? Stores seem to be hurting in this area for attention. You can see sign walkers on the weekends and occassionally in the evenings. City ordinance has restrictions against temporary signage. As a REALTOR®, I know that first hand about the signs. I have been fined for having my Sales Directional Signs out during the restricted time frame. We can only have our Open House and Sales Directional signs displayed 8 AM Saturday to 7 PM Sunday. It helps keep your neighborhoods clutter free. Anyways, here’s an example of what’s happening in California.

If you want to see what other areas are doing, go to YouTube.com and search for “sign holders” or “Sign Spinners”Back to the promotion itself, these townhomes are being built by R&J Builders and marketed by Gloria and Roland Castle at Real Estate Teams. They are located off McCain Blvd and priced in the High $200s.Feel free to call me if you need Buyer’s Agent to represent you…yes even for new homes.

I Scream, You Scream we all scream for ICE Cream!!!

The weather is getting warm (hot) which starts my favorite time of the year…ICE Cream season!!!  Sure, you can buy ice cream everyday at the super market.  But nothing taste better than melting ice cream out of a soggy ice cream cone.   That has to be the best part.  I am not one to get the fancy smancy waffle cones dipped in chocolate and sprinkles.  I like a simple cake cone.   My family and I love to check out all the ice cream in the area.  So I am going to share some of our findings with you.  Please add you own.  (Even out of state…we do travel) 

Here is what we have found in Frederick County.  I think one of the first places we ever visited when we came to Frederick, MD, was Freeze King over on East Street & 13th.  It’s one of the better soft ice cream places we have been to…however; you must have patience.  The young staff lacks motivation in the customer service department.  On a warm evening, the lines are out to the parking lot with two or three windows open…tells at least one thing…everyone else likes this place and is willing to wait.  It looks like a dive, but I like it.  Also, this place is pretty inexpensive.

Now on to the refrigerated table ice cream (What?)  You know the Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream and the Maggie Moos.  These places mix customize ice cream in front of you on a large refrigerated table (or cold stone)  We like to stop by every once in while to these ones for specialty ice cream.  We prefer Maggie Moos over Cold stone only because of location.   Maggie Moos is locate in the Westview Plaza on Route 85, while Cold Stone Creamery is located across from the Walmart on Monacacy Blvd.  We like sitting out side the Westview 16 movie theater  while eating up some over priced ice cream and people watch.  (people are an interesting species)  One of my favorites is Twizzler, taste exactly like real Twizzlers.  Both locations have some very interesting concoctions to appeal to everyone’s taste.  The reason we don’t frequent Cold Stone is parking …what were the engineers thinking?  They have maybe 70 parking spaces in front of Five Guys, Cold Stone, Starbucks and California Tortilla.  All very trendy and delicious (that’s another post)  But definitely not enough to support the masses. 

The latest addition to the ice cream favorite list… Ben and Jerry’s!!!  What better place can you people watch, than downtown?!?!  I have not identified a favorite flavor here, yet…so far they are all very good….Chunky Monkey, Phish Food, Cherry Garcia, I could just go on.   For hard packed ice cream, this is top.   Ben and Jerry’s is located on Carroll Creek just a short walk from North Market Street. 

Lastly, our favorite soft serve…not in Frederick, MD but worth the drive, Jami’s (or Mary’s) out on Alternate Route 40 just past Greenbrier State Park.   This little trailer serves up the best around.  They have a weekly flavor usually something like Blackberry, Peach or my fav…Creamsicle.   The ice cream is just the right texture.  Definitely real cream not watered down like some soft serves. 

Honorable mentions would include, of course, Dairy Queen, Gyro King Dairy Delite on Rt 40 (try the gyro, outstanding!), Baskin & Robbins (31 flavors), also on 40,  Frederick Fudge & Ice Cream on East St. (more for the fudge than the ice cream) For a good cheap Banana Split go to Bruster’s on Crestwood on Thursdays.  Take a banana with and get it half priced…(if you forget, walk across to the grocery store and buy a bundle.) Beef, buns and Paradise out past the fair grounds, Rita’s Italian Ice on Patrick Street.  I think there’s more that I am forgetting….help remind me!

So what are you waiting for?  It’s already 80 degrees outside at 10:30 AM…  Order up a double scoop!!!

Frederick (County) Food – Piping hot Coffee

The moment you walk in to The Main Cup, you’re greeted with an aromatic smell of fresh coffee…duh!!! It’s a coffee shop. It’s not your regular cup, this place has great charm. The Old Main Street Ice cream shop was renovated by the Brenengen’s prior to their opening on March 28th. The renovation not only preserved some of the old “ice box” doors, but added modern appeal. Look closely at the art work on the wall; it was created by local artist Kesra Hoffman. Yes, it’s available for purchase. The shop has numerous tables and over stuffed furniture to settled down with some friends and chat about local events or just plain gossip. Play some checkers in the back or some backgammon.

Soups, Snacks and Salads! If you are eating light, you have plenty of choices for salads; Moroccan Lemon Chicken Salad (this sounds good just saying the name.) Caesar, Spinach, house and another interesting one, Grilled Romaine Wedge.

Sandwiches anyone? Not only are you tempted by the display case full of fresh bakery goods, but you have an arsenal of freshly made sandwiches to choose from over lunch or dinner. Where else can you get a Grilled Mahi Mahi on a challah roll? Of course there are traditional favorites like Cheeseburgers, Grilled Rubens, and of course, Crab Cake sandwiches. One of the local patrons, Christine Preston had this to say about Todd’s Steak and Cheese, “It had lots of Flavor!”

I can’t wait to get back and try out the food… I just couldn’t see eating a Crab Cake sandwich at 9:30 in the morning..The caffine hasn’t even kicked in yet!!! See you at The Main Cup.

Hours:

Tuesday-Friday   7 AM – 9 PM

Saturday 8 AM – 9 PM

Closed on Sunday and Monday

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