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A Guide to Making Your New Years Resolutions a Reality in Frostburg!
FrostburgFirst wishes you a Happy New Year and hopes that you are staying warm during these chilly days, finding comfort in your home and time to spend doing the things that make you happy, and probably....simply hoping that 2021 is a little more calmer and “normal”...
Pop-Up Frostburg Welcomes Home Before Dawn!
FrostburgFirst’s Pop-Up Frostburg Program is celebrating Shop Small Season by hosting a rotating pop-up retail shop through the early winter season. The Pop-Up Frostburg program brings together entrepreneurs, artists, makers, and small businesses with local property...
Welcome to a New Year with FrostburgFirst!
If you're like me, it's impossible not to feel some relief that 2020 is in our rearview mirror! And yet, despite all of the unexpected challenges, Frostburg has not only survived but thrived. The pandemic has largely guided activities this year, and yet Frostburg...
Frostburg ‘Deck the Meters’ – A Review and Gallery
Thanks to the Storybook Holiday Committee the 2020 holiday season had some extra help: the parking meters on Main, Water, and Broadway streets were festively and cheerfully decorated by our very own community in a celebration titled, ‘Deck the Meters’!
Overcoming Big Challenges in a Small City – Frostburg Keeps Its Cool!
Frostburg, like many small cities around the country, may be experiencing higher infection rates and increased concern about spreading the virus. And yet, Frostburg continues to thrive. Perhaps it’s the long history of neighbors helping neighbors, the supportive small businesses that look out for each other or the sense of community that shared history and idyllic natural beauty engenders. Most likely? It’s all of the individuals striving in concert, fighting for each other, and collaborating to make a difference in their community that just makes Frostburg cooler.
Join Pop-Up Frostburg for #ShopSmallSeason!
FrostburgFirst’s Pop-Up Frostburg Program is celebrating Shop Small Season by hosting a rotating pop-up retail shop throughout the holidays and into the New Year. The Pop-Up Frostburg program brings together entrepreneurs, artists, makers, and small businesses with...
Pop Up Frostburg Welcomes BACK She’s So Pretty to Downtown Frostburg!
FrostburgFirst welcomes back She’s So Pretty to the Pop-Up Frostburg space at 13 E. Main Street from February 1st – February 14th!
Part Two – Preparing for Christmas in the Burg
2020 nearing its end makes the year seem like it went by extremely fast.....but then we remember all that we have actually gone through this year! COVID-19, curveballs from Mother Nature, a rocky political landscape, and a Presidential election have made this year...
Get the Most out of the Holiday Shopping Season Despite the COVID-19 Surge
As we enter the holiday shopping season, Frostburg small businesses face challenges unlike any year before. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Allegany County and across the nation will have a significant impact on how holiday shopping is...
Preparing for Christmas in the Burg
2020 nearing its end makes the year seem like it went by extremely fast.....but then we remember all that we have actually gone through this year! COVID-19, curveballs from Mother Nature, a rocky political landscape, and a Presidential election have made this year...
Why YOU Should Shop Small in Downtown Frostburg
Small Business Saturday is right around the corner! Shopping small is an awesome way to help out the local Frostburg community, not only by being a patron of local businesses but by supporting the local economy! According to the Small Business Administration, the 28...
Internationally Known Muralist and Artist Jules Muck Creates Art in Downtown Frostburg
Frostburg Fall Arts Walk 2020 received a drop-by visit from internationally known muralist and artist Muck Rock - Jules Muck. Muck took on the recently installed sculptures created by the FSU Engineering and Visual Arts departments. The art installation is comprised...