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 derived from one’s own achievements, […]

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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 of Frederick. As we welcome […]

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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 color is the study of […]

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Breaking Barriers and Building Community: The Rise of Black Entrepreneurs in Downtown Frederick

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. At ten years old, Amira watched her grandmother empty the old spaghetti […]

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A Little Bit of Sabor, a Whole Lot of Satisfaction

By Lauren Paulet The Partnership is thrilled to introduce our new blog series, Voices of Downtown Frederick. In this series we’re highlighting communities that help to make Downtown Frederick special. This month’s blog celebrates Hispanic Heritage and features Lauren Paulet, a recent transplant to Frederick. Everyone has a reason that Frederick is special to them. […]

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