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I was a little startled to see "Great Stuff by Paul Washington DC" but you meant AT DC, not Paul DC. It's a great store (2 stores). A couple of times a year I drive up to Discount Fabrics in Thurmont (when they're having a sale on top of the discounts). stop at the orchard store for whatever's in season, and then have lunch and do a little hunter/gathering in Frederick on the way home. It irons out a lot of mental clutter.

I didn't know the MARC train goes to Frederick. An outing!

I live in Frederick, and there are lots of other great places to find stuff-I don't really care for Paul's too much; there's lots of places that sell what he has for less. And there are a couple of new shops that sell some nifty mid-century modern/modern stuff that are cool.

If you come up hit east patrick and north market streets; Brewer's alley has some excellent microbrews and Isabella's has pretty decent tapas-the fried asparagus is lovely and their sangria is sneaky, but even more lovely. There's a farmer's market on Shab Row on thursdays, and a bigger on out on route 40 ('The Golden Mile') on Saturdays. Also, we actually do get some great live entertainment up here; either at the bars/restaurants, the Weinberg Center, or the free concerts in Baker Park. Unfortunately we have lost some way cool shops to the economy and higher rents, and now have a Starbucks on Market street-and two other coffee places trying to sell/closing down.