Film Review: Hoppers (2026)
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Author: The Commuter
A Look Inside Eternia Dreams Toys & Collectibles
Eternia Dreams Toys & Collectibles in Francis Scott Key Mall opened on September 13th 2025, and is the newest local spot for vintage toys in Frederick. Eternia Dreams may have started in a garage, but it is now a fully established brand with two storefront locations (Westminster, Maryland and Frederick, Maryland) and an online store. […]
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Pressure Is Universal: The Struggles and Triumphs of Team USA Figure Skaters
From February 6th through 22nd, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy were in full swing. During the event, the Team USA figure skaters brought home a total of two gold medals in the team event and women’s singles event, along with a silver medal for ice dance. But the outing was not without […]
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How to Combat High Prices at the Movie Theatre
Going to the movie theatre can be very expensive. Luckily, our local theatres here in Frederick have plenty of deals to help you get back to the cinemas at a reasonable cost. Thinking long term about your movie going habits can actually save you a lot of money. Regal Cinemas offers a subscription service for […]
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Orioles All-Star closer Zach Britton tosses 1-2-3 inning in rehab assignment with Keys
After talking about the anxiety induced from his first trip to the disabled list since May 2014, Zach Britton fixed a smile and shifted down memory lane. The last time the Orioles All-Star closer played for the Frederick Keys was 2009, back when the left-hander was still a starter. His catcher that season — when […]
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The Commuter — Volume III, print edition
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I am elated to bring you the third volume of The Commuter since we brought the print edition back last year. Though I wasn’t involved in the making of the first edition in May of 2016, I’m sure previous editor-in-chief Brian Taylor would agree with me: We’ve definitely endured our lumps and […]
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The Valor’s Arena Football League debut rendered in style. Now it needs the DMV’s support to thrive
In case you haven’t heard, the Washington Valor — D.C.’s fledgling Arena Football League franchise — made its debut on Friday night at the Verizon Center, and dubbing it as a success would put it mildly. It was an auspicious spectacle, the equivalent to a walkoff home run, because if it hadn’t delivered in the […]
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Frederick County basketball: Forging a name on the big stage
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A fledgling journalist to the national reporting scene turned a corner and encountered a pack of reporters fenced around Villanova’s Jay Wright, rattling off questions to the reigning Naismith Coach of the Year and national champion shot-caller. My 36-hour basketball jamboree at the NCAA tournament was in the closing minutes, and in fact, […]
Continue ReadingAfrica to FCC: ‘It was time for me to go for my goals’
The pensive but eager teenager peered out the tiny airplane window, watching everything he ever knew vanish beneath the clouds. For the first five minutes, Bilal Hassane Souley’s upbringing — all 18 years of it — flashed before his eyes as he flew out of Diori Hamani International Airport of Niamey, Niger.Later, he recalled this moment the most agonizing 300 seconds of his life. But as Hassane Souley peered down at the fading city he would forever call home, he knew boarding a flight halfway aro
Continue ReadingUniversity of Maryland football and the pursuit of happiness
In a world filled with glitzy technology and fancy analytics, we often overlook the human element. The industrialized perception has molded millennials into a generation defined by numbers. Age is the scale for maturity, height and weight draw hasty judgement and the agonized GPA is supposed to measure an individual’s intelligence. But where does the human disposition […]
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