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"Awesome." That was the overwhelming consensus of people who gathered in front of Angie and Bryan Bartlett's house in Ellicott City on a cold Wednesday night.

For its 16th year, Carroll County's Festival of Wreaths is shaking things up a little. Once held on the first floor of the Carroll Arts Center, the popular fundraiser is moving to the second floor, allowing the center to open its annual Gallery of Gifts earlier.

Baltimore Sun reporter Mike Klingaman explains his selection process for The Sun's Top 175 Maryland athletes list.