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Article - Bay Weekly Interviews; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 7/14/11

Untangling the Traffic Knot in Annapolis and Beyond

A Bay Weekly conversation with David Humphreys, director of the Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association

On your seventh circle through the auto hell of Historic Annapolis in fruitless search of a parking place, you take traffic personally. Personally is how you take the blockage on Rt. 50 west, gridlock on the Bay Bridge — and your own personal traffic hell, wherever you find it.
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Article - Correspondence; by Ellen Moyer - 7/14/11

Keep the Cats Meowing

Dear Bay Weekly:
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Article - Correspondence; by Charlene Backstrom - 7/14/11

Bay Weekly Ad Pulled Us In

Dear Bay Weekly:
   I try to pick up the paper whenever I’m in the area. I’ve always found it really easy to read and to look at.
   I was patronizing the Marriot in Annapolis on a recent Friday night — not because I’m part of the young singles crowd but because my girlfriends wanted to go to Pussers.
   Out front, I picked up a copy of Bay Weekly.
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Article - Sky Watch by J. Alex Knoll; by J. Alex Knoll - 7/14/11

A Full Moon by Any Name

Look for the thunder

As the sun sets in the northwest at 8:31 Friday, July’s full moon rises in the southeast. Native American and folk lore call this the Thunder Moon, the Hay Moon and the Buck Moon. We’re all familiar with this moon’s strong, mid-summer storms, and farmers still begin their harvest of winter livestock feed at this time.
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Article - Creature Feature; by Margaret Tearman - 7/14/11

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You may need to get down on your hands and knees for this one.
   And you will definitely need your computer or smart phone.
   Bee counting has gone hi-tech.
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Article - Theatre Reviews; by Jane C. Elkin - 7/14/11

The Talent Machine’s Li’l Abner

If’n you like watchin’ young’uns have a good time, you’re gonna like Li’l Abner.

In 24 years of showcasing Annapolis’ youth, The Talent Machine has groomed countless stars of community and professional theater, who continue to prove allegiance by fostering the company’s newest talents.
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Article - Movie Reviews; by Diana Beechener - 7/14/11

Horrible Bosses

Three friends prove the best revenge makes for great comedy

Everyone has had a moment of wanting to kill the boss. Maybe it’s a fleeting thought after a bad meeting or a constant daydream in a hostile work environment. Either way, typically, calmer heads prevail and no lives are lost.
In Horrible Bosses, calmer heads don’t prevail, and it’s pretty damn funny.
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Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; by Dr. Francis Gouin - 7/14/11

Can Organics Feed the Nation?

Not until we compost everything, including Uncle Charlie

I’ve been chastised by a Bay Weekly reader for not supporting commercial organic farming. So I’m explaining my position. I have conducted research in composting and in compost utilization for more than 30 years, so I am very familiar with the limitations of organic farming.
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Article - Sporting Life by Dennis Doyle; by Dennis Doyle - 7/14/11

Accounting for Rockfish Tastes

No perch will do if spot’s around

A friend and two buddies started their rockfish expedition by catching four, rather large, (for live lining), eight- to nine-inch spot and about a dozen, perfectly sized, six-inch white perch.
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Article - Theatre Reviews; by Davina Grace Hill - 7/14/11

Summer Garden Theatre’s The Marvelous Wonderettes

Songs from the ’50s and ’60s are the stars of this refreshing show

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre’s The Marvelous Wonderettes is frothy, refreshing and a complete contrast to its most recent production, Chicago. The all-black set has given way to pastels, and the jailhouse trollops are replaced by 1950s’ suburban teenagers.
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