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Article - Sky Watch by J. Alex Knoll; by J. Alex Knoll - 9/12/13

Mars Buzzes by Beehive Cluster

Stellar incubator is home to thousands of stars

Saturn and Venus have been fixtures of the early evening sky, and come Friday, the two are within half a dozen degrees of one another. By Tuesday they are barely three degrees apart low in the west-southwest immediately after sunset. Venus is so bright you may spot her while the sky is still lit. Saturn pops into view to the upper left of Venus....

Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; , Gardening; by Dr. Francis Gouin - 9/12/13

Prepare to Plant Spring Bulbs

Procrastination will lead to failure

Garden centers are showing bulbs of tulips, narcissus, daffodils, hyacinths, grape hyacinths and leucojum, as well as corms of crocuses. Home mailboxes have been filled with the fall catalogs of bulb companies.
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Article - News; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 9/12/13

Leftovers Buy Good Deeds and Goodwill

Fund your good cause with a Rotary Crab Feast grant

The leftovers from the Rotary Club of Annapolis’s 68th annual crab feast last month will feed, clothe and otherwise enrich the Annapolis community. Just how begins with you. Explain how you and your organization would use a share of the take, up to $5,000, in a project to improve the local quality of life for “as many people as possible.” Turn your plan into a grant application due by year’s end at www.annapolisrotary.org.
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Article - Cooking; , Sporting Life by Dennis Doyle; , Fishing; by Dennis Doyle - 9/12/13

Catch a Big Rockfish?

Try roasting it on a Caja China

We’d had a great day on the water. The bite was good, and we had boated a gorgeous pair of fat stripers, one 27 inches and the other just over 30. It seemed a shame to reduce them to fillets, so I didn’t. Scaling the hefty fish, then eviscerating them and removing the gills, I laid their graceful forms aside and reached for my phone to borrow a friend’s Caja China (pronounced: ka-ha cheena).
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Article - Letter from the Editor; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 9/12/13

Three Cheers for Politicians

No cheers for citizens who complain about the work they won’t do

If you want to get into politics, Annapolis sounds like the place to start.
Thanks, Dr. Donna Chambers, for pointing out the corollary of this week’s feature stories on the Primary election upcoming in Annapolis: Stakes Are High, Players Few and Who Wants to Run City Hall?
Move on in, newcomers. The field is wide open.
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Article - Cooking; , Recipes; , The Dish; by Lisa Knoll - 9/12/13

Bay Bites Q&A

Chef Zachary Pope of Roundz Gourmet Market and Catering

What inspires you?
I was inspired by working with great chefs in Washington, D.C.’s, fine-dining restaurants. They taught me to seek out unique ingredients and be fearless when it comes to creating. I’m also inspired by the wonderful fresh, local ingredients we have in this area.

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Article - News; , Places; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 9/12/13

Get On the Bus

Public transportation on the move in Calvert County

Calvert County has 750 miles of roads, led by Rt. 2/4, which unwinds like a wide ribbon down the county’s center. That temptation to put the pedal to the metal is made for cars, as is most of modern-day Calvert County.
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Article - News; , Places; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 9/12/13

In Annapolis Elections, Stakes Are High, Players Few

Do we care who runs this town?

What do we want our capital city to do for us?
   Smooth our commuter visit by land and sea?
   Give us places to go and things to do, by day and night?
   Provide a walkable historic core?
   Give us model environmental integrity in lighting, noise control, stormwater and waste management?
   Maybe just stay green?
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Article - Good Living; 9/5/13

50 Ways to Leave Your Summer

We’re all sorry to see summer go. So we’ve resolved to keep our summer mind-set through autumn. Read on for 50 ways to enjoy the fun of fall in Chesapeake Country.

1. Pick Fall’s Fat Crabs
Crabs have been scarce all season, hard to catch and accordingly pricy. About this time of year, we usually get a bonanza.
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Article - Sky Watch by J. Alex Knoll; by J. Alex Knoll - 9/5/13

When the Planets Align

Venus, Saturn and the moon make for a beautiful sight, but don’t read too much into it

Twilight Thursday and Friday reveals dazzling Venus low in the west with much fainter Spica less than two degrees below. Look for Saturn a dozen degrees above and to the left of this pairing.
In the half-hour following sunset Saturday, an ever-so-thin nascent crescent moon joins the party, hovering just above the western horizon to the lower right of Venus and Spica. To spot it, you will need good timing, an unimpeded view and maybe even binoculars.
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