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Article - Books; by Diane Burt - 10/31/13

Lisa Scottoline Investigates Annapolis

Meet her at Barnes & Noble

Fans of award-winning author Lisa Scottoline have a treat this week. She’s coming to Annapolis for a reading and signing of her latest book, Accused.
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Article - Letter from the Editor; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 10/31/13

Over Food, Communities Grow

This week: installment one of three on striking out hunger

Reading Learning to Care and Give, Bob Melamud’s story for this week’s paper, kindles a spark of envy in me.
Six-year-old Katie Asher is just beginning to understand the meaning of caring and giving, Melamud writes. Every morning she drops a can of food into the collection boxes at Davidsonville Elementary, where she is a first-grader.
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Article - Fishing; , News; by Dennis Doyle - 10/31/13

Rockfish Futures

Despite excellent conditions, the Young of Year Survey is disappointing

Despite excellent conditions this past spring with plenty of rain and cool temperatures, the Young of Year Survey of rockfish reproduction success for 2013 is a very disappointing 5.6, well below the 60-year average of 11.7.
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Article - Creature Feature; by Michelle Steel - 10/31/13

A Scurry of Scatter-Hoarders

With fewer tree nuts than in recent years, squirrels are going crazy

I’m under attack. Everywhere I look, squirrels are scampering up trees, toting nuts in their mouths, scurrying across my yard and darting in front of my car.
The word squirrel was borrowed by the Romans from the Greek word skiouros, which means shadow-tailed. Ancient Greek naturalists found their bushy tails remarkable.
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Article - Food and Drink; , Recipes; , The Dish; by Lisa Knoll - 10/24/13

Bay Bites Q&A

Bakers Thomas and Pam Storm of Great Harvest Bread Company

What inspires you?
We love all kinds of baked goods but particularly enjoy trying traditional breads from around the world.

What’s your culinary background?
Thomas owned an ice-cream store in downtown Annapolis for 25 years before switching to bread.

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Article - Movie Reviews; by Diana Beechener - 10/24/13

Escape Plan

How many geri-action stars does it take to escape from prison?

No prison can hold Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone: Bullet to the Head). He’s literally written the book on prison security, breaking out of dozens of super max facilities to prove his point.
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Article - Sky Watch by J. Alex Knoll; by J. Alex Knoll - 10/24/13

Phosphoros Lights up Twilight

The brightest Evening Star

Sunset finds Venus ablaze low in the southwest before setting by 8pm. There is no brighter planet or star, and so close to the horizon Venus can pulse and shimmer as its light is distorted by our atmosphere. Traveling close to the sun, Venus appears for at most a few hours either after sunset or before dawn. This led early civilizations to believe that the evening star and the morning star were two distinct objects....

Article - Theatre Reviews; by Michelle Steel - 10/24/13

Twin Beach Players’ The Mousetrap

Halloween sweetens the bait in this timely production

Agatha Christie catches you in her Mousetrap — the longest running show in the world — baited by Twin Beach Players with Halloween lure.
Enter the cozy North Beach Boys and Girls Club and you step into the spell. Cobwebs drape the gate of Christie’s barely illuminated Monkswell Manor, now a guesthouse.
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Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; , Gardening; by Dr. Francis Gouin - 10/24/13

Time to Bring in the Plants

Leave the bugs outside

If you moved your houseplants outdoors last spring, this is the week to bring them in before the first frost.
But first you had better inspect them for bugs. One of the major problems associated with moving houseplants outdoors in warm weather is that they become exposed to a greater variety of insects generally not found indoors.
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Article - Sporting Life by Dennis Doyle; , Fishing; by Dennis Doyle - 10/24/13

The Secret of Bait-Casting Reels

Sweet success takes tuning

Easing my skiff up near a Bay Bridge support, I launched the lively Norfolk spot toward the sweet spot where the water eddied behind the down-current side of the concrete pier. I thumbed the spool, directing the baitfish to just the right place, inches from the support.
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