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Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton - 5/9/13

Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy

Annapolis Mall is getting Tanked

Westfield Annapolis Mall is the next target for Animal Planet’s show Tanked, where brother-in-law duo Wayde King and Brett Raymer create one-of-a-kind, over-the-top fish tanks. The pair of fish tanks are the centerpiece for a new dining café near featuring four new eateries: Dumpling Dojo, YoLavie Frozen Yogurt, SMAK Café and Squisitos Pizza and Pasta. King and Raymer run the family business, Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, from Las Vegas, and have...

Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton - 5/9/13

Cancer Never Sleeps

… So Relay For Lifers don’t, either

… So Relay For Lifers don’t, either, bringing overnight teams to tracks round the nation to walk, relay-style, to raise money and support for cancer survivors, caregivers and families. Each track is lighted with luminaries bearing the names of loved ones who have battled cancer. In over 5,000 communities nationwide, Relay For Life has raised $4 billion for the American Cancer Society since 1985, when Dr. Gordy Klatt circled a Tacoma,...

Article - Creature Feature; by Leigh Glenn - 5/9/13

Broody Mallards

Life is wired to birth new life

When I started to clear my herb garden to make room for a couple of sage plants, I almost jumped out of my skin: A clutch of eggs lay in a bird-made bowl under the overhang of rosemary and chickweed. But no mama, in this case, a mallard. I found her absence odd, but she always returned. When she went broody and was no longer leaving, I offered her some food. She hissed. Why did I have doubts? I know of studies where high levels of...

Article - People; by a Bay Weekly special - 5/9/13

In Her Own Words

Statistics can’t tell the stories of these average mothers

Julia Bennett, 18, North Beach My pregnancy wasn’t easy. I was in and out of the hospital because Carter wanted to come out three months before he was due. I was constantly worried about him being a preemie, but the doctors kept him in my belly. Then once his due date came, he decided to be stubborn. I heard about the problems that could happen if he stayed in my belly for too long, and I worried some more. The second he was born on July 22 and was placed into my arms...

Article - Green Living; by Ashley Brotherton - 5/2/13

Giving a Building Life

Hard Bargain Farm going light years ahead of just green

A living building sounds like something out of a futuristic, sci-fi movie, but it’s closer than you think — 2015 to be exact. The Alice Ferguson Foundation just broke ground for a living building at Hard Bargain Farm in Accokeek. The Foundation is the first in the region to build a living building and will be fourth in the world to earn the title. What does it take to create a living building? Fifteen million dollars, a...

Article - News; by Sandra Lee Anderson - 5/2/13

Standing Up for Kindness

Out of anguish, a seed grows to produce beauty

In times of trial, the brave step forward. Unrest caught hold at Calvert High School a year ago. It divided students into Us and Them. Into this turmoil stepped a handful of the brave. At a June assembly to bring the students together, senior E.J. LaGoy spoke up. “Words hurt,” she said. “Stop it! Just stop it!” Freshman Andrea Kelson read her poem about bullying. A Revolution ended with this...

Article - Creature Feature; by Michelle Steel - 5/2/13

Whole Lot of Pecking Going On

Which woodpecker is Woody?

I share my backyard with woodpeckers — lots of them. I’ve got downy, hairy and red-bellied woodpeckers perpetually pecking at my peanut suet. And every morning and evening, a pair of northern flickers drill away at the suet feeders in sync. Hubby got within 50 feet and shared a few rare moments with a pileated woodpecker drumming on a rotting tree in our front yard. He said it looked just like Woody Woodpecker with his big, bright-red plumage sticking out...

Article - Green Living; by Leigh Glenn - 5/2/13

Tall Trees

Who today knows what an undisturbed forest looks like? How many of us get to breathe the healing air in such places?

England has Stonehenge. France has cave paintings. We have national parks. The parks were a cutting-edge idea when they were born in 1872, with the founding of Yellowstone. With some 2.7 million visitors a year, our 59 national parks are still a big deal. But how many of us get to visit them? How many of us get to be inspired by the trees that form a green mantle over many of their lands? That’s why biologist...

Article - People; by Ashley Brotherton - 5/2/13

The Secret to Award-Winning ’Cue

A Kansas City Barbeque Judge gives Bay Weekly the deets

Is each piece of meat evenly cut? Does it look appetizing? Are the pieces neatly arranged? What kind of garnish did the chef use? All these questions are answered in the first 30 seconds by Kansas City Barbeque Society judge Jorge Alday, who is judging the Parole Rotary Club’s Naptown barBAYq contest this weekend. He bases his first score on appearance: a 2 looks inedible, a 9 is perfect. He takes a sliver of meat with his...

Article - News; by Michelle Steel - 4/25/13

Bay Bridge Betterment

New lane markings, rumble strips and signs help us get across

I’m claustrophobic and scared of heights, so unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations send my anxiety into a full-blown panic attack. Also, I’m easily distracted. Driving over a bridge, with traffic coming toward me, isn’t my idea of fun, even if I am heading to Ocean City for a getaway. So I was happy to hear of this week’s Bay Bridge safety enhancements. Thanks to construction crews — working 200 feet above the Bay,...