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Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton - 4/25/13

Hoofing for a Good Cause

Don Chomas’ pink pig advances Parole Rotary’s Naptown barBAYq

The Parole Rotary’s Naptown barBAYq is coming to town with more than 50 teams competing to win bragging rights to best pork, chicken, ribs and brisket. Next weekend you’ll smell the smoke far and wide. Barbecuing begins late May 3 with the festival running May 4 and 5 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds. You’ll get your chance to taste from 2:30-5pm Saturday ($10). This week, you might meet the pig. That’s Rotary president Don...

Article - News; by Emily Myron - 4/18/13

Oysters 1; Crabs 0

Winners and losers in this year’s General Assembly

Not everyone made out well with environmental legislation this year. “This session started with a landmark legislative win for the environmental community when the offshore wind bill sailed through both chambers,” said Karla Raettig, executive director of Maryland League of Conservation Voters. “Unfortunately, the General Assembly killed or weakened many other environmental priorities.” The pieces will finally...

Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton - 4/18/13

Say Cheese!

It’s time for your close-up, Mother Nature

Capture family memories with the Bay as a backdrop, on top of one of Maryland’s mountains or in a leaf-filled meadow for Maryland League of Conservation Voters’ family photo contest. The League wants photos of families having fun in Maryland’s great outdoors to enrich League publications and website while inspiring Marylanders to fight to protect our state’s natural beauty. Email your photos, name and contact info by May 31 to info...

Article - News; by Michelle Steel - 4/18/13

Filling Dr. Bear’s Closet

Toys help patients having a rough day at Children’s Hospital

It’s a big job making sure Dr. Bear’s closet at Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., is never bare. For the children, it’s a closet as crucial as the closets that hold bandages and medicine. Dr. Bear’s Closet stocks toys and games for children with a special request or who have a special day, like a birthday, coming up. Often, a toy from the closet helps a child who...

Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton - 4/18/13

Invasive Plants Spreading a Mile a Minute

State Highway Administration is fast behind

Don’t let looks deceive you. Some of the pretty greenery you see on the side of the road is invasive. Invasive plants are a growing problem in the state. Pretty white-flowering Bradford pear trees escaped from domestication, Mile-a-minute weeds and multiflora rose bramble may look nice, but they are invaders. Now the State Highway Administration is on a mission to remove the troublemakers. Safety worries Charlie Gischlar at the State Highway...

Article - News; by Michelle Steel - 4/18/13

Anne Arundel SPCA’s Dogged Fundraising

Wagging, walking, running and smooching for a good cause

They came out in packs. Some walked or ran on two legs, some on four, to raise $180,000 at the Anne Arundel SPCA’s most successful Walk for the Animals April 7 at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. Two walking trails — one mile and two-and-a-half-miles — plus the new Tails & Trails 5K drew 184 humans and more than 50 dogs. In the 5K, the first three two-legged and four-legged runners to cross the...

Article - News; by Michelle Steel - 4/18/13

Shining a Light on Autism

Blue-hued bulbs help raise awareness

One in 88 children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This month — Autism Awareness Month — the Autism Speaks organization is recruiting residences, businesses and buildings to change their exterior light bulbs from white to blue to raise awareness. Drum Point Lighthouse at Calvert Marine Museum is leading the way in the Light It Up Blue campaign. The blue hue...

Article - News; by Emily Myron - 4/11/13

Rivers in Reach

Bridges to become waterway access points

As cars rumble over newly built bridges, Marylanders will be paddling beneath them. As soon as 2014, bridges will no longer be only routes over rivers. They will also be places where Marylanders can safely get down to the water to fish, canoe and kayak. That’s the result of one of more than 350 bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly this year. Passed almost unanimously, only three nays were cast, all in the House, one by Calvert Del. Tony O’Donnell....

Article - News; by Ashley Brotherton - 4/4/13

Name That Bird

Maryland’s license plate heron in identity crisis

You see him every time you drive to pick up Chinese. He’s lined up in the grocery store parking lot. You stare at him during rush hour. And now, you get to name him. He — or is it she? — is the blue heron on Maryland’s Treasure the Chesapeake licenses plates. Who would have thought such a popular bird was nameless? After 27 years, the bird is in identity as well as gender crisis. A name will not only solve those...

Article - News; by Cathryn Williams Freeberger - 4/4/13

Stemming the Tide

New law funds spay-neutering with pet food surcharge

To combat shelter overpopulation and reduce the number of homeless animals euthanized, the Maryland General Assembly has passed the Animal Welfare-Spay/Neuter Fund-Establishment bill. Annual taxpayers savings of $8 to $9 million are projected. The measure, which provides grant funding to rescue groups, shelters and animal control agencies, was developed by a task force appointed by Gov. Martin O’Malley in 2011. It recommended a program model used in other states,...

Features (News)

Hoofing for a Good Cause

Oysters 1; Crabs 0

Say Cheese!

Filling Dr. Bear’s Closet

Invasive Plants Spreading a Mile a Minute

Anne Arundel SPCA’s Dogged Fundraising

Shining a Light on Autism

Rivers in Reach

Name That Bird

Stemming the Tide

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