Features:

Cooking Up Christmas Spirit ~ Peek behind the curtains while these pageants are still brewing their holiday magic

The pageants of Christmas are the spices that add rich and special flavor to the holiday season. In and around Chesapeake Country, you can season your December to taste with your choice of hundreds of holiday happenings. Before you feast, peek with us while the magic’s brewing.

Way Downstream ~ Tree stands prove hazardous for three Maryland deer hunters … But a crane safely plants a new six-and-a-half-ton Japanese Kwanzan cherry tree at Government House … Asphalt spill makes a terrible mess of the James River … Scientists discover a singing iceberg in Antarctica … plus last but not least, this week’s Creature Feature: Hunting buffalo at Yellowstone National Park.

Departments:

Editorial • Letters to the Editor • Appreciation

EarthTalk ~Which Christmas Tree Is Greener?

Dr. Gouin’s Bay Gardener ~ Decorating for Christmas with Greens

Bill Burton ~ The Sorry State of Our Bay: Part 2: Naming the Losses

Tidelog® • Sky Watch ~ Orion’s Inter-Stellar Birthing Ground; by J. Alex Knoll

8 Days a Week ~ Bay Weekly’s guide to good times; by Carrie Steele

Music Notes

Flickerings ~ Burns on The Ice Harvest: “It’s meant to be a comedy, though how much is laughable depends on your ability to suspend morality.” Plus First Descent; In the Mix; Just Friends; Rent; Walk the Line

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News of the Weird©

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