Published September 10, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in Events, Entertainment
Women in Black, Baltimore chapter -- will hold its annual Peace Path on Charles Street from Fort Avenue to the Beltway, 4-6 p.m., Thu., Sept. 11, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. 410-467-9114 or www.peacepath911.org.
Fort McH...
Published September 10, 2008 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, The Jeffersonian in News
Prep Football notesLansdown prevails in openerThe 2008 football campaign got off just right for new Lansdowne coach Ken Schuckle as he watched his team r...
Published September 10, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
Mt. Washington
Today was my older son's first day back at school. I can't believe the summer is over. You can actually feel the nip of fall in the air, especially in the evenings and early mornings. I took my younger son for a walk today with the...
Published September 10, 2008 by Towson Times, Baltimore Messenger in Sports
For the first time since the fall of 2006, Roland Park Country School's athletic teams have a home they can call their own.
And from the looks on faces in and about the school's sparkling new $19 million athletic complex -- the major portion of ...
Published September 10, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger in Crime
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Published September 11, 2008 by Owings Mills Times in Education
A burgeoning center serving children with autism now has an office of its own.
The Shafer Center for Early Intervention has outgrown the classrooms it was using at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Glyndon, and moved last week to a 7,000-square-fo...
Published September 11, 2008 by Owings Mills Times in Sports
Girls high school soccer
There was a definite shortage in senior leadership last year when two starters -- seniors Becky Cox and Kit Bannanatine -- missed the season with knee injuries.
That left on...
Published September 12, 2008 by Towson Times, The Jeffersonian in Opinion
EditorialAsked why the standard work week is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, most Americans would probably shrug and say, "It's always been that way."But it hasn't. And the time may have come to consider alternatives....
Published September 12, 2008 by Towson Times, The Jeffersonian in News
A proposal to turn a public golf course in Kingsville into a public park could hinge on the county Revenue Authority's ability to pay for renovations at another public course near Dulaney High School.Changes to Longview, located in Cockeysville, a...
Published September 12, 2008 by Towson Times, The Jeffersonian in Entertainment
OUT OF TOWNThe Irvine Nature Center will hold a Grand Opening Weekend to celebrate its new Owings Mills home Friday-Sunday, Sept. 12-14, at 11201 Garrison Forest Road. This family event takes place in and outside the new building, and offers activ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Towson Times, The Jeffersonian in Opinion
Note to Jim Smith: Leave the gardens' fence aloneAn old cliche says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."Once again, however, consultants have been asked to "fix," which in this case ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Towson Times, The Jeffersonian in Community
CockeysvilleIt was my pleasure this past week to attend the Timonium Optimist Club's Student of the Month dinner and award ceremony. Honored for the month of September was Antonio N. from Villa Maria School, ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian in Education
Parents may begin the application process for enrolling their children in Baltimore County Public Schools magnet programs beginning Sept. 15.Brochures and applications will be available at all county schools, the Office of Magnet Programs and at...
Published September 12, 2008 by Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian in News
Standing empty since 1998, the historic Pikesville firehouse on Reisterstown Road will soon be part of a $1 million renovation that includes some adjacent retail buildings, thanks to a local developer.The Owings Mills-based Fedder Co. bough...
Published September 12, 2008 by North County News, The Jeffersonian in News
Joan Laufer, who runs the Baltimore North Cluster Food Bank at Pine Grove United Methodist Church in Parkton, didn't really want to fight tropical storm Hanna's driving rain on Saturday to go shopping, but the food bank's supplies were low....
Published September 12, 2008 by North County News, The Jeffersonian in Opinion
I have been reading about the Prigel family and their struggles in trying to open a business at their Long Green farm. The Prigels are definitely an outstanding family. They have been a part of Long Green since the 1800s. Bob Prigel Sr. and I st...
Published September 12, 2008 by North County News, The Jeffersonian in Community
As a former Army ranger who served in Afghanistan and an athlete who competes in triathlons and adventure races, Jeff Soule relishes a challenge. The harder, the better. There isn't much this 28-year-old Baldwin resident can't conquer. So i...
Published September 12, 2008 by Northeast Reporter, The Jeffersonian in News
This fall, as part of the Harford Road streetscape project, Parkville will see a new kind of crosswalk.According to Fran Ward, a spokeswoman for the State Highway Administration, the crosswalk is the first of its type on a state highway in ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Northeast Booster, The Jeffersonian in News
A proposal to turn a public golf course in Kingsville into a public park could hinge on the county Revenue Authority's ability to pay for renovations at another public course near Dulaney High School.Changes to Longview, located in Cockeysville, a...
Published September 12, 2008 by Northeast Booster, The Jeffersonian in News, Business
The path that brought Megan Manti to her new pretzel bakery in the Belair Beltway Plaza shopping center in Overlea has many twists.The Philly Pretzel Factory opened Friday, Aug. 29, under Manti, a 26-year-old transplant from the Philadelphia area....
Published September 12, 2008 by Northeast Booster, The Jeffersonian in Sports
High school field hockeyIt's not going to happen in 2008.Perry Hall coach Chastin Faith made it abundantly clear to her team in the preseason that the Gators won't struggle with their play on the field...
Published September 12, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger, The Jeffersonian in Education
Chris Post followed student bagpiper Andrew McGowan into the Gelston Athletic Center and ceremonially took the reins as the new headmaster at Boys' Latin School of Maryland during the school's installation ceremony and opening convocation Sept. 5. ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Baltimore Messenger, The Jeffersonian in Entertainment, Events
I grew up four houses away from the Detroit Zoo, with summers accompanied by the sights and sounds of the chimp show, tigers sunning outside their den and escaped peacocks roaming through our flower garden. A trip to the Maryland Zoo, in Baltimore, makes ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian in Entertainment
The summer’s final show of a new comedy concert series is coming Thursday to a theater near you — specifically, AMC Loews Valley Center 9. Live Stand-Up Comedy @ The Movies, a nationwide tour hosted by comedian Chris Thomas, will bring se...