If you’ve given birth in 2008, Let’s Dish — a meal-assembly company — has a special Mother’s Day present for you. Just bring a baby announcement, birth certificate or hospital bracelet to any Let’s Dish location between May 5 and 11, and receive a free meal. No purchase is necessary and each meal serves four [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Let’s Dish gives a free meal to new mothers
Monday, April 28th, 2008Flower Power
Monday, April 28th, 2008Mother’s Day accounts for more than 20 percent of all holiday floral purchases made throughout the year. Based on consumer purchases of fresh flowers and plants, Mother’s Day ties Valentine’s Day and is second only to Christmas. What are the most popular blooms to buy? 45 percent purchase fresh flowers including mixed flowers (42 percent), [...]
Fighting cancer one ice cream at a time
Monday, April 28th, 2008Did you know a scoop of ice cream could help fight childhood cancer? It can on May 3. If you donate $1 for a scoop of Edy’s Slow Churned ice cream or $3 for a scoop of ice cream and a CD of former “American Idol” performers at participating Giant stores, Edy’s will donate 100 [...]
‘TripFLIX’ will entertain from coast to coast
Monday, April 28th, 2008Dave and Ilana Bittner were on their way from their Columbia home to Ocean City a few years ago when the toll booth attendant at the Bay Bridge handed them a pamphlet called “The Bay Game,” which featured trivia and games for kids. Their son was just a toddler at the time, and even though [...]
Pirate adventures ready to sail from Fells Point
Monday, April 28th, 2008Little buccaneers have to go no further than Fells Point for a swashbuckling pirate adventure by sea thanks to three Baltimore moms who call themselves the Urban Pirates. Beginning this month, the Urban Pirates’ new ship will set sail from the Ann Street Pier six times a day on Saturdays and Sundays and daily after [...]
Get Up & Go Howard County
Monday, April 28th, 2008The following listings contain events taking place in Howard County, Md. For more listings, including other events in the county and around the greater Baltimore area, click the link at the bottom of this page. STORY TIMES * Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > B&O Railroad [...]
Get Up & Go
Monday, April 28th, 2008STORY TIMES * Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum 901 W. Pratt St. First and third Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 2-5. Earn a free book with the “I’ve Been Reading on the Railroad Program.” www.borail.org or 410-752-2490 > Cylburn Arboretum 4915 [...]
A how-to guide for Mother’s Day
Monday, April 28th, 2008Like most moms, I go out of my way to make birthdays and holidays special for my family. I plan parties, make special meals, search endlessly for the perfect gift. So it only makes sense that when Mother’s Day rolls around, my family would return the favor, right? Not necessarily. Sure, I’ve had my share [...]
What is HPV?
Monday, April 28th, 2008* HPV is the most common sexually transmitted genital infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control. There are more than 40 types of HPV, some of which can cause genital warts in men and women. It also can cause cervical cancer in women. * Approximately 20 million Americans currently are infected with HPV and [...]
HPV By The Numbers
Monday, April 28th, 200820 million Approximate number of Americans who are currently infected with HPV 6.2 million Number of people who will become newly infected this year 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV at some point in their life 1 percent of sexually active adults in the United States have genital warts at [...]