Remember the blog I wrote about my missing OB/GYN Dr. Mark? I actually found him a few days after I wrote the blog. I was running with a friend and there he was, raking leaves in front of his house at 8:45 in the morning. What luck. Earlier this week he e-mailed to say he [...]
Archive for March, 2011
I found the missing Dr. Mark
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Lutherville Laboratory fifth-grader steps forward to help Japan
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Empathy, along with a natural talent for management, have empowered a fifth-grader in Lutherville to organize an April 6 fun run to raise money for disaster victims in Japan. At Lutherville Laboratory elementary school, principal Steve Buettner’s office door is usually open. A student with an idea for a schoolwide fundraiser can walk to Buettner’s [...]
Talented eighth-grader in company of Tupac Shakur, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christian Siriano
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011When he walks into the Baltimore School for the Arts this fall, Winston Harris will join an elite alumni club that includes rapper Tupac Shakur, actress Jada Pinkett Smith and designer Christian Siriano. The eighth-grader at Arbutus Middle School, is one of 100 students admitted to the prestigious downtown public school. About 1,400 students applied [...]
On a positive note
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Today’s guest blogger is freelance writer and calendar editor Laura Cech My son said the most incredible thing today: “What’s that yummy smell?” He was talking about the dinner I was making (ok– reheating from Trader Joe’s.) But it’s so unlike what I normally hear: “Eww.” It has me thinking of some other things I’d [...]
Nano Days at Maryland Science Center explores tiny technology
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Join a celebration of more that 200 science centers across the country, and explore the exciting world of tiny technology at the Maryland Science Center’s 4th annual Nano Days Saturday. From noon to 4 p.m., visitors can uncover the mysteries of the super-small science that makes stained glass red, butterfly wings iridescent, and pants stain-proof [...]
For Stoneleigh youngsters, interest in steel drum band is elementary
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Of the seven steel drum bands performing at the 10th Baltimore County Public Schools Panorama event March 30 at Parkville High School, only one comes from an elementary school. Stoneleigh Elementary School’s steel drummers are ready to bring their island sound to the Parkville stage. But some of the musicians are a little nervous. “It’s [...]
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in town
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011The Greatest Show on Eart is rolling into town to present BARNUM 200 — the biggest birthday bash in circus history March 30 to April 10 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore. The show features 130 performers and almost 10,000 pounds of performing pachyderms, cowboys, pirates and even mermaids. There will be performances on [...]
First weekend of a new kind of craziness
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011This past weekend was our initiation into having four kids on four different sports teams. Three of the kids’ lacrosse teams were in preseason tournaments – which totaled nine games over two days spanning from Lansdowne to Reisterstown to Brooklandville. There were also two practices in Catonsville thrown in for good measure. I’m happy to [...]
Speak up or you won’t get lunch
Monday, March 28th, 2011We had a crazy weekend. Three kids in lacrosse tournaments. Nine games over two days. Needless to say my husband and I were passing ships, shuttling kids where they needed to be. So I guess it’s not surprising that when we hooked up for dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday Jonah came in and said, “I [...]
Port Discovery opens new exhbit for babies and toddlers with Maryland theme
Monday, March 28th, 2011Climbing on a terrapin, digging in a sand dune and sliding down a mountain tunnel are just a few of the fun features at Tot Trails, a new permanent exhibit at Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore. Tot Trails is double the size of Sensation Station, the museum’s former infant/toddler space and it provides stimulating, [...]