FestAfrica, the 8th Annual African Festival, will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15, in Patterson Park, 200 S. Linwood Ave.
Admission on Saturday is $5 from noon to 4 p.m. and $15 from 4 to 8 p.m. Admission Sunday is $5 all day from noon to 8 p.m. Children under 10 are free [...]
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FestAfrica 2010
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Summer swim team
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Summer swim team is over for another year. That means no more rushing out of the house to be at 9 a.m. practice. No more 7:30 a.m., Saturday morning meets. No more six hour days at the pool. No more stressing over times not beaten or tears over bad swims. But also no more face [...]
Born to win
Monday, June 21st, 2010If you’re even slightly familiar with birth-order theories, the following will tell you all you need to know to figure out where 13-year-old Mackenzie Nalepa falls in her family of four children.
A couple of years ago, Mackenzie, an ice skater since she was three, had the chance to join a top juvenile figure-skating team, the [...]
Too late to block out the past
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Today I am seriously regretting the baby oil and aluminum foil covered record albums. I’m kicking myself for the years of burning and peeling and sun worshipping. Because today marks the beginning of the paybacks.
I’m headed to the plastic surgeon to have two moles removed because the biopsies came back “funny.” One is on my [...]
“This I Believe…”
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Walking around the track, seeing the look on people’s faces, hearing the stories being told, and the hope and love being shared; this is Relay for Life. Relay for Life is a community event where people come and work together to find a cure for cancer. But really, it is much more than just that, [...]
How cute are these?
Monday, April 5th, 2010Just found these in my inbox and love them! I remember my sister and I played for hours in the washer and dryer boxes when our mom bought new appliances. RosieHippo.com carries rocket ships, tee pees and houses all made out of recycled cardboard. They are for ages 2-6 and prices start at $50.
Spring warthogs at the zoo
Friday, April 2nd, 2010There are two new babies at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. The warthog piglets were born March 22 to the Zoo’s common warthog pair — Kumari and Kajani.
The piglets weigh a little over 3 pounds each and appear to be in good health, according to a press release. First-time mother, 5-year-old Kumari, is nursing the [...]
Maryland Family earns awards for excellence
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Maryland Family magazine came away from the annual Parenting Publications of America convention last weekend with 16 awards for editorial and design excellence including a Silver award (second place) for overall General Excellence.
Staff writer Jennifer Broadwater received a Gold for her news feature “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda” from the April issue which pointed out how preteens [...]
The worst word
Thursday, March 4th, 2010My mother’s all time worst word in the English language was the word suck. She could not tolerate this word and utterance of it meant sure punishment for my sister and I growing up.
I’ll never forget one day in my teenage years when I was so angry with my mom that I told her she [...]
The threshold I passed last weekend
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010This blog was written by my co-editor Cheryl Clemens:
I’m always thrilled when my friends reach a milestone — getting engaged or married, expecting a baby or even an upcoming graduation.
But last weekend was a first for me. I attended the engagement party for a friend’s daughter.
That’s right. I now have friends whose children are old [...]