Dining Review: Fin
Fells Point restaurant succeeds in atmosphere, service, and, for the most part, food.
Starbooks, Anyone?
A Towson barista takes coffee to new level at the library.
Tailgating Game
Local football fans invent a multipurpose cooler.
The Wright Stuff
Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands showcases three homes by the renowned prairie architect and boasts luxurious trappings at a nearby resort.
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Percentage points
that Baltimore reading scores increased on the Maryland School
Assessments, as compared
to last year.
Number
of consecutive years that Johns Hopkins Hospital has been ranked
America's best hospital by U.S. News & World Report.
The
Orioles' rank in a survey asking nearly 2,500 U.S. adults
for their favorite baseball team, slipping from number 13
last year.
Percent
of refuse that is recycled in Baltimore, compared to 38 in
Philadelphia and 22 in Washington D.C., according to Waste News.
Number
of marijuana plants that Baltimore police destroyed in Gwynn Falls
Park,
in a spot so secluded that officers could only see it by helicopter.
Sources: U.S.
News & World Report, Baltimore Business Journal, The Daily
Record, The Sun (3)
Here Comes the Sun
Meandering past Judson and Marya Flanagan's charming garden, a passerby might think they're in England's Cotswolds instead of the heart of Guilford.
Hitting the Right Notes
The BSO hopes a music program creates social change
at a West Baltimore elementary school
Mushroom Magic
Two Hopkins doctors give cancer patients one last escape.
Pen is Mightier
A local agency uses thousands of pens to spread the word
Teach Them Well
For five first-year teachers, the view from the other side of the classroom is challenging, exciting, and, yes, a little scary.
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New Digs
A grand opening will be held for the public to view the new, more eco-friendly
Irvine Nature Center in
Owings Mills.
(Sept. 13-14)
Celebrating the Sage
Honor all things H.L. Mencken at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, with a day
of lectures and
exhibits highlighting the famous newspaperman. (Sept. 13)
Power Chords "Rock Band 2" will debut on Xbox 360 with new instruments and music,
including more female-fronted bands than before.
Jada
Jubilee
September 18 is
actress and
Baltimore School
for the Arts alum Jada Pinkett Smith's 37th birthday.
Wireless
Watch the 2008 Emmy Awards to see if The Wire wins Outstanding Writing
in a Drama Series, or if the show gets snubbed one last time. (Sept.
21)
