INSIDE TODAY
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
TODAY'S SUN COLUMNISTS
Space cadets?
The news of drunk astronauts means we may have to reassess our popular image of the brave men and women who go rocketing to the heavens.
Today
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An escape from reality
Yesterday's Hall of Fame celebration was a welcome respite from the polluted sea of what we call professional sports. For one day, we didn't have to think about a return to reality.
Sports
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OTHER VOICES
Rick Maese on Ripken's induction -- Front page
Michael Dresser on traffic matters -- Maryland
5 THINGS TO DO TODAY
Marilyn Manson -- See Marilyn Manson and Slayer at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30-$45 and are available through Ticketmaster. 410-547-SEAT or going to ticketmaster.com.
Restaurant Week -- More than 80 restaurants offer special deals this week -- $30.07 per person for dinner and $20.07 at some places for lunch -- today through Sunday. For more information on the event, including a list of participating restaurants, go to baltimorerestaurantweek.com.
'Explorations' exhibit -- The Artists' Gallery in American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, presents Explorations today through Aug. 24. The all-member show is all about new perspectives. Hours are 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Admission is free. 410-740-8249.
Neville Brothers -- Art, Charles and Aaron Neville perform at 8 p.m. at Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St. in Annapolis. Tickets are $79.50. 410-268-4545 or ramsheadtavern.com.
Animal Grossology -- The Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St., brings gross to life in this interactive exhibit. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $5.50 for adults and $4 for children 3-12. 410-685-5225 or marylandsciencecenter.org.
Sunny side of cool cookingIs the heat in your kitchen soaring with your electric bill? If you've got the time, try cooking in a solar oven.
UP NEXT
Wednesday in Taste
Virgin Festival previewA guide to this weekend's Virgin Festival at Pimlico, including an interview with Slash of Velvet Revolver, performing Sunday at the show.
Thursday in LIVE!
Marylanders on holidayJudging from the more than 500 responses to our Travel reader survey, Marylanders seem to go our own way. Many -- 80 percent -- had a valid passport and 96 percent plan to take a trip before the year is out.
Sunday in Travel
5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR @BALTIMORESUN.COM
Talking with Julienne Irwin
Julienne Irwin, the 14-year-old singer from Bel Air who is making waves on NBC's America's Got Talent, talks with Sun TV critic David Zurawik.baltimoresun.com/today
Gardener of the week
James Nicholas Hanna's cottage garden in Halethorpe is a labor of love -- most of that labor done with his own hands.baltimoresun.com/gardener
'Green' bills considered
Howard County Council is scheduled to vote today on legislation designed to promote more environmentally friendly commercial and residential buildings in the county.baltimoresun.com/maryland
'Super Block' challenge
Several businesses located in the redevelopment area west of downtown known as the "Super Block" are challenging the city's use of eminent domain to seize their properties because the Baltimore Development Corp.'s decisions were made in private.baltimoresun.com/maryland
Ravens training camp opens
The Ravens take the field for their first practice of training camp at McDaniel College in Westminster.baltimoresun.com/ravenscentral
SUN BLOG BLOGS.BALTIMORESUN.COM
Right start -- Columnist Jay Hancock gives you the insights to get your business week off to the right start.baltimoresun.com/hancockblog
Football fancy -- Our Ravens reporters keep you up to date with posts from training camp.baltimoresun.com/ravenscentral
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SUNDAY
1. Soft sell -- Business owners are warming up to social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook as a way to reach a younger kind of customer.
2. Explaining pain -- Evidence has been building in recent years that women are more pain sensitive than men, and gender-specific wiring of the nervous system may help explain why.
3. Find peace -- Read about spiritual retreats that soothe your soul.
4. Together again -- Twenty-four years since they last performed together, the Police reunited for a tour that brings them to Pimlico to headline this year's Virgin Festival.
5. O.C. revisited -- Ocean City's beaches lure families who return year after year.