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- Friends and former classmates of Darion Marcus Aguilar painted a portrait Sunday of a quiet 19-year-old who never raised his voice or caused trouble in class. The Aguilar they knew stood in contrast to the person Howard County police say shot and killed two people before taking his own life.
- There is a simple way to help the environment; one that does not require wearing hemp or even scrapping your car (although that would be nice): Eat less meat.
- The Food and Drug Administration moved Thursday to virtually eliminate trans fat, an artificially created artery-clogging substance, from Americans' diets
- Two ceremonies -- Greek and Lutheran -- for one happy couple.
- Five Magnolia Elementary School pupils, along with their peers from schools in Washington, D.C., Virginia and West Virginia, sat down with First Lady Michelle Obama Wednesday for a meal made with fresh produce from the White House garden.
- George Throop has exhausted his entire savings account and gone $11,000 in debt. But he said that will not stop his trek across the country to promote healthy living.
- Five students from Magnolia Elementary School in Joppa will join fellow schoolchildren from the Mid-Atlantic and First Lady Michelle Obama in harvesting the White House kitchen garden Wednesday.
- Diet, exercise may improve prognosis for breast cancer survivors
- The vegan dish is now just making its way to East Coast
- The grounds next to the Bel Air Farmer's Market were filled with vendors from throughout Harford County, who offered tips on developing a more healthy lifestyle during Saturday's third annual Healthy Harford Day.
- The cafe opened last June, giving Baltimoreans even more reason to visit the much-loved bookshop. Owner Susan Weis-Bohlen, a cooking teacher and expert in Ayurvedic (holistic medicine) cooking, stocks Breathe with dishes and snacks that are gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, raw or Ayurvedic and that include no white sugar or flour.
- Thai Arroy, a steady presence in Federal Hill | Baltimore Restaurant Review
- The 1700 block of North Charles Street, home to such institutions as the Club Charles and Charles Theater, is a logical home for a place like Lost City Diner. Its quirky atmosphere, friendly service and likable (if sometimes average) food are likely to make it a hit.
- Herb & Soul began last September as a catering and carryout operation in the back part of a Parkville convenience store. The offerings were interesting Southern cuisine and soul food but also typical carryout items cheese steaks and wings.
- I¿ve heard a lot about raw dog food, but it seems pricey. Is it safe? Are the health benefits substantial?
- Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake won the first ever Executive Showdown Healthy Food Cook Off at Wegmans in Hunt Valley
- Because spring and summer are slow times for food donations, the United Way of Central Maryland is holding its first Families Living United Healthy Food Week campaign, which continues through May 11.
- National VegWeek, created by Washington-based Compassion Over Killing and now in its fifth year, encourages participants to explore vegetarian dining for one week.
- The United Way of Central Maryland's Access to Healthy Food Initiative distributed more than 2.8 million in groceries — enough to fill 56 tractor trailers — to low-income individuals and families, the organization announced Tuesday.
- Students at the University of Maryland, College Park learned how to make healthy quesadillas, baked tortilla chips and fruit smoothies during a healthy cooking demonstration April 13.
