fitness
- Remembering Richard Di Stefano, "Mr.D," who started up Dumbarton Barbell Club in basement of Dumbarton School in 1960.
- Yoga classes are being held at Grace Church Parish Hall from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m
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A recap of week 2 of 'Dancing with the Stars," as two stars are eliminated, and male fans of "The Wonder Years" get their wish - In "The Testament of Mary," Jesus' mother questions whether her child was really the son of God.
- Harshman's training paid off, as she won three gold medals and broke two world records at the Arnold-America Jump Rope Competition.
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- This spring, a group of college students will go about their usual campus routines, but with a voice only they can hear calling them names and making other distracting, disturbing sounds.
- Sugar latest additive in the cross hairs of government, consumer groups
- That enthusiasm, dedication to service and the countless seniors he has helped, is why the Association of Community Services of Howard County will honor Steve Sternheimer March 28 with the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Volunteer of the Year Award.
- North County resident Jim Turfler, 97, still plays golf and exercises every week day at Jacksonville senior center.
- As practice goes more mainstream, experts offer insight into what it is, how to start
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- Program of symphonies by Corigliano and Tchaikovsky brings out the best in conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Washington Performing Arts Society presentation.
- On an average Wednesday, Thursday or Friday night year-round, the members of the precision and competition Hoppin' Hawks Jump Rope Club teams can be found at Prospect Mill Elementary School in Bel Air. These young people, who represent six middle schools, six high schools and one home school, can be found perfecting skills, developing routines and experimenting with new tricks
- Daisy Troop 5962 participated at the Dublin United Methodist Church worship service on Girl Scout Sunday. A good job was done by all, parents along with their leaders should be proud
- A building permit was issued for a new A&P supermarket at Joppatowne, estimated to cost $138,500. This would be the first construction in what would eventually be a shopping center on the east side of Route 40 at the intersection of Joppa Farm Road
- By the end of last season, Rice was heavier than he'd been at any point in his NFL career, weighing roughly 225 pounds.
- An impressive Georgian Colonial-style home on three acres on a beautifully landscaped site in the Howard County area of Glenelg is being offered for $875,000
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- Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger has been a staunch defender of U.S. intelligence practices, so his acknowledgment of the need for NSA reform demands attention.
- Dr. Majid Fotuhi, a Harvard- and Johns Hopkins-trained neurologist, author of three books on the human brain and owner of a brain training center that opened last fall in Columbia, last week launched a series of six lectures on boosting your brain with an hour-long talk at the East Columbia 50+ Center.
- The Howard County Board of Education is holding a public hearing on the new wellness through nutrition and physical activity policy Thursday, March 13
- The celebrity and John "Jack" Dwyer, chairman of the family of Capital Funding companies, purchased the property for $4.5 million in a 50-50 venture in January after being connected by Dimitris Spiliadis, whose family opened the 12-room hotel in 2011 and lost it to foreclosure last summer.
- Fluid Movement, a Baltimore performance troupe known for its offbeat water ballets, roller skating musicals and disco workouts, led a serious workshop Saturday on how to increase community involvement. What could a comic troupe, cheerfully described by workshop presenters as "kind of wacky," possibly teach area community leaders about increasing turnout at civic association meetings, block parties and trash pickup days. Quite a lot, it turned out at "From Signing Up to Showing Up," one of many
- A fortuitous Facebook post about an Amber Alert led a South Carolina woman to end the manhunt for a suspected killer and his 11-year-old daughter
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- A former National Guard employee from Bel Air, charged in crimes that prosecutors say might have cost the government $300,000, has agreed to plead guilty, according to court filings.
- The lights are low and the bass is thumping, but the cycle room at Rev Cycle Studio in McHenry Row is no dance club. Halfway into the studio's Rev60 Zen class — a "fusion" of 40 minutes of cycling and 20 of yoga — a dozen cyclists are pedaling (and sweating) hard, following instructor Esther Collinetti's demands to go harder.
- Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.
- For 82-year-old Catonsville resident Laura Christian, taking a yoga class at the Catonsville Senior Center for the past three years with her daughter, Jeanne Hall, 62, has been more than just a way to relieve stress. Other students at the center's weekly class, like Elaine Nazelrod, a 79-year-old Catonsville resident, are new to yoga.
- No amount of tough talk will stop Russian President Vladimir Putin in the short term; the only hope is unified action to ensure his aggression comes at a long-term cost.
- NBC's "Today" show launched campaign Sunday to help improve the health and fitness of Baltimore residents.
- A traditional circus act may shed new light on human movement, with implications for the treatment of neurological disorders or other potential scientific breakthroughs.
