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Spring has sprung and it's almost time to get out in the garden. To guide new gardeners or seasoned veterans eager to learn more, the University of Maryland Extension Carroll County office will hold Twilight Meetings as part of their Maryland Master Gardeners program the third Monday of the month in the Grow It Eat It Demonstration Garden, directly behind the Shipley Arena at the Carroll County Ag Center in Westminster.

Road Scholar, an American organization, provides "educational adventures created by Elderhostel, the not-for-profit world leader in lifelong learning since 1975."

Events at the local branches of the BCPL

The Master Gardener Program's first volunteer training is April 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University of Maryland Extension, Carroll County. The program is available to Carroll County residents.

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

Weis Markets is now offering online shopping with in-store pick-up at its Woodlawn store.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Mar 31, 2015

Seeds of summer are in the catalogs of January

By Susan Reimer

Jan 30, 2015

Plenty of kids build whole worlds out of Legos or assemble model train sets, but one young Fallston man has kept up a building hobby from a more bygone era.

It started as a hobby, but soap making is quickly becoming a flourishing business for Columbia resident Wing Pokrywka.

It's one thing to view Cuba in geopolitical terms. It's quite another to watch barefoot children playing baseball on a dirt field with homemade bats and balls.

By Peter Schmuck

Dec 20, 2014

Stop shopping online and start shopping at local businesses.That was the message conveyed by Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot during a visit to Catonsville's small businesses along Frederick Road on Wednesday.

Here's what Bill Niland, CEO of Harpoon Medical, had to say about the company's busy year, which could end with the first use of its medical device in human heart surgery.

After a lackluster Black Friday weekend — spending fell 11 percent from Thanksgiving through Sunday, according to the National Retail Federation — some big retailers were under more pressure to have a sales blowout.

As holiday shopping begins, Catonsville's local mom-and-pop businesses are looking for ways to lure consumers from large chain stores and online shopping.

As Black Friday has now morphed into a two-day event with the addition of shopping deals on Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday has in many cases similarly stretched into an extended affair.

By Carrie Wells

Dec 1, 2014

Early holiday promotions and rising online shopping took a toll on in-store U.S. sales during the Thanksgiving weekend as shoppers on average spent 6.4 percent less than they did a year earlier, according to data released Sunday by an industry group.

Arlynne S. Stark, a dancer who was a pioneer in the field of dance movement therapy, died Nov. 17 at the Collier Center Hospice at Lutheran Hospital in Denver. She was 71.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 28, 2014

Terry Goddard and his wife Cindy watched as the small scale model train circumvented its scenic track during the Westminster Train Show at the Carroll County Agriculture Center.

Dr. Norman Highstein, a dentist who was a partner in McDonogh Dental Associates and whose hobby was horticulture, died Nov. 2 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of renal cancer. He was 88.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 21, 2014

As it turns 100, museum stays current by offering spaces that showcase new art forms such as film, engages the contemporary art-making community and hiring its first technology officer.

Retired Baltimore Circuit Judge Edgar P. Silver, whose career spanned both the law and politics, died Tuesday at Sinai Hospital after a brief illness, family members said. He was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 11, 2014

retailers already have begun to shift their focus to the crucial end-of-year selling season, hoping that a rosy outlook this year will indeed translate into improved sales.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Oct 25, 2014

Dr. Thomas J. Kenny, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine pediatric psychologist, died Oct. 19 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 82.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 25, 2014

Wine collecting is fun, but sometimes, the end product isn't always as tasty as what you hoped. We provide some tips on the hobby.

The lush beds of lettuce, mustard greens and peppers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future's greenhouse resemble the plants that Rick Lee of Damascus has grown in his greenhouse. Yet instead of traditional in-ground fertilizer, these plants get their nutrients from a different source: fish waste.

Many of the nation's biggest retailers plan to sharply increase hiring for the holiday shopping season as consumers are looking to spend more, according to reports out today.

It seems that the Thanksgiving holiday is well on its way to becoming the new "Black Friday." Retailers already are announcing their hours for Thanksgiving weekend, the traditional kick-off to the holiday shopping season, and the shift toward opening earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving itself is continuing.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Oct 15, 2014

Perra S. Bell, a former Towson University history teacher who was a lifelong crusader for civil rights, died Sept. 26 at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Naples, Fla., of complications of a fractured hip. She was 95.

Holiday shopping is expected to be up over last season, with one retail group calling for a 4 percent increase in November/December sales, the strongest gain in three years.

Peter Bowe and his wife, Barbara Stewart, chose their waterfront townhome for its location. An end unit at the tip of a pier in the HarborView complex, the home soars next to Baltimore¿s harbor, affording spectacular views, a stellar seat for Pier Six concerts and a quick, five-minute commute to Bowe¿s job as president of Ellicott Dredges in South Baltimore.

Robert Johnston, 76, a retired insurance salesmen, made a hobby of collecting the plants which grows in thousands of varieties in various shapes and colors 16 years ago. Since then he has amassed a collection of 310 of the unique flowers that line his backyard, front porch and dining room table of his home.

Being part of the Southwest Area Park Modelers club provides its members a place to share their passion and appreciation for aviation, which they will soon share with the public at their annual Charm City Fly-in event to be held Friday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Retired draftsman and mechanical sales representative was a passionate fan of the B&O and Maryland & Pennsylvania railroads.

Maintaining an environmentally friendly landscape at her family's home in Long Reach comes as second nature to Janine Pollack, who loves gardening and the outdoors.

GOP candidates are touting their newfound support for expanded access to contraceptives, but the ploy could backfire

Several months after dozens of bicycles used in a popular Baltimore bike-sharing program were stolen from Druid Hill Park, city officials said they had garnered enough donations to restart the program.

Gardeners take hobby to a new level in the Baltimore County Master Gardeners program offered through the University of Maryland Extension.

Westminster holding a 250 Years & Counting Contest

Old photographs, newspapers and other miscellaneous "gay pride ephemera" from the last half-century of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history in Baltimore will be added on Tuesday to one of the nation's most esteemed museum collections.

The From Our Table to Yours: Share, Swap and Take event will be held on Thursdays and Fridays until Aug. 28 at the Eldersburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library, and its purpose is to create a more efficient method of producing and consuming produce.

Michael Phelps' comeback will come with a new partner, Aqua Sphere. The swimming equipment manufacturer says it is partnering with the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time and his coach, Bob Bowman, to develop "a new class of swim products" and expand water-safety efforts.

It doesn't really matter if the modern incarnation of roller derby is here to stay or if it will cycle out of style. What's important is that people are participating in it and having a good time. Ultimately that is what sport is all about.