mother s day
-
Melvin Mowrey Jr., a retired Sweetheart Cup operations manager, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder on March 6 at Dove House in Westminster. The Reisterstown resident was 76. - "The Drowsy Chaperone," a musical show-within-a-show, will be presented by the River Hill High School Theatre Arts Department March 6-9.
- Jean H. Hepner, an early Fells Point community activist who restored one of its residential landmarks and fought a planned interstate, died of injuries she suffered as a passenger in an automobile accident Feb. 1 on the Baltimore Beltway at Park Heights Avenue. She was 90.
- Four months after taking over the old Village Flower Mart in Hampden and renaming it The Modest Florist, owner Libby Francis Baxter is preparing for the floral industry's biggest day of the year and trying an unusual promotion: Valentine's Day without roses. Baxter wants people to buy flowers that are locally grown, rather than roses that probably come from South America.
- Flirting Heart, a cabernet sauvignon, is described as "smooth and rich as velvet with black cherry and plum overtones."
- Joan A. Spurrier, a retired legal secretary and family matriarch, died of kidney failure Sunday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Idlewylde resident was 80.
- International Association of Firefighters Local 1605 Foundation organizers fundraiser
-
- Brothers Tim Connelly (Denver Nuggets), Pat Connelly (Phoenix Suns), Joe Connelly (Washington Wizards) and Dan Connelly (Utah Jazz) grew up in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood and now work for NBA franchises.
- More than 1,000 people kicked off their Fathers Day celebrations on Sunday with a 5K race and 1-mile fun walk to benefit the NICU at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
-
- At an open house Saturday, June 1, the City of Laurel Community Garden celebrated its successes thus far, and the growth still to come.
- Former city police officer Milan "Sonny" Shegan passed away April 26, 2013, at his home in Trout Creek, Mich. April 26, 2013. Originally from McKeesport, Pa., Pennsylvania, and a veteran of the Marine Corps, he served as a sworn officer in the police departments of Forest Heights, Bladensburg and, finally, Laurel.
- Lisa and Eric Grevin of Lothian are Anne Arundel County's Foster Parents of the Year. They currently care for six children through the foster care program.
- Seeing if my prognostications were right, or if I'm full of it
- The goal is to help moms find and rate places to use their breast pumps. The state-by-state database uses GPS, so it can be accessed using smartphones.
-
- A "go home" Raw (the last episode before a pay-per-view event) is always watched with extra attention, mostly because critics have the same question -- did this particular show do anything to increase my interest in buying the pay-per-view on Sunday?
- New Orleans shooting shows how 'stop snitching' is ruining cities
- As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she has her children's best interests at hand, yet she can remember once when her parental peers didn't concur
-
- Steve Johnson may have been the best feel-good story in an Orioles season filled with them last year. His 2013 hasn¿t been as smooth.
- Mothers today are 20 percent more likely than the rest of the population to use social media, and they're frequently using it to connect with one another — especially new moms.
- Beth Schub is a pioneer of sorts, part of a growing number of mothers who have have literally caught the wave of surfing.
- The Mother's Day tour, May 12, will include about a dozen homes.
- The city's annual festival geared toward mothers on Mother's Day weekend will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Main Street will be blocked off from Longwell Avenue to John Street for the event.
- Baltimore's Jill Smokler, aka Scary Mommy, discusses her new book and motherhood.
- Participants will travel through clouds of colored corn starch by stadiums
- Though this year's Earth Day has come and gone, Hillcrest Elementary School is continuing the green movement through both new and old programs
- I wrote a similar letter a number of years ago, but I think it's time that I once again thanked the women who helped raised my brothers and myself.
-
- Members of the Water Witch Fire Company barbecued chicken for the second time this season at Woodlawn Station off Tome Highway Saturday and sold out by 2:30 p.m.
- Mike Nichols and Elaine May perform skit about a mother whose son never calls.
- If you are a mom or a grandmother, you hopefully will celebrate Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Mother's Day is the single most popular day to dine out – how about a Havre de Grace restaurant – or make long distance telephone calls. It is the third most popular holiday to send greeting cards
- The successful relationship between WWE and Susan G. Komen will continue, as a special Mother's Day campaign has been launched.
- Jewish Community Services offers parent discussion series, Brooks Paternoster named next executive director of Irvine Nature Center, Electronics Dumpster Day takes place June 1
- For the last 12 years, my mom has been spending a few hours every Thursday at Stella Maris, a nursing home, rehab center and hospice care center in Timonium, bringing her dogs to people who need some cheering up
-
-
- Uh, oh, dear readers, the British are coming!
- Ascension Lutheran Nursery School and Kindergarten, Brown Memorial Weekday School celebrate 50th anniversaries, Dumpster Day held May 11,
