mother s day
- Ella Johnson was finished raising her children, but when her daughter died of a heart condition in the middle of the night next to her 1-year-old son, Johnson suddenly found herself mothering a grieving toddler who clung to his mother's picture.
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On Mother's Day Baltimore Ravens and other Baltimore big names Tweet their love - Three weeks ago we told you that The Pea Man said he should be bringing peas in about three weeks. Three weeks later he brought peas. By 10 a.m. all of his peas were gone.
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- The weather forecast for Mother's Day weekend is picture-perfect in Baltimore, with rain chances holding off until late Sunday.
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- Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.
- Principio UMC, on Route 7 in Perryville, will hold a Spring Craft Show Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Regina Friend will walk in the place of her son, Roswell, at Temple University's graduation in Philadelphia. Roswell Friend, a Dulaney graduate, was found in a Philadelphia river last summer, a few months before he would have received his diploma.
- A front could bring clouds and rain in Maryland on Mother's Day.
- Lansdowne American Legion Post to host Mother's Day dinner May 13.
- You still have time to plan out a Mother's Day brunch. But you might not have to bother. According to a new survey, your mother might prefer to make the plans herself.
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- PABU is billed as a modern "izakaya," a term that loosely translates as a drinking establishment that serves food.
- The egg-based frittata is easy and quick, and kids can help.
- Lisbon/Woodbine: Poplar Springs United Methodist Church is selling spaces for upcoming Historic National Road Yard Sale
- Ed Masuoka, of West Laurel, started running for health reasons in 2007 and is now running marathons, with the goal of running a 100-mile race next spring. West Laurel neighbor Dave Strahle keeps the entrance to the community well-maintained. The popular Bond Mill PTO Carnival is May 19. Bond Mill's Destination ImagiNation team is raising funds to go to the global competition. To help with spring cleaning, the West Laurel Civic Association is holding Dumpster Day June 2.
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- Seasonal highs and rain showers are expected this week in Maryland weather.
- Honors will be heaped on Rodgers Forge resident John Zylstra, who will receive the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award from the Mathematics and Statistics Department from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Last month, the Marriotts Ridge High School music department competed against high schools from across the country in the Fiesta-Val Music Festival in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and earned a record 38 awards.
- West Friendship: West county flowers are abundant to give for Mother's Day
- Mostly Main Street: This Sunday is Mother's Day and I can think of no place better to spend it than in the historic district.
- The annual festival includes food, shopping opportunities, a speech from the mayor and, of course, flowers.
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- The Catonsville Chamber of Commerce will launch its inaugural Flower Fest and Garden Party alongside its first Sunday farmers market of the season on May 6. The event will feature a bonnet contest, gifts for Mother's Day and information from master gardener's.
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- Elkridge: Mary Ann Evangelista wowed a crowd of more that 600 on April 4 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts and won the title of 2012 Maryland Senior Idol, a contest hosted by the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation.
- Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.
- Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton: A mild winter has left many of us with an early case of spring fever, but a sure sign that spring has arrived is the return of the Howard County farmers markets, which begin this week.
- Plenty of moms would actually prefer receiving a rosebush on Mother's Day, as opposed to a bouquet of roses. Except up until several years ago, roses were such challenging plants to grow, unless the rosebush was maintenance-free, like Double Knockout roses.
- Mother's Day menu suggestion moves away from breakfast in bed to champagne cocktails, chilled corn and buttermilk soup with garlic croustades, followed by a grilled porterhouse steak and grilled veggies. Accompanied by a lovely, fruity red wine—pinot noir, for instance—or a slightly spicy malbec.
- Breakfast, lunch or dinner among options for May 13 treat
- This time of year, with graduations in full bloom, it seems hard to believe that Dulaney High School graduated its first senior class in June 1962.
- Marriottsvile/Sykesville/Woodstock: Most people think of horse racing when they hear the word "Preakness," but in our area, we associate the second leg of the Triple Crown with hot air balloons, too.
- Neighborhood columnist Shelley Silwick writes of local happenings
- Event to lead off spring season for baseball and softball programs to start at elementary school and end at high school.
- Germano's Trattoria is now Germano's. The name change, according to Cyd Wolf, brings two separately named operations, the trattoria and Germano's Cabaret, under one umbrella.
- Lisbon/Woodbine: The Ladies Auxiliary at St. Michael's Catholic Church will be holding its annual Friendship Spring Tea on Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 3 p.m.
- Thursday evening dinner followed by bull and oyster roast on Saturday
- Two students from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle are named Ben Carson Scholars.
- Food from 18 establishments on the menu
- A resurgence in spending by the luxury consumer is expected to benefit stores that sell accessories, jewelry and apparel, as sales of luxury branded goods jumped 10 percent to $252 billion worldwide.
- Corporations snap to attention when Scary Mommy tweets, and Simon & Schuster will release her first book next Mother's Day. All because when, say, she admits to swearing at her children under her breath, fans sigh with relief, responding, "Me too! Me too! Me too!"
- Peak demand on July Fourth holiday weekend often strains supply
- Singe marks still scar the wall next to the Canton grocery store where Stanislaw Ptak spent his final night outside.
- Emboldened by visits to the Jesus statue at Johns Hopkins Hospital, childhood cancer patient Grayson Gilbert has defied doctors and fate, grown up, and emerged as a powerful spokesman to other sufferers.
