The following post describes an opportunity for community involvement that I thought readers should know about. Next Saturday, August 10, from 9 to noon, volunteers are needed to help “Clean up and Green Up the Hodiamont Tracks.” The purpose of the event is to stimulate interest in the development of the abandoned Metro (Bi-State) right-of-way…
Category: Events, Sightings
A little rain couldn’t spoil this RUSH
Days before Canadian rocker Geddy Lee, Rush’s bassist and lead singer signed the first copy of Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass at Left Bank Books Monday, the bookstore had posted a “sold out” notice on its event website. Fans—800 of them—waited for hours, umbrellas in one hand and a copy of the book in the…
More snapshots from 2019’s 4th of July Parade
2019’s 4th of July Parade ended, as it always does, at the fountain at Maryland Plaza. There, parents visited as the kids and some pups cooled their feet in the water. The size of this year’s crowd is indicated by the long lines for snow cones and popcorn. Face painters were busy throughout the morning….