Customs and Tradition

Laurel Relay for Life is a walk through the night

2013-05-21 03:00:00

Nancy Becraft has a T-shirt from each year Laurel has held a Relay for Life, and has witnessed the growth of the event since the first relay in 1999. "We only started out with about 11 teams," Becraft said. This year there are 40 teams, and counting....

City school system receives seven charter applications

2013-05-14 18:45:22

The city school board is considering proposals for seven charter schools that include two named for female trailblazers, another attempt at an all-male, college-preparatory program in East Baltimore, and an elementary school for at-risk youths. The new...

Dalai Lama packs UM Comcast Center for address on compassion

2013-05-07 18:34:00

He pulled on a Terps visor, to the crowd's delight. He rubbed noses with Gov. Martin O'Malley. And the Dalai Lama was met Tuesday with rounds of applause from a crowd of 15,000 at the University of Maryland, College Park's Comcast Center. "Sit down,"...

Power couple Monte, Patrice Sanders strong in love

2013-05-03 04:55:00

The story of Monte and Patrice Sanders just might be the classic fitness fairy tale. Girl hires trainer. Sparks fly over sit-ups. Trainer turns boyfriend, then fiance, then husband. Healthy, happily ever after. As Baltimore's newest power couple...

City schools chief Alonso resigns

2013-05-06 17:53:48

Baltimore schools CEO Andr�s Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...

Consider the lemon stick

2013-05-03 07:58:00

Consider the lemon stick, a rite of spring in Baltimore. The signature item of the annual FlowerMart, the lemon stick is a Baltimore thing in the way that Edgar Allan Poe is a Baltimore thing — because we want it to be, and because we say so....

The sage of Mt. Royal Avenue

2013-05-01 10:05:00

To understand what Fred Lazarus accomplished during his 35 years as president of the Maryland Institute College of Art, one need only look at the gleaming concrete-and-glass structure housing the school's Brown Center for new media. The rakishly angled...

Baltimore-area outfitters rent out bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more

2013-04-25 06:08:00

Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, from biking...

Ben Carson and the price of free speech

2013-04-12 08:17:00

There is much we don't know about Dr. Ben Carson's decision to withdraw as a commencement speaker for the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine and education. His recent comments in opposition to gay marriage, in which he compared homosexuality to...

Dr. Ben Carson's descent into the nasty, divisive world of cable TV news

2013-03-29 16:23:00

Dr. Ben Carson got a tough lesson in the past week on how quickly the angry and divisive world of cable TV can chew you up. The 61-year-old Baltimore County resident has been in the media spotlight as a darling of the right since early February, when...

Dr. Ben Carson apologizes, offers to withdraw from Hopkins speech

2013-03-29 10:18:00

Dr. Benjamin Carson, the famed Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, apologized Friday for his "choice of words" and use of examples in discussing gay marriage on Fox News earlier in the week. During Sean Hannity's show on Tuesday, when asked about the matter...

America's challenge in the Arab world

2013-04-04 06:49:00

When the "Arab Spring" erupted, the cry of demonstrators to their rulers was Irhal ("get out"). And now, in Cairo, Tunis and elsewhere, we again hear cry of Irhal, directed at the new leaders of what increasingly seem like the old systems,...

Magnolia, a Percheron draft horse, wears traditional costume to greets guests. In traditional Indian culture, the groom would ride to his wedding on such a steed.

2013-03-08 14:24:16

Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during the annual Nawam Perahera cultural pageant in Colombo.

2013-02-24 00:00:00

The American Conservation Film Festival will take place Thursday, Nov. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 4, in Shepherdstown, W.Va., and will include films focusing on the preservation of natural resources and cultural traditions.

2012-11-01 00:00:00