Tameka Cottle

'Dancing with the Stars' recap: The finals

2013-05-21 06:59:00

The show starts with a very long “10 weeks ago” montage and then segues into a live number from troupe members andpro dancers. If you wonder how they’re going to do this show in just one episodea week next season, I think I have some...

Pastor from Haiti brings taste of the islands to St. Isaac Jogues [Carney]

2013-05-16 12:33:00

St.Isaac Jogues parish welcomed a very special visitor from the Caribbean late last month. The visitor was the Rev. Jude Cedule, pastor of St. Anthony the Hermit Church, St. Isaac's sister parish in Chenot, which is located in a remote area of the...

Thinking small: Compact, cheaper living in 'tiny houses'

2013-05-09 12:57:00

Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize. His retirement home is 238 square feet — one-tenth the size of the average new American house — and sits in his Anne Arundel County yard. He and wife Renee can hitch it...

Dennis H.L. Sherman

2012-12-21 13:00:00

Dennis H.L. Sherman, a retired tailor who was also known as "The Tie Man," died Dec. 14 of pneumonia at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 87. "I first met him when I was in middle school. Back then I used to wear ascots, and he thought that was so cool,"...

Toby's of Columbia's 'A Christmas Carol' is rich with holiday cheer

2012-11-29 11:30:01

A favorite holiday tradition has come to Toby's Dinner Theater of Columbia for the first time in a musical production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Toby's has chosen the version by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, known for his work in...

West Howard

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Holiday concert The Alleluias, an interdenominational Christian choral group, presents the Christmas cantata "Agnus Dei," featuring the music of Michael Smith, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Conference and Retreat Center of Bon Secours, 1525...

You'd have to be a Scrooge not to like 'A Christmas Carol' at Toby's

2012-11-29 03:30:00

One thing that Ebenezer Scrooge does not get is a good night's sleep. That's because pesky ghosts keep appearing with reminders that he needs to reconsider his grumpy life. Ever since Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, audiences have...

'Dancing With the Stars All-Stars' finale, Melissa and Tony win it all

2012-11-28 02:46:00

So, here we are. Big finale night. At the beginning of the season I was pretty sure we'd be seeing Shawn tonight, but Melissa and Kelly are somewhat of a surprise. I'm also surprised by how much I've turned around on Kelly Monaco -- I would've ranked...

Clarksville: Kendall's Store wears its patriotism on its tree

2012-11-21 02:30:00

My favorite holiday is here again. I'm thankful to be here to share it with you. Troops to ensure our freedoms are something we can be thankful for. Have you seen the Tree for Our Troops at Kendall's store? All decorations are military or patriotic....

Season of 'Nutcracker,' 'Messiah' starts early

2012-11-17 00:00:00

The holiday season wouldn't be the holiday season without colorful music and dance events. And, just as department stores break out the Christmas decorations earlier and earlier, some performing arts organizations get into the swing before Thanksgiving....

'Dancing With the Stars All-Stars' recap, Gangnam style and more guilty pleasures

2012-10-24 03:54:00

And now we're back for the second half of "Guilty Pleasures" week. There's some gimmick during introductions where the Team Gangnam women are all stony-faced while the men try to make them laugh. Cheryl's having the hardest time not cracking up. Melissa...

Brian Sher's determined journey from the William Morris mailroom to 'Boss'

2012-08-10 16:46:00

A decade after graduating from Baltimore’s Gilman School, some alumni might be vaulting up the ladder in careers as executives or politicians. But Brian Sher, Class of ‘86, was looking at the lowest rung — starting out as a trainee in...

Robert Randolph, the man who took the pedal steel guitar out of the church and made it funky with the help of his Family Band (brother Marcus Randolph on drums, sister Lenesha Randolph on vocals and cousin Danyel Morgan, bass and vocals), performs a New Year's Eve concert at Park West.

2012-12-27 13:14:00

Tiny Tot Olympian Theo Dennis, 2, crawls through a tunnel Saturday after running through hoops at the Tiny Tots Olympics in Calexico.

2012-03-18 21:26:42

's electronic music felt familiar, his show-stopping light display was anything but.

2011-09-10 00:00:00