Healthy Diet

Food, music and vendors coming to Savage Fest [North Laurel/Savage]

2013-05-22 11:05:00

It is almost time! Savage Fest will be June 1 and kicks off with a parade at 9 a.m. There will be plenty of food, live music, pony rides and over 50 vendors. There is even a petting zoo. If you want to be in the parade or get a booth, call Myra Phelps...

Klein Foundation donates $10,000 to Sheriff's Foundation

2013-05-20 09:29:00

The Klein's ShopRite of Maryland Charitable Foundation has made a $10,000 donation to the Harford County Sheriff's Foundation, earmarked for funding the Sheriff's Office's Youth Services Division. The donation was commemorated by the presentation at...

Food trucks from Baltimore and Washington will square off on Rash Field

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Get ready to roll. Baltimore and Washington's fleets of food trucks are squaring off again. Some 40 trucks, 20 from each city, are expected to attend the second Taste of Two Cities event on June 1, which is relocating from the Westport waterfront to Rash...

Food trucks from Baltimore and Washington to square off on Rash Field

2013-05-20 06:41:00

Get ready to roll. Baltimore and Washington’s fleets of food trucks are squaring off again. Some 40 trucks, 20 from each city, are expected to attend the second Taste of Two Cities event on June 1, which is relocating from Westport Waterfront to...

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens had help on his way back to Preakness

2013-05-18 17:31:00

Gary Stevens became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness on Saturday, and the 50-year-old Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank. Masterson, a personal trainer based in Bellevue, Wash., helped the 50-year-old jockey lose 25 pounds and nearly 8...

Girl Scouts earn silver awards tackling obesity issue [North Laurel/Savage]

2013-05-15 04:06:00

Natalie Perkins, Jessica Rozo and Rebecca Harding are three very impressive girls. They have just earned their silver awards in Girl Scouts by working on the issue of childhood obesity. The girls were concerned that children who have issues with obesity...

Board delays vote on Howard health policy

2013-05-14 08:55:27

A vote on the Howard County Public School System's health and wellness policy won't take place until the fall, but certain aspects of the contested proposal will go into effect for the coming school year. During a work session Thursday, May 9 the Board...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....

Rawlings-Blake victorious in United Way healthy cooking contest

2013-05-08 14:42:00

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz hosted a set of powerful peers for a healthy cooking competition at the Hunt Valley Wegmans Wednesday, but home field advantage wasn't enough to top his counterpart from Baltimore City. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-...

Maryland makes minor lawbreakers pay twice

2013-05-06 08:21:00

Have you ever just messed up? I'm not talking about leaving your coffee on the roof of your car. I mean a major, life-altering mistake. Think fiscal cliff-level personal disaster. Now imagine paying for the mistake with jail time — then continuing...

Nearly $3M in community impact grants awarded by United Way

2013-04-30 15:09:00

The United Way of Central Maryland will provide nearly $3 million in community grants intended to provide financial stability to families, quality education to children and healthy alternatives to individuals, the organization said this week. In all, 71...

Take back the planet, and not just on Earth Day

2013-04-22 03:00:00

For over 40 years, Earth Day has sent a powerful message: that each of us has both the capacity and the duty to support the environment that sustains us. This is certainly a message that dedicated conservationists can get behind, but what about everyday...

Documentary about a couple trying to eat a well-balanced diet on a food-stamp budget. Discussino after. Tuesday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. at Prosser Public Library, 1 Tunxis Ave. in Bloomfield. Free.

2013-05-22 05:30:00

Eric Ruth, CEO for the Kellyn Foundation talks to 6th graders about heathy eating and healthy living. Easton Area Middle School hosted a wellness fair for students in the gymnasium Thursday. They went through nine different stations touching on subjects like healthy eating, bad habits, and exercise.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher Ryan Cronin asks students what's in hummus. The third through fifth graders had an interactive cooking class with students from Hall High School's global problem solving course.

2013-05-13 14:30:00