Ethiopia

Carver student named finalist in National Geographic photo contest

2013-02-25 05:32:00

It's not unusual for creative students at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson to be honored for their work on both local and national stages. But the easy, collaborative effort that helped senior Emily Dahuron, 18, of Towson, be named...

Eye-opening service project at Hammond Middle benefits Ethiopia

2012-12-03 13:59:00

Students at Hammond Middle School put away their textbooks on Friday, Nov. 30, and left the classroom for a different kind of education. To raise money and awareness for a program one of their teachers is participating in, the entire student...

Muange repeats as Baltimore Marathon goes down to the wire

2012-10-13 13:30:00

Running through the streets of a still slumbering city, fighting off cramps, the chill October air and the dozens of runners around him, Stephen Muange once again tasted victory in Charm City, claiming his second consecutive Baltimore Marathon...

Girls helping girls

2012-10-11 08:08:09

Thursday marks the International Day of the Girl. As part of Garrison Forest School's Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) partnership with the Johns Hopkins University, we spent this past spring and summer as the first interns at Jhpiego, the JHU-...

Commentary: Roses bring industry, jobs to Ethiopia

2012-05-30 12:10:00

A rose is a rose is a rose, unless it's from the Federated Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. That's according to growers of the flower from that country, whom I had an opportunity to meet at a reception and dinner at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington...

Refugees find comfort in an alley garden in Highlandtown

2012-09-06 16:55:12

As a boy, Abdi Hassen helped his father nurture and harvest maize, wheat and tropical fruits — until the early 1990s, when his father vanished. "He was disappeared because of his political opinion. I don't know if he is alive or not now," said...

Running: Abingdon's McDonald runs faster, but finishes third

2012-06-28 06:49:00

Darcy McDonald ran faster on her return to the Baltimore Women's Classic 5K Sunday, but she did not repeat her victory in the annual race. The 25-year-old Abingdon resident finished third in the field of 2,887 women at Baltimore's Inner Harbor....

Traditional Coffee Ceremony at Sidamo Coffee and Tea in Maple Lawn offers a weekly taste of Ethiopia

2012-06-05 08:44:00

Kenfe Bellay, owner of Sidamo Coffee and Tea in Fulton, is on a mission to spread his love of coffee. The weekly Ethiopian coffee ceremony at Sidamo showcases his belief that the rich drink is more than a caffeinated pick-me-up. “I grew up in...

Annual conference showcases UMBC's focus on undergraduate research

2012-04-25 17:13:00

Macy Bokhari felt anonymous at the University of Maryland, College Park, and disconnected from the professors to whom she looked for inspiration. So before her first semester was up, she adjusted her sights to another state university, up the...

Maryland relief agencies combat famine in Africa

2011-08-24 18:01:00

Waves of refugees arrive daily to Kenya, some having walked weeks through unforgiving desert with virtually no possessions, and yet local relief workers report optimism among the millions threatened by the historic famine and drought spreading through the...

Centrowitz reaches 1,500 final at worlds

2011-09-01 23:35:00

Broadneck graduate Matthew Centrowitz won his semifinal heat of the men's 1,500 meters in 3 minutes, 46.66 seconds Thursday to advance to Saturday's final at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Centrowitz, a rising...

Crisis in the horn of Africa

2011-07-31 00:00:00

The world has been slow to react to the growing specter of famine in Somalia, despite repeated warnings by the United Nations and aid organizations that millions of people are at risk. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that nearly 4 million...

An Ethiopian Airlines flight attendant walks through the cabin of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

2013-05-13 15:26:11

Alison Wright: This woman is from the Hamer tribe in Ethiopia. You can tell from the metal collar adornment on her neck that she's married.

2013-05-09 16:43:15

Simien Mountains, but that doesn't mean we can't dream about seeing its gelada baboons. In Lonely Planet's "Great Adventures," the reader is treated to a breathtaking array of travel experiences, illustrated with beautiful photography.

2012-12-13 16:17:00

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