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Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-05-16 04:41:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

'Amazing Race' recap, Vietnam or bust

2013-03-18 06:11:00

Remember last week on "The Amazing Race," when John had a few extended moments of crazy and got eliminated? That’s still funny. But now it is time for the teams to leave Bali and head to Vietnam. "Word on the street," tweets Phil, "is that Hotel...

Andrew Zheng rules the board at chess tournament [Clarksville]

2013-03-14 03:35:00

Andrew Zheng, a fifth grader at Pointers Run, may be riding on cloud nine these days. Andrew defeated Bendeguz Offertaler on Board 1 of Round 4 of a chess tournament to become the 2013 Maryland Sweet-16 Champion. He had a score of 3.5. Along with the...

Senior centers turn to brain aerobics classes

2013-03-07 05:18:00

In a cheery room in Cockeysville, two dozen people sit with their heads down, focused on the papers in front of them. The only sound is the scratching of pencils on paper. The sight triggers memories of school days, but this is no group of middle...

Rev. James R. LeVeque, Episcopal priest

2013-01-02 13:02:32

The Rev. James R. LeVeque, a retired Episcopal priest and mathematics instructor, died of kidney failure Saturday at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The Charles Village resident was 81. Born in Cassopolis, Mich., he attended the Howe Military School in Howe,...

Five questions with Deb Tillett

2012-11-09 11:50:00

Deb Tillett has been around the world, pursuing a career in technology that started a few decades ago in the suburbs of Baltimore. She learned the ropes of the video game world while working at one of the local companies — MicroProse — that...

Veterans and soldiers share camaraderie

2012-11-09 15:35:02

Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground, arrived unannounced at an animated gathering of soldiers and veterans at Perry Point Veterans Affairs Hospital in Cecil County. He immediately mingled with the crowd. During what was...

Virginia H. Griffin, registered nurse

2012-10-26 11:25:11

Virginia H. Griffin, a retired registered nurse and former Roland Park resident, died Sunday of a heart attack at Towsongate Condominiums. Mrs. Griffin would have celebrated her 80th birthday in two weeks, family members said. The daughter of an...

5 don't-miss events at the Baltimore Book Festival

2012-09-28 07:50:00

1) � Rachel L. Swarns: � While Michelle Obama is not expected to attend the Baltimore Book Festival, author Rachel L. Swarns will be meeting fans at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bank of America� Literary Salon, where she'll be happy to discuss her book,...

Muriel Frances Gerdom, of Bel Air, celebrated her 100th birthday Sept. 9

2012-09-19 20:02:00

Muriel Frances Gerdom was born on Sept. 9, 1912 in Highlands, N.J. She moved to Havre de Grace in 1919. Her family was one of the first families to make the move from Sandy Hook Proving Ground in New Jersey to Aberdeen Proving Ground, where her father...

Mary F. Goodson, government worker

2012-08-17 14:04:00

Mary F. Goodson, a retired government worker and longtime member of Fulton Baptist Church, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at Northwest Hospital. She was 72. The daughter of a police officer and a homemaker, Mary Frances Stanton was born and raised...

'Flow' app is an artful Sudoku substitute for the visual brain

2012-06-22 05:34:00

"Flow" iOS Free/$.99 ad-free version Big Duck Games Rating: 4 out of 4 When you first open "Flow," you are not treated to the typical one- or two-screen tutorial that seems to be standard with iOS games. Instead, it's a bit like the film "Inception."...

Orange County Museum of Art director Dennis Szakacs looks at Richard Jackson's installation "Blue Room," 2011/2013, which refers obliquely to a Duchamp chess game.

2013-02-14 16:58:00

Magnus Carlsen from Norway plays the final chess game Foursquare Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, as part of the Second Great International Chess Festival UNAM 2012 at the Sala Nezahualcoyotl on November 25, 2012, in Mexico City.

2013-01-10 09:13:00

Your move: Nauti & Co. has put a classic family game in a rugged summertime form: a chess and checkers set for the beach or the backyard. The wooden playing pieces stow in a bag that unrolls into the game board. It's $40, nautiandco.com

2012-06-08 09:25:00