Michelle Obama

Veterans battle with the calendar

2012-05-14 18:24:00

— First, a reality check: Almost nowhere but at a meeting of the Justin Bieber fan club would a 30-year-old, let alone a 22-year-old, be considered old. In the age-skewed world of elite athletes, though, swimmer Brendan Hansen and gymnast Nastia...

Doctors group says no junk food for the Obamas

2012-05-07 09:31:00

First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to get our kids to eat healthy, but every now and then she is known to indulge on a cheeseburger or other food that is not so good for the body. A few years ago she made a lunch run with staff to a Five Guys...

New Miller library branch prepares to open learning garden

2012-05-05 09:40:00

The new Miller library branch in Ellicott City will open its Enchanted Garden next weekend, an outdoor learning space that will be one of the few nationwide to be owned and tended by a public library. The space, which will offer classes and activities...

Review: 'VEEP' shines a hilarious light on often dim-witted world of politics

2012-04-20 09:33:00

"VEEP" is the kind of series that separates HBO from almost every other channel or network making television these days. It takes great risks, dares to break new ground, includes some of the most imaginative artists working in the arts and aims for...

Enjoy the coming spring and volunteer some time as a naturalist at Howard County Conservancy

2012-02-26 00:00:00

Spring is fast approaching, so the Howard County Conservancy once again seeks volunteer naturalists to guide hikes during its 2012 spring field trip season. If you love nature and would like to share your knowledge with area students, consider assisting...

Occupy Wall Street: The revolution will be puppeted

2011-12-01 03:00:00

Earlier this month, the left-wing magazine The Nation highlighted Joe Therrien as a symbol of the Occupy Wall Street movement. A New York City public-school drama teacher, Therrien was frustrated with the shortcomings of the school system. So he quit...

Red velvet redux: More red velvet recipes, news and gossip

2012-02-07 10:35:00

Are you mad for red velvet? Do you want to see more red velvet news, recipes and photos? It's deposed "X Factor" judge Nicole Scherzinger's favorite cake. And Michelle Obama's, too. Red velvet cake, and its progeny, is the subject of Wednesday's Taste...

No disrespect, but 3 is back on track

2011-11-23 00:00:00

The iconic No. 3 may be back in the Sprint Cup starting lineup one day, a possibility that may send some NASCAR fans into an emotional tizzy. That number belonged to Dale Earnhardt, the late, great Intimidator on the NASCAR circuit. Would it be...

Police spent $3,900 to accompany Rawlings-Blake on recent trips

2012-02-01 03:28:00

Baltimore police officers assigned to protect Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake racked up about $3,900 in expenses while accompanying the mayor on three business recent trips, according to the city spending board's agenda. The five-member Board of...

State of the Union: A presidential rerun

2012-01-28 03:00:00

Summertime is usually when TV networks air repeats of shows we've already seen. In his State of the Union Address this week, the president got a five-month jump on the summer season by re-running a class-envy video he has broadcast more times than local...

Luke Murray, son of actor Bill, is helping turn around Towson's basketball team

2012-01-28 08:08:00

Earlier this month, assistant coach Luke Murray was traveling with Towson University's basketball team, psyching himself up for a win, when he got a text message from his dad. "I think you guys should all go bowling," the text read. "I think all you guys...

The sad spectacle of Obama's super PAC

2012-02-15 00:00:00

How many billionaires does it take to buy a presidential election? We're about to find out. The 2012 campaign is likely to be a battle between one group of millionaires and billionaires supporting President Barack Obama and another group supporting his...

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with participants in the Youth Urban Agriculture Program along with Hayrunnisa Gul, wife of Turkey's president, far right, at the Gary Comer Youth Center on Chicago's South Side.

2012-05-20 00:00:00

First Lady Michelle Obama checks out a hip hop aerobics class while she and other NATO leaders' spouses and companions tour the Gary Comer Youth Center on the South Side of Chicago

2012-05-20 00:00:00

Anne-Mette Rasmussen, left, wife of the NATO Secretary General, First Lady Michelle Obama and Liri Berisha of Albania, along with other NATO leaders' spouses and companions enjoy performances by the Montu Dance Theatre, Soul Children of Chicago and the South Shore Drill Team at the Gary Comer Youth

2012-05-20 00:00:00