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Welcome 2008-04-16 10:47:48 Welcome to What’s New in Maryland, a site that will discuss news and other events happening in Maryland’s communities. From Baltimore and Central Maryland, to the Eastern Shore, Western Maryland, and Northern Maryland, the site aims to be a great community resource for all Marylanders. Whether you’re a native Marylander or new in town, visit [...] Read more:Welcome
Want to Help Improve Baltimore City? 2008-04-17 15:27:41 Baltimore City Schools is looking for volunteers to help make schools safer. Is this a good idea? Yes, if school administration and teachers plan for these volunteers and what they could do to help either individual children, classrooms, or maintaining the schools in general. If volunteers are kept busy and given the opportunity to help [...] Read more:Improve
, Baltimore
Where to Find Blogs 2008-04-16 13:43:00 Ok, so this isn’t exactly Maryland-specific news, but I wanted to make this blog accessible to more people so I added What’s New in Maryland to the blog search website Technorati by setting up a Technorati Profile. If you have a blog, Maryland-related or not, submit it to Technorati so that people can find it [...] Read more:Blogs
Cookout Recipes 2008-04-18 12:11:26 Spring time feels officially here with the warm weather and summer is on its way. The beginning of summer means different things to different people. So in Maryland, that means lots of cookouts!
What’s your favorite way to season hamburgers? Personally, I just use the Hamburger Seasoning from McCormick, which has a deep orangish color [...] Read more:Recipes
Earth Week 2008 2008-04-21 15:31:32 Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd this year, but this week is officially Earth Week with various locations holding events to celebrate. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is having an Earth Week and the National Mall in DC, a short metro ride away from Prince George’s County or Montgomery County, had their Green Apple Festival [...] Read more:Earth
Bamboo Shirts, What Will They Think Of Next? 2008-04-22 11:09:01 I remember Earth Day in school as buying a t-shirt with whales, a panda, or other animals / nature scenes on them. It was always fun picking out exactly what shirt I wanted.
Now, environmental clothing is taking on a whole new meaning. There are actually shirts made out of bamboo and like organic food, some [...] Read more:Bamboo
, Shirts
It’s Official…Smith Island Takes the Cake 2008-04-24 15:30:41 So as of today SmithIsland
Cake is Maryland’s new state cake. Did we have a state cake before? I didn’t even know there was a such thing as a state cake, but apparantly there is and we have one.
The cake comes from Smith Island, a Chesapeake Bay island with less than 400 residents. Though [...] Read more:Official
Over 12,400 Votes Cast…. 2008-04-28 13:10:32 Most people have a name picked out when their baby is born or name their baby very soon after. One Maryland baby though didn’t have a name for over a month and thousands of people across the state joined in to name him.
So the cute and not really so little baby elephant that was [...] Read more:Votes
New Security at BWI 2008-05-01 14:14:27 If you think taking your shoes off at BWI is too revealing, wait til you face the airport’s whole-body imaging machines. This new checkpoint shows weapons, explosives, and other dangerous objects people can hide under their clothing; however, the scan also reveals body shape, body parts, even birthmarks and scars.
Not everyone has to go through [...]
Baltimore for LESS Weekend 2008-05-02 09:37:33 This weekend, May 3rd and May 4th, is Baltimore
for LESS Weekend
, where various attractions offer discounts. The weekend includes Flowermart in Mount Vernon on Saturday and a scavenger hunt where people can win prizes like restaurant gift certificates on Sunday.
The best part though is probably the cheap parking. Not all gararges are participating, but [...]
New Electricity for Carroll County Residents 2008-05-08 12:37:22 Carroll County
is the first place in Maryland to allow residents to have wind turbines in their yards. The towers can’t be any taller than 150 ft and must be away from the roads as far as they are tall. These are the things that lower utility bills and help the environment by generating their [...] Read more:Carroll
Mother’s Day Ideas 2008-05-09 15:09:10 Don’t forget about Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11th. Whether it’s tea, flowers, or food, there are tons of gift ideas for Maryland moms.
Visit to get some ideas, take a look at the ads in your local newspaper, or come up with something on your own.
Maryland’s Newest Holiday, American Indian Heritage Day 2008-05-14 13:24:32 There’s a new state holiday in Maryland
— American
Indian Heritage
Day. But don’t count on any extra days off.
It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving, a day when state employees and many others already have off. The holiday is a nice way of recognizing American Indians in the state and a way of telling Marylanders that [...] Read more:Holiday
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