My Father the Go-To-Ghost
July 29, 2008
Article and Illustration by Jim Burger
I’ve been thinking about starting a neighborhood ghost tour. Tourists love those things and I figure it would be a good way to bring in some extra cash. The problem is we have only one ghost — Mr. Gunning, an old man who lived a block over from my house and passed away in the summer of 2006. I really miss him. Read more »
Snapshots of Philanthropy
Online postcards highlight local successes
July 29, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
In 1983, a group of leading foundations and corporations founded the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers, or ABAG, as a forum to address common problems and interests. Today, ABAG is the the main resource on philanthropy in the Baltimore area. Dedicated to helping grantmakers and bettering our community, it has a membership of more than 120 private foundations and corporations. Read more »
Moms for Meals
Enhaning quality of life by providing nutritious meals, personal contact and related services.
July 29, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Moms for Meals is a summer program of Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM), designed to encourage mothers and children to participate in volunteer activities. Moms for Meals participants continue the Meals on Wheels tradition of delivering healthy meals to homebound residents. Read more »
The Man for a Day
Gift Pick for Guys
July 29, 2008
By Patricia Granata
Dear old Dad. He probably has enough ties. So what to get him for Father’s Day? We came up with a few gift ideas that will knock his argyles right off.
Automakers See Green
Small Innovations Add Up
July 29, 2008
By Martha Thomas
In the early 1970s my father joked that the ubiquitous Volvos of southern New Hampshire came with factory-installed McGovern stickers. That was a vehicle that seemed to say something about its drivers back then: tweedy professorial types, conservative only when it came to safety. Read more »
Philosophy Matters
New Book Focuses on Children
July 29, 2008
By Kathy Hudson
Thirty-five years ago I was riding in a car in Spain when it was hit by another and pushed airborne. Because our driver had the presence of mind to turn off the ignition and line the wheels up perpendicular to the field below, our car neither caught fire nor flipped. Read more »
Swim School
Perfect your stroke in Masters classes
July 29, 2008
By Corinne Bowen
Photography ©2008 Jupiterimages Corporation
As a frequent visitor to Soup’s On in Hampden, I have often marveled at the energy of owner and chef Cynthia Shea. It was she who told me about Masters swim classes. Read more »
A Weekend at an Ashram
Enjoy meditation, yoga and peace
July 29, 2008
By Corinne Bowen
This past winter I spent a weekend at an ashram nestled in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The Sivananda Yoga Ranch is a spiritual community that teaches meditation and yoga to everyone, from beginners to experienced practitioners. Read more »
Telecommuting Yeas & Nays
Can you do it? It depends
July 29, 2008
By Elizabeth Heubeck
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When I tell women that I work out of my basement, I usually get admiring oohs and aahs. Women with children are especially impressed. Their responses generally go something like this: “Oh, you’re so lucky to work at home. Read more »
Wired Women
Online Advice for Moms
July 29, 2008
By Jen Gaffney
Nineteen-fifties sitcoms provided Americans with an image of the ideal mom, a paragon who vacuumed and cooked dinner in heels, pearls and a perfectly pressed dress while her perfectly behaved children played quietly in another room. Read more »
