FOOD & DRINK
Rabid raccoon captured in Prince George’s Co. triggers health alert
A sick raccoon found in College Park, Maryland, last week tested positive for rabies on Monday, prompting an alert urging anyone who may have had contact with the wild animal to reach out to the Prince George’s County Health Department. A rabid raccoon was captured alive in the 5200...
RABIES ALERT | Raccoon tests positive for the virus in Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Health officials are warning College Park residents after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. According to the Prince George's County Health Department, the rabid animal was found in the 5200 block of Iroquois Street looking very ill and weak. The animal was captured by the Animal Services Division on Thursday, April 11.
Anne Arundel Co. program empowers children with developmental disabilities through theater
BALTIMORE - An Anne Arundel County theater company is giving children with developmental disabilities a new opportunity to shine.The Talent Machine -- a youth musical theater company -- has a program called the "Penguin Project," which empowers those children to explore their creative talents.Colin Russell grew up watching his older brothers perform on stage with the Talent Machine."Colin would say, 'I want to do that too,' except that there wasn't a space that had enough support for him to perform in the shows," said Christy Russell, Colin's mother.But Talent Machine president Lea Capps and company manager Judy Curbelo wanted to...
A new place for books and more opens in the Twin Beaches
And so the story begins. Calvert County’s newest library has the feel of a vacation destination, and on Tuesday after the obligatory speeches were made and the traditional ceremonial ribbon was cut, hundreds filed into the newly constructed Twin Beaches Branch on 5th Street in North Beach. “I can hardly contain my joy,” Calvert Library Executive Director Carrie Willson said, adding that the 18,200-square-foot structure “was 20-plus years in the making.” ...
Documenting 'Grandma's Hands' in the kitchen
Annapolis chef Craig Sewell has not always been a filmmaker, but an interest in food, heritage and family turned him into one as he released the documentary “Grandma’s Hands” in March. “Grandma’s Hands” shares the stories of six families in Southern Maryland who opened their kitchens to Sewell. They cooked recipes that have passed through generations and shared the history of their food, families and heritage. The documentary film premiered...
Capital Area Food Bank’s Curbside Groceries: From D.C. to Prince George’s, Feeding the Community
The Capital Area Food Bank's Curbside Groceries mobile truck provides affordable produce, meat, fish and staple shelf foods to residents in food deserts in the District and Prince George's County, providing a much-needed resource for those on a budget. The post Capital Area Food Bank’s Curbside Groceries: From D.C. to Prince George’s, Feeding the Community appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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