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Downsizing to an elegant perch
When Maureen Neunan's only child headed off to college halfway across the country, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom Ellicott City house where the two lived suddenly seemed enormous to the 56-year-old divorcee.
"I decided this was not where I wanted to be,...Tags: Inner Harbor, Symbols and Symbolism, Ellicott City, Shamrock, Verizon Communications
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As weeds go, pink sorrel grows wild and pretty
There are certain non-native plants (aka "escaped exotics"/weeds) that I'm rather fond of despite their purported invasiveness. Among them, pink sorrel (Oxalis debilis) stands out, literally as well as figuratively. Without any assistance from us,...
Tags: Droughts, Invasive Species
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Celebrity weddings show an 'earthy, crunchy' trend
In recent celebrity weddings I've noticed a very "earthy crunchy" theme creeping in. There have been a lot of non-traditional settings, free spirit, wherever the wind takes you type of events within the Who's Who circle. Just take these celeb weddings,...
Tags: Benjamin Millepied, Celebrities, Natalie Portman, Family, Drew Barrymore
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Scarlet milkweed's pretty flowers liven up any garden
The lifecycle of the lowly milkweed plant is a wondrous thing. Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as scarlet milkweed, tropical milkweed, blood flower and Mexican milkweed, starts life attached to a bit of fluff floating through air on a parachute... -
Plowing away the prairie, at a price
HIGHMORE - Bruce Roseland runs cattle here in the heart of the South Dakota grasslands, in the same place where his great-grandfather ranched more than a hundred years ago. But today, when he looks out his kitchen window, the prairie that once reached...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Conservation, Gulf of Mexico, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture
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Florida travel calendar for September
Check out festivals and events in September across the state. Check out statewide events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Nov. 2 (Select Nights): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party,...Tags: Bob Murphy, Miami Beach, Demographics, Conservation, Charity
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Wildflowers: Hairy elephant's foot produces tiny purple flowers late summer-early fall
Note from Kathy: This native wildflower grows naturally in our neighborhood in the Seaford area of York County, Va. I've got it growing on a ditch bank along with natural ferns, and love the look it brings this time of year. Here's the plant profile from...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Seaford (York, Virginia), York County (Virginia)
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Engaged: Angela Horner and Chris Montgomery
Wedding date: October 13, 2012 Her story: Angela Horner, 27, grew up in Severn. She lives in Baltimore's Pigtown and is licensing team manager at Laureate Education. Her father, Robert Horner, is a physicist in the electronics industry. Her mother,...
Tags: Entertainment, Anne Arundel Community College, Travel, Family, Pigtown
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Bringing back the buzz: Attracting bees to farms
It's not only fruit and vegetable growers who are interested in creating on-farm habitats for pollinating and other beneficial insects. All types of agricultural producers - from organic to conventional, from crops to livestock - are seeking ways to...Tags: Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Biology, Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture
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Wildflowers: Colorful flowers still adorn Virginia's highways
The Virginia Department of Transportation no longer actively maintains its wildflower program along Virginia's highways, but the flower power still grows there, year after year, thanks to the seeds that continue to germinate. Travelers in the...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), York County (Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Highway Transportation
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Gayle on the Go for Saturday, August 11
KTLA NewsThis Weekend! Orange County Fair 88 Fair Drive Costa Mesa (714) 708-1500 www.ocfair.com I can't believe it! This is the final weekend of the Orange County Fair. This is your last chance for fair fun, fair food, and fair critters – including the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Sculpture, Debbie Allen, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Arts and Culture
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Create-Your-Own Hike At Babcock Pond Wildlife Area
The Hartford CourantAh, the art palette. You know that wooden board used for mixing colors of all sorts before the painter applies brush to canvas and creates that instant masterpiece. Babcock Pond Wildlife Management Area is kind of like that blank canvas and you have...Tags: Sports, Natural Resources, Canoeing and Kayaking, Ted Williams, Wildlife
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