• Arts/Community

    “It is the craving for beauty that is such a vital function of the human soul…” – Dr. Claribel Cone It’s amazing how a little beauty injected into your day can lift your mood, calm your mind, and change your perspective. I saw the quote at the beginning of this post on a plaque a few weeks ago at the Baltimore Museum of Art in the space that showcases the Cone Collection. It’s clear from the collecting habits of the Cone sisters–they filled their Baltimore apartments with more than 3,000 pieces of art, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, and van Gogh–that they gave into their craving for beauty on…

  • Who Doesn’t Love a Parade?

    No 4th of July celebration would be complete without a parade, and no parade would be complete without marching bands, fire trucks, and classic cars. The Towson parade today had all these things and more. For two hours, 16 marching bands—from our local Towson University to Bertha, Minnesota to Ontario, Canada—marched through the streets with veterans, politicians, and representatives from area civic organizations. Curiously, several of the bands featured bagpipes. And of course no 4th of July would be complete without the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Happy 4th of July!  

  • Adventures in Coffee

    There’s nothing I love more than a good cup of coffee (well, very few things anyway). I recently took a self-guided tour of the coffee shops in Towson for the local Patch.com news site and discovered what I like best about each.  You can read my article here.