The local dog trainer on her BGE bill, a pit bull named Daisy, and why dogs don't gossip.
Where did you go to school?Pikesville High, class of 1986 and the National Institute of Dog Training.
What book or film most changed your life?The Dog's Mind by Dr. Bruce Fogle.
What's the bravest...
After 40 years of making a lot of money in real estate, Ed St. John is giving much of it away.
If you're not looking to lease commercial real estate and you don't often attend charity galas, it's quite possible you've never heard of Edward St. John. But whether it registered or not, you...
Mark Kresel crafts custom birdhouses for celebrities and gets a little something in return.
Eccentric hobbyist or savvy entrepreneur? Traveling salesman, former deep-sea fisherman, and quirky birdhouse designer Mark Kresel qualifies as both. That's how he's caught the attention of big...
"I can remember, as early as 5 years old, going to my grandfather's farm in Virginia and watching him hunt. And even though I couldn't participate quite yet, I can distinctly remember being...
Stephanie Powell dances to the beat of diversity and helps others do the same.
Sometimes it's an aggressive conga drumbeat, other times it's a somber flute, a calming orchestral piece, or the violins of a Kirk Franklin gospel song that make the dancers move in syncopation....
Teach For America recruits shine in troubled schools.
It's the plot of countless movies: naive rookie teacher strives to make a difference, but struggles to reach her inner-city students. This is not how one would describe the typical experience of a...
Why the heck do people remain in toxic friendships?
(Note: Some names have been changed.)
Ashley's nose didn't stand a chance once it hit her dorm room's tile floor. After two days of starving herself and compulsive exercising, the undergraduate's...
Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is the daughter of one of the state’s most legendary politicians. But she’s shown enough skill, judgment, and smarts on her way to City Hall to prove that she’s capable of creating her own legacy.
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has been trying to fix Baltimore since she was six years old.
"If a kid was walking down the street and dropped a Popsicle stick or a candy wrapper," recalls her mother,...
The unpredictable, incomprehensible, and hilarious wisdom of kids.
Never a mommy, but now a nana. That’s me.
It’s a bit unusual, perhaps, but I never had kids of my own, and I married a man with children. Now, those children have babies of their own, making me...
Will politicians show you charts and graphs that don't tell the whole story? Can real estate agents mislead you with numbers? Can a low-interest credit card actually cost you more?
Yes, yes, and...
