Bob Marley's Mellow Mood drink made students sick (Photos)
A relaxation beverage bearing Bob Marley’s name made students in two New Jersey schools sick and has been pulled from the menu. The drink, Marley's Mellow Mood - available in a variety of flavors -...
View ArticleHarford Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker: December 15 (Photos)
The magic of the holiday season will be brought to life as Harford Ballet Company presents its performances of The Nutcracker, taking place December 15, 2012 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Aberdeen High...
View ArticleIKEA donates $13,700+ makeover for Junior Achievement’s Owings Mills'...
Continuing its support for Junior Achievement of Central Maryland (JA,) IKEA Baltimore has provided the educational non-profit with an extreme makeover. According to JA, the home furnishings retailer...
View ArticleCASA honored with '2012 Top-Rated Award' by GreatNonprofits (Photos)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) / Prince George’s County, Inc. announced that it has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user...
View ArticleFive new Carroll Co. volunteers sworn in as CASAs
Voices for Children of Carroll County is one of 15 local CASA programs throughout the state of Maryland which recruits, trains and supervises volunteers appointed by the court to serve as advocates...
View ArticleSurvey reveals what new college grads really want from their jobs (Photos)
Annual salary increases are the most preferred benefit among job-seeking new college graduates, according to results of a new study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers...
View ArticleNew volunteers sworn in as Baltimore County CASAs
Since 2000, CASA of Baltimore County has provided the powerful voice of volunteer advocates for children who have been removed from their parents’ or guardians’ care due to abuse and neglect.Having...
View ArticleNASA names piece of the moon after astronaut Sally Ride (Photos)
NASA announced that the space agency has named the site where twin spacecraft impacted the moon Monday in honor of the late astronaut, Sally K. Ride, America's first woman in space and a member of the...
View ArticleFree 2013 online printable calendars (Photos)
We all have electronic calendars bundled with our home computers and calendar apps for our smart phones; but there’s nothing better than an old-fashioned paper calendar affixed to your fridge with a...
View ArticleTop 10 list of best paying jobs with only an associate’s degree
Expenses associated with a four year college degree have gone through the roof. With the average annual cost for tuition and room and board charged for full-time undergraduate students in 4-year...
View ArticleJunior Achievement names Jonaye Ford vice president of education and outreach
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland (JA) announced today that the non-profit has named Jonaye D. Ford as their vice president of education and outreach. Bringing 19 years of education industry...
View ArticleMd. public schools ranked highest in the nation for 5th consecutive year...
Maryland’s public schools have ranked highest in the nation for the 5th year in a row according to a national report released yesterday by Education Week.Education Week, the nation’s leading education...
View ArticleThe largest known structure in the universe revealed (Photos)
A team of astronomers from the United States, Chile and Brazil have declared the spiral galaxy known as NGC 6872 to be the largest-known spiral in the universe. The word came down from NASA yesterday...
View ArticleJunior Achievement seminar: Maximizing the Networking Power of LinkedIn
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland will present the seminar Make Connections that Count: Maximizing Your Networking Potential Using LinkedIn, with Colleen McKenna, Friday, March 8, from 8 to 11...
View ArticleJunior Achievement appoints René Wilkins to board of directors
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland (JACMD) has appointed René Wilkins to a three-year term on its board of directors.According to JACMD, Wilkins said “Junior Achievement’s efforts today affect the...
View ArticleTop 10 list of best paying college majors for 2012
College students majoring in the technology disciplines, especially the engineering tracks, dominated the list of top-paying majors in 2012 according to a new report by the National Association of...
View ArticleNACE Baltimore’s UNCORKED! 2013 food, wine, design event: Mar. 18 (Photos)
The National Association for Catering and Events Baltimore Chapter (NACE Baltimore) will present its eighth annual UNCORKED! fundraiser, Monday, March 18, from 5:30 to 11:00 p.m. at the Baltimore...
View ArticleNYC's Mayor Bloomberg tops $1 billion in gifts to alma mater Johns Hopkins...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest monetary donation of $350 million to alma mater Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore brings his lifetime donations to JHU to a whopping $1.118 billion....
View ArticleKohl’s Cares Scholarship Program accepting nominations Feb. 1 – March 15
The Kohl’s Department Stores’ Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program announced today that it will be will awarding more than $425,000 in scholarships and prizes this year. Ranging from $50 Kohl’s gift...
View ArticleTop-paying liberal arts majors for the class of 2012
Three liberal arts majors had average starting salaries that topped $40,000 in 2012, according to a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).NACE’s January 2013 Salary...
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