Wounded vets find fishing can be healing
Tony Escalona’s head was “rattled,” he said, after he suffered several concussions during 31 years of U.S. Army service all over the world, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. As he wound up treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, a counselor urged him to go upstairs and learn about fly fishing, a sport new to him. A volunteer... READ MORE
Restaurateur: Let them eat steak
When D.C. restaurant owner Mark Bucher has a gut feeling, he acts on it. In the early days of the pandemic, Bucher, who owns Medium Rare, a chain of steakhouses, sent out a message over Twitter: “If anyone knows of anyone over 70 in the DMV that is quarantined, at home and needs a meal tonight, please [contact] me. We will make sure they get dinner.” Bucher, 53, acted on instinct, ... READ MORE
Columbia Yoga Center reaches 30
At the beginning of a yoga class, the teacher may ask students to “set an intention” for their practice — a goal they hope to achieve, whether it is a deeper stretch or a calm mind. It’s been hard to set intentions the last few years, as the pandemic has wreaked havoc on day-to-day routines, let alone trying to make future plans. But as the Yoga Center of Columbia celebrates... READ MORE
Parents of adults living with autism
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor COVID-19 can keep David Marmer from the Hunt Valley Giant supermarket, where he has worked for the past 11 years as a part-time courtesy clerk. With the assistance of a job coach from the Abilities Network, a Maryland nonprofit that provides support and community for individuals with disabilities, Marmer, 35, is responsible for bringing... READ MORE
Waller & Co. Jewelers offers spring bling
At age 8, David Waller swept the floor and wiped the glass counters at his family’s jewelry store, Waller Jewelers, in downtown Richmond. By age 12, Waller understood how watches worked and could do minor repairs. “I grew up in it,” said Waller, now in his 50s, in an interview with Fifty Plus. online pharmacy purchase cenforce online generic The venerable family business has been... READ MORE
Carrying on Rachel Carson’s work
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H&S Bakery rises to the occasion
On a frigid day in January, a stretch of Interstate 95 became a 10-mile-long parking lot. Stranded by ice and snow, hundreds of drivers just south of Washington, including a U.S. senator, were trapped in their cars for nearly 40 hours, shivering and starving. Gazing hungrily at a stranded bakery truck near their car, Casey Holihan Noe, an Ellicott City resident, and her husband, John... READ MORE
Heart and soul of Black History Museum
In Mary Lauderdale’s cozy office at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward, a framed quotation by former astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison hangs over the desk like a guiding light: “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” As head of the museum’s operations and visitor services, Lauderdale, 62, is inspired by Jemison’s message and... READ MORE
To fight injustice, he built schools
“All the other pleasures of life seem to wear out, but the pleasure of helping others in distress never does.” online pharmacy prograf for sale no prescription pharmacy —Julius Rosenwald Bethesda retiree Dorothy Canter was “blown away” when she saw “Rosenwald,” a 2015 documentary directed by Aviva Kempner that told the story of Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist who... READ MORE
The AFRO celebrates 130 years
The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper is one of the country’s oldest Black-owned businesses, dating back to 1892. This year, the weekly newspaper, known today as the AFRO, celebrates 130 years of continuous publication. A formerly enslaved man, John Henry Murphy Sr., purchased the newspaper in the late 19th online pharmacy buy zithromax no prescription with best prices today in the USA ... READ MORE
