Solomons News

The Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association has selected the Solomons Town Center Master Plan as co-winner of its Outstanding Plan Award.

Fitch Ratings has assigned an unenhanced 'BBB-' rating on approximately $60.2 million of City of Gaithersburg, Maryland economic development revenue bonds series 2009A and economic development revenue refunding bonds series 2009B.

Mother Nature unleashed her fury at the end of last week with heavy rains and north easterly winds causing tidal surges and flooding in several parts of the county and eroding the public beach in North Beach again.

Robert Hesse, celebrity chef from the TV show "Hell's Kitchen," will be the new chef at Catamaran's Restaurant on Solomons Island.

On Tuesday, Patuxent High School students had a history lesson. Instead, however, of coming from a text book or the mouth of a teacher it came from people who experienced one of the most tumultuous times in history - World War II - and lived to tell their story.

On the way to work recently, it was quite foggy, so I took the opportunity to take some pictures near the Gov.

Asbury-Solomons will host an arts and crafts boutique and bake sale to benefit its special events fund on Wednesday, Nov.

Women needed for study The Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer is a nonprofit charity with the goal of eliminating breast cancer as a life threatening disease by advanced diagnosis, treatment, research and education.

Walter Boynton and Carolyn Keefe of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons received awards from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation at its annual conference in Portland, Ore., on Sunday.

Maurice J. McDonough High School's drama department will present William McNulty's "Dracula," an adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel, at 7 p.m. Nov.

Todd Connick stands near the rows of vines at the vineyard on his family's property at Zacharia's Crossing in Hughesville this month.

Janet and John Bateman posed after receiving the Eagle Award for CAASA Board of Directors at CAASA's 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony.

Another hotel is planned for Lexington Park, but approval for it was tabled Monday night by the St.

Top, Jordan Ayme, 1, and Logan Powell, 1, dance and yawn at the Solomons Daycare Center's Dance-A-Thon on Thursday.

So why not practice up? Just grab a few wetsuits and goggles and rehearse for the aquatic life to come.

The Solomons Island Yacht Club shucked off the cold and rain Saturday and ceremonially turned dirt for its expansion project.

Halloween might not be too scary this year, at least not for retailers. Though Halloween was weeks away, the Spirit Halloween Superstore in Waldorf attracted a steady stream of customers recently seeking costumes for a party or the perfect severed hand to complete their holiday decor.

John Schaffner's "Spikes, Spires, Stalks, Stripes and Spines" is planted in a box of wood chips and rocks at CalvART.

Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman gave the introductory address at the annual State of the River Summit last week at the Calvert Marine Museum.

Elizabeth Moorman, 4, of Alexandria, Va., gets a pony ride from Cocoa's Corral Sunday at the annual Patuxent River Appreciation Days at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons.