Tag Archives: June

Perennial Pandemonium, Relay for Life and a Community Clean up This Weekend in South County

It’s busy this weekend in South County with tons of activities for the whole family. Take the kids to the Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Carnival in Edgewater, enjoy Jazz in the Garden at Greenstreet Gardens or help clean up the Edgewater Post Office. Have a great weekend and let’s hope the rain stays [...]

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CAT South Offers Summer Camp in Culinary, Cosmetology, Motor Repair, Desktop Design and More

At the beginning of April, we published a Summer Camps story with most (all?) of the summer camp offerings in South County. Since then, we have received a few more, which were added to the original story. You can find them all in the original piece here. We just got a note that Anne Arundel [...]

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South County Festival Set for June 15 at Herrington Harbor—Vendor Sign Up is Now

What could be more fun than celebrating the best that South County has to offer? We’re talking great local food, live music, market-style shopping, cold beer, crafts, art, and children’s activities in the Kids Zone (pony rides, magic shows, relay games).  Sounds great, doesn’t it? You can join in on the fun by signing up [...]

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POLL: Should the First Day Back to School be After Labor Day?

In April of this year, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot sent out a media release,  “Line in the Sand, Let Summer Mean Summer,” urging school systems in the state to begin school the day after Labor Day. Franchot’s argument is that the early start in some jurisdictions kills business on the Eastern Shore and at Maryland [...]

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Meet the New Principal at Shady Side Elementary: Geoff Casey

Principal Geoff Casey is excited to have been named to Shady Side Elementary. In just a few short weeks this summer, he said that already, he sees that the school is very community-focused. “Everyone has been so welcoming,” he said. Casey, 55, got his start as a teacher and administrator in Anne Arundel County Public [...]

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Coach Mike Whittles Succumbs to Pancreatic Cancer

Even before he was diagnosed with Stage IV Pancreatic cancer, Archbishop Spalding head football coach Mike Whittles used to tell his players to “make every day count.” The 58-year-old died last Thursday in Severna Park after an 18-month battle with the disease. In December, the “north vs. south” Chesapeake Cup football game held at South [...]

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