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Many Volunteer positions are available through the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County. If you do not see an opportunity below that fits your needs, contact the Volunteer Center at info@volunteerannearundel.org or 410-897-9207. Captain Avery Museum The Captain Avery Museum in Shady Side is in need of docents to serve on Sundays from 1–4 p.m..  [...]

There appears to be a new graffiti artist or crew in the area, tagging street signs and the back of buildings with a variation on GBA, GBA MOBB or 721, which an Anne Arundel County Police source said is probably the numeral-to-alphabet correlation of G=7, B=2, A=1. It seems that GBA/Mobb/721 are traditionalists. As with [...]

Today, your daughter might wake up and not want to go to school. There’s nothing unusual about that in America, or the United Kingdom or South Korea or Japan. But for 66 million girls in the developing world, its a far-off dream. Take Sohka, a Cambodian girl who dreams of going to school. Instead, as [...]

Michael Bell has been a teacher at Southern High School in Harwood for 15 years. He went from a part-time teacher when he was first hired, to art department chair—his current position. An accomplished artist in his own right, he’s also done some pretty remarkable things during his tenure—especially when it comes to young artists [...]

South County is home to many interesting people, and at least one national treasure: LeRoy A. “Boots” Battle, Sr. Battle, 89, is an original Tuskegee Airman, a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, an author, storyteller, teacher and musician. He will be at Christophers Fine Foods on Saturday (Nov. 10) from 11 a.m. to 3 [...]

Do you like to dress up in 1800s garb? Are you a social-type person? Do you enjoy talking about history and the heritage of the Chesapeake Bay with others? Then become a volunteer docent at Capt. Avery Museum in Shady Side.  Docents will escort visitors through the Museum on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m., [...]