A Toast to AACPL
By Kathy Knotts Who doesn’t love a library? As a parent, most of us appreciate their full shelves of children’s books, the magazines and newspapers we can flip through without …
Every Jam Saves the Bay!
Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival is a two-day beachfront music festival at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, MD that highlights the best in regional and national bluegrass, jamgrass, and Americana music. …
Making Friends: Goblins, Ogres, Wizards – Oh My!
I recently started a local Tabletop Games club in the Cape St. Claire area. We’ve only met a few times so far, but it has been great! Of course, it …
Get Your Engines Running!
Maryland’s largest outdoor go-kart track is only 20 minutes away from Annapolis in Crofton. The Crofton Go-Kart Raceway has a windy track that is ½ mile long and has 20 different turns. …
The Teenage Brain: A Wild Frontier
By Jillian Amodio, LMSW, Mental Health Contributor Teenagers are perhaps some of the most perplexing creatures on the planet. In some ways, they are still children, yet in others, they …
An Introduction: Our New Editor-in-Chief
I have a memory permanently lodged in my brain from after my first child was born and we were recovering at our home in Tennessee. I remember going out to …
Hidden Benefits of Reading: From Infancy to Adolescence
By Anne Marie Flood, MA, CCC-SLP, Play & Thrive Speech Therapy Parents are often told to read to their kids to help with language and literacy skills, to read often and …
Will You Taper Before You Retire?
Next up on CovingtonAlsina’s Hierarchy of Financial Priorities is retirement. It’s a concept that has changed dramatically and continues to evolve. We used to work at one company for our …
Hot Mom Summer: Moving Beyond Food Restriction
Sara Heilman, certified nutrition and health coach, discusses unhealthy dieting fads and some alternatives better for your mind and body.