Charlie Snowden, 54, lives under a bridge in Annapolis, Md., near the Statehouse. He’s been there for nearly a decade and has concerns about leaving.
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Robert Eades wakes up every morning to make up for the time he’s lost and the damage he has done. Before the sun rises he’s out the door, behind the wheel of his taxi and looking for his first fare. Before his head hits the pillow, well after the sun rises, he’ll drive hundreds of miles, give rides to two dozen people, give advice to 10 kids, speak with politicians, go through two tanks of gas and stroll around the only neighborhood he has ever known.
He’s a believer in karma, and this is his penance, a way of repaying his debt to society beyond the time he spent in prison.
Tucked away in a blue-collar neighborhood in Elkridge, Md., is the Volleyball House, part gymnasium for volleyball teams, part headquarters for the Freestate Pinball Association. Here, every Wednesday night, members gather to see who has the most supple wrist.
Listen to pinball geezers explain their quest for a supple wrist.
The Inside of an Irish Traveler’s Caravan
“96 Pigeon House Road” shows Rosie Maughan, her family and the space they occupy on the fringes of Dublin, Ireland. A 38-photograph sideshow by Don McNeall Healy, the series not only shows the personal moments of this family, but the nuances of Irish Traveler culture.
Boyer farm is an anachronism in suburbia. Owned for generations by the same family that toiled on its 50 acres, it will soon be turned into a new condominium development.
Across 50 acres in Severn, Md., near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, is Boyer farm, a family-owned business that grows flowers, vegetables and fruits. It used to be several times larger but developers turned swaths of the farm into suburbia.
Ruben Dobbs is a musician whose endeavors have put him in interesting and deadly situations. This is one of them:
The corner of Eastern Avenue and Third Street in Annapolis, Md., is a barrier between surf, turf, work, home and play. A “T” intersection, a driver headed east has the choice between a marina on the right and a naval architecture firm and nautical instrument manufacturer on the left, just a few businesses in the busiest maritime district on the East Coast. A driver with bad brakes would blow through the intersection, careen through a pocket-park and slash into Back Creek, left to the mercy of Poseidon or any of the residents of the small homes within earshot.
- Mike Bulmer, explains the difference in the racing sailboats at Muller Marina, where he works. This picture shows depth by using the mast, here laid vertically, as well as the hull of the motorboat to move eyes toward Bulmer.
Take the quiz challenge for sinners.
Baseball players have their steroids.
Trivia fanatics have their smart phones.
The hand-held devices, a lifesaver for handling emergencies, checking e-mail during boring meetings and listening to music has a new role: trivia night crib sheet. Bar patrons are using Blackberries, Apple iPhones and all other sorts of cellular technology to get help answering questions about obscure 1980’s indie rock bands, NCAA bowl game records and other random queries, annoying competitors who play by the rules. Read more…
One of Washington D.C.’s best known figures walked past a line of gaga photographers, creating a volley of flashes and a chorus of pleas to turn his head around just so. Decked in black and white, he was seemingly oblivious to his fans before he plopped down on his dingy white bottom on the concrete floor and munched on a 10-foot-long stalk of bamboo.
This is Tai Shan, a 200-pound giant panda at the National Zoo. On Friday officials there announced that next year the animal will move to whereabouts unknown in China where he’ll spend the rest of his days as a stud. Read more…