FEATURES
By Janene Holzberg, Special to The Baltimore Sun | April 21, 2012
A new nonprofit organization aims to turn the fruits of its labors into fresh food for the hungry. The Baltimore Orchard Project will glean gather otherwise unwanted fruit from trees on public and private land and donate the harvest to food banks, congregations and soup kitchens, says founder and director Nina Beth Cardin, a rabbi and community activist. The group's founding team has 25 members from such agencies as the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future, Tree Baltimore and Baltimore Green Space.
BUSINESS
By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun | April 7, 2012
Chew on this: Adults — not children — account for 65 percent of gummi candy consumption in the United States. And that appetite is growing, if Haribo of America Inc.'s sales are any indication. U.S. sales for the Woodlawn-based division of the German candy maker have grown in double digits in each of the past five years, and more than 20 percent in 2011, said Christian Jegen, president of Haribo of America. Known for inventing gummi bears, Haribo began mass-marketing the fruity, chewy candy in the United States in the 1980s.
SPORTS
By Glenn Graham and The Baltimore Sun | March 29, 2012
Archbishop Spalding's new boys lacrosse coach, Kenneth "Bear" Davis, paused when asked what would be the biggest challenge in building a successful program. He doesn't look at things as challenges, but opportunities. So far, the 38-year-old Columbus, Ohio, native has made the most of his coaching opportunities. First, he started a program from scratch at Wheeling University in West Virginia, a Division II college that he turned into a Top 10 team in four years. In eight years at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, he built a Division I program that had winning seasons in the past three and was the country's top scoring team the past two. "I used to tell the guys at Robert Morris, 'We have a turf field, we have goals, we have balls and we have a weight room, so what else is anybody going to have more than us?
SPORTS
From Sun news services | March 27, 2012
Brittney Griner came within one blocked shot of a tripledouble Monday night as No. 1 Baylor clinched a spot in the women's Final Four with a 77-58 thumping of second-seeded Tennessee in the Des Moines regional final at Wells Fargo Arena. Griner scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with nine blocks before being one of three Bears ejected in the final minute for coming off the bench during an altercation. It's not known whether Griner will have to miss Sunday night's national semifinal against Stanford.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Amy Watts | March 27, 2012
We start with a recap of how great Week 1 was and how barely good last night was. And then it's a pro routine, some sort of jive. If you're keeping score at home, Maks is wearing an entirely unbuttoned and untucked shirt, Tony and Val or Tristan are both going for the unbuttoned but tucked-in look and all the rest are covered up. We start with low-scoring women, and Melissa Gilbert is up first. She says it was the "most fun [she's] ever had on a dance floor. " Gladys Knight was cheerful despite a 5 from Len. Len tells Martina Navratilova, "You can touch me as much as you want.
SPORTS
By Ron Fritz and The Baltimore Sun | March 23, 2012
Signing Pro Bowl special teams player Corey Graham from the Chicago Bears is a classic Baltimore Ravens move: He bolsters a major weakness for the Ravens, can also play nickel back and likely came at the right price. Think Haruki Nakamura and Chris Carr, but only better. "I believe it's a better situation for me and a better opportunity with a fresh start," Graham told the Chicago Tribune . "I gave the Bears every opportunity but they moved on. All around, Baltimore is just a better deal for me and my family.