Pasadena

He says he is not exactly a hunk. That underneath the washboard stomach and bulging biceps, he is just a sensitive man who loves to play with his dog.But when the editors of Cosmopolitan magazine got their hands on photos of Scott Diggs, a 22-year-old Pasadena native, they named him Maryland's most eligible bachelor.Photographed on the campus of Duke University clutching his lacrosse stick, Diggs takes up a full page in the summer special issue devoted to -- what else? -- men. He is one of 50 designated hunks, one for each state.

PASADENA -- In a Sun interview last week, Tom Fontana asked us to think of Friday's episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" as the first day of the rest of the season for the NBC drama.He said he thought "Shades of Gray" was one of the best episodes of the year, and viewers seemed to agree with the executive producer. The audience of 18- to 49-year-olds, NBC's key demographic, was up 36 percent from the average audience of young adults for the show."Homicide" was undoubtedly helped by the blockbuster debut of the family drama "Providence," which drew the largest audience of any new drama on network television this year.

A 17-year-old Pasadena man was found dead yesterday on a pier at High Point Community Beach, Anne Arundel County police said.The body of Eric Lee Downey of the 7000 block of Edgewood Road was found beside a bicycle by a neighborhood resident walking along the beach. The resident notified police at 10: 36 a.m.The body was taken to the state medical examiner's office in Baltimore yesterday afternoon for an autopsy.Downey was last seen by friends between 6 p.m. and 6: 30 p.m. Tuesday at the pier in the 800 block of Riverside Drive in Pasadena, police said.

Pasadena Theatre Company promises to brighten our summer when it presents Neil Simon's 1976 comedy hit "California Suite" beginning tomorrow.One of America's most successful playwrights, Simon is the author of 30 plays, beginning with "Come Blow Your Horn" in 1961.Before writing plays, Simon was making us laugh as a successful television comedy writer. He once had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway, a record not likely to be broken soon. He is a shrewd chronicler of the American scene who can make us laugh at our foibles.

Police logPasadena: Someone broke into a house in the first block of Homeland Road Monday and stole a safe containing $2,000.Pasadena: Vandals spray-painted the words "smoke" and "clever" and symbols on nine buildings from the 2500 block of Mountain Road to the 3300 block between Saturday and Monday.Pub Date: 2/13/97

PASADENA -- With weather forecasters predicting a 50 percent chance of rain Wednesday, things could get a little soggy, but Rose Parade officials remain optimistic.Workers throughout Old Town Pasadena prepared yesterday for the city's grand event, the 108th annual parade featuring 57 floats, 23 bands and 30 equestrian units."The Rose Parade goes on rain or shine," said Steve Leland, who explained that even during World War II the parade was scaled down, but never canceled.It has rained only nine times in the history of the Rose Parade -- the last time in 1955.

An engineer for the State Highway Administration will speak at the next meeting of the Greater Pasadena Council at 7: 30 p.m. Thursday at the Eastern District Police Station on Mountain Road.Lawrence Elliott, an assistant district engineer for traffic, will discuss alternatives for improvements to Mountain Road.The mostly two-lane road is the main artery on and off the Pasadena peninsula.Information: 437-2661.Pub Date: 9/20/96

THERE WAS A TIME when supporters of the Pasadena Theatre Company in northern Anne Arundel County derived pleasure from the fact that some folks tended to confuse the small group with the world-famous Pasadena Playhouse in California. Now, there's a more valid reason for any mix-up.Little by little, the 16-year-old group has solidified its reputation. Last May, it was one of two Maryland companies invited to perform at a regional One Act Festival at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.Now the non-profit theater company wants to end its vagabond life and is looking for a permanent home.

Police LogPasadena: Someone pried the doors off a shed in the 1900 block of Hilltop Road between 6: 30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday and stole two chain saws. Together, they were worth $700.Pasadena: Someone broke a passenger window of a 1991 Ford Econoline van while it was parked in the 1100 block of Halifax Harbor overnight Sunday and stole a generator and a drill, together valued at $1,350.Pub Date: 10/17/96

Wayne M. Wilson and the other 25 members of the Baltimore-based Boumi Camel Wheels have shown off their three-wheel cycles at cities throughout North America such as Chicago, Philadelphia and Toronto.Sunday, they will strut their stuff at the first Pasadena Thanksgiving Parade being sponsored by Pasadena Business Association.The event starts at 2 p.m. at Northeast Senior High School."It's good to come home and get out and show off our cycles," Wilson said. "We enjoy it."The Shriners group is just one of 50 neighborhood organizations, churches, schools and businesses that will march along the two-mile parade route that ends at George Fox Middle School.

LOUIS DOETSCH, a resident of Pasadena for more than 63 years, died at Baltimore Washington Medical Center on Thursday, August 21 following a short illness. He was born in Baltimore City on December 25, 1915, the oldest of five children of Dr. Ernest P. and Elizabeth P. Doetsch. He graduated from Boy's Latin School in 1937 where he was a celebrated football player. He attended Merganthaler School of Printing and worked in his father's lithograph business in Baltimore. He was drafted into the Army near the end of World War II and served a short stint as a combat engineer.

Gordon Silesky, who owned a Charles Village printing business and was active in local charities, died of dementia-related pneumonia Wednesday at Stella Maris Hospice. The Pasadena resident was 80. Born in Pikesville, he was the son of Benjamin and Tillie Silesky and learned the business from his father, who owned a printers supply house. The younger Mr. Silesky was a 1945 City College graduate and enlisted in the Army at the end of World War II. He was stationed in Germany and worked in printing for the military.

Camelot was an instant hit when it opened on Broadway in 1960, boasting a tuneful score by Frederick Loewe set to the witty lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner. Almost 50 years later, this musical retains much of its luster, as shown by Pasadena Theatre Company's current production of the classic tale of King Arthur, Guinevere and the Knights of the Round Table. It benefits from the efforts of co-directors Chuck Dick and Beverly Van Joolen, music director Tom Jackson and the skills of 35 local performers and behind-the-scenes craftsmen and technicians.

Five to seven years after a group of Northeast High School graduates ventured off to other parts of the country to escape suburbia and chase their dreams, they have migrated back home to Pasadena. Singers, musicians, a comedian and a stuntman from MTV's Jackass are putting together an event tomorrow that echoes another TV show and could be called Pasadena's Got Talent. The first Pasadena Arts Festival of Expression will be more of a contemporary vaudeville show featuring a range of acts from a burlesque revival to punk bands and a circus-like sideshow.

Robert Thomas Barrett Sr., a retired W.R. Grace & Co. foreman and outdoorsman, died Saturday at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie of complications from a stroke he suffered last month. The longtime Pasadena resident was 67. Mr. Barrett was born in Sandusky, Ohio, and raised in Huron, Ohio, where he graduated from high school in 1959. He moved to Pasadena in 1959 and worked for Kennicott Copper and Refining Co. from 1960 to 1984. He was a foreman at W.R. Grace & Co. for 18 years, until retiring in 2002.

On Tuesday, October 24, 2006, LORRAINE M., beloved wife of Gerald "Jerry" Wayne Harting, devoted mother of Sharon Giannotti, Judy Kakuk and Teresa Timmons, sister of Grace Sutherland and her husband James the late William, John and Ernest Homens, Ruth McHugh, Florence Schrenk and Mildred Neat, grandmother of Jacquelyn R. Kakuk and Victoria C. Harting. Friends may call on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., at the Stallings Funeral Home, P.A., 3111 Mountain Road, Pasadena. Funeral services will be held 1 P.M., on Saturday at Jenkins Memorial Church, 133 Riviera Drive, Pasadena.

Mari Luna Mexican Grill Lista's Southwestern Grill 2412 Mountain Road, Pasadena -- 410-437-8999 Hours --4 p.m.-10 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays In and out in --6 minutes At $9.35, this was the most expensive order, but it had more chips and twice as much guacamole as Blue Agave's version. The guacamole was smooth and on the thicker side, but could have used a little more punch. Know of a good carryout place? Write to sam.sessa@baltsun.com.

On April 16, 2006, RICHARD JOHN; beloved husband of Marie Gilmour (nee Cavallo); dear brother of the late William Walker Gilmour. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena ), on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10 A.M. Interment Crownsville Veteran Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Galilee Luthern Church, 4652 Mountain Road, Pasadena, MD 21122 or the U.M.M.

On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, GLENWOOD E.; 55 yrs old of Pasadena; beloved husband of Leslie L. Merica; son of Glenwood F. Merica; brother of William D. Merica, Cheryl Merica M. and Sandra L. Duck. Friends may call on Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. at the Stallings Funeral Home, P.A., 3111 Mountain Road, Pasadena, MD where funeral services will be held on Saturday, 10:30 A.M. Interment Glen Haven Cemetery.

Jessica Nichol Cornett, daughter of Mark and Becky Hicks of Pasadena, Maryland and John Matthew Hackmann, son of Jay and the late Linda Hackmann of Pasadena, Maryland, were married on Saturday, January 14, 2006. The wedding took place at Jenkins Memorial Church in Pasadena with Rev. Robert Douglas officiating. A reception followed at Martin's West in Baltimore. Given in marriage by her mother, the Bride was attended by Allyssa Cornett as Maid of Honor and Angela Caputo as her Bridesmaid.