"It's a party downtown!" effused a young woman coasting up to a Takoma Park Bike to Work Day pit stop. Though it was only 9: 15 am, she

BY MARY S. ELLSWORTH Just in time for the 2013 Bike to Work Day, Takoma Park is issuing a city bike map. Free, hot-off-the-press copies will be one of

ENVIRONMENT • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER "Earth Day is a day to celebrate our environment as a community and to take stock of the impact of our actions,” said Laura

BY MORGAN FECTO Hair, fireplace ashes, lint from all natural fiber clothing, junk mail, and interior cardboard from Pringles cans, were just a few items approved by Jessica Weiss

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, So, what the hell have they been doing for 4 months? Pesticide ban supporters and the city have had since November, 2012 to revise

ENVIRONMENT • BY JESSICA WILDE Capital News Service Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill is on its way to his desk for a signature, having passed in the House

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ March is one of the cruelest months for us Mid-Atlantic gardeners. Tantalizing us with signs of spring in the

The challenge was to create something “tree-like”. The Old Takoma Business Association (OTBA) is holding the reCYCLE The Art of Tree Project public art exhibition in Old Takoma Park

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Many gardeners were introduced to their passion for growing all things green at the knee of an older relative, such as a

While the closest that most Americans get to agriculture choosing from produce trucked into the grocery store from California. However, summer months offer the opportunity for mindful people

ENVIRONMENT • BY KIRSTY GROFF One week from today, one Takoma Park resident may discover she has won the opportunity to travel to Rio de Janeiro to cover

ENVIRONMENT • BY CLAIRE SARAVIA, CNS The mild winter and warm spring may have helped area plants and trees bloom faster, but it could come at a price:

ENVIRONMENT • BY AMANDA ZIADEH On April 10, Cassie Meador, artistic director of Takoma Park’s Dance Exchange, began a 500-mile hike through Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia to

SLIGO NATURALIST • BY ALISON GILLESPIE What an odd non-winter we had. I missed the snow, and the recharge it usually brings my spirit. My garden never got

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Prohibiting cars that run solely on gas from parking at electric vehicle charging stations is elitist, according to Maryland Sen.

ENVIRONMENT • BY AMANDA YEAGER, CNS Depending on whom you ask, John Congedo has poured his energy and savings either into one of Maryland's most promising sources of economic

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Maryland beekeepers are rallying around a bill Wednesday afternoon that would set a standard for honey sold in the state. "Maryland

VIDEO • BY ANNIE EMBERLAND, CNS TV Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, joined by O'Malley and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy P. Beaudreau,