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The eve of the biggest FREE art festival in the country is almost upon us. This Friday through Sunday, Baltimore city will have its 28th annual Artscape festival. The city is already stirring with activity in preparation for this event. Stages are being built, tents are being pitched, and roads are being blocked off in order to make way for the performers, exhibitors, and the 330,000 people that are drawn to them.

Be prepared to walk and be careful where you park. City cops thrive on events such as this. I got three tickets last year within a 12 hour period because apparently my car was parked too close to a bus stop.

For more information, visit the website at www.artscape.org.

TOWSON, MD – According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, millions of Americans are at risk for osteoporosis. While women are four times more likely than men to develop the disease, men also suffer from osteoporosis. The Baltimore County Department of Aging is offering free bone density screenings throughout May to combat this problem.

This bone density test is used to screen for and detect the early stages of osteoporosis, a condition defined by a decreased density of normal bone. Screening for bone mineral density is recommended every two years for all women over the age of 65 years, postmenopausal women under 65 years with one or more risk factors for osteoporosis, and older men or woman who have suffered a fracture.

All bone density tests will be conducted by JoAnn Caudill, R.T.(R)(M) BD, CDT, the bone health program manager at Erickson Retirement Communities, and her staff.

These free bone density tests are made available to Baltimore County Department of Aging Senior Centers during the month of May through a partnership between the Baltimore County Department of Aging and Erickson Medical Health Group Bone Health Program. The Erickson Foundation is a private operating foundation that awards grants to improve the futures of children, and youth, older adults, and students of colleges and universities.

See the following schedule to find a screening at a senior center near you:

Ateaze: Friday, May 1; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Essex: Friday, May 1; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Lansdowne: Monday, May 4; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Catonsville: Monday, May 4; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Mt. Carmel: Tuesday, May 5; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Parkville: Tuesday, May 5; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Pikesville: Monday, May 11; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Reisterstown: Monday, May 11; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Liberty: Tuesday, May 12; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Woodlawn: Tuesday, May 12; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Seven Oaks: Monday, May 18; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Jacksonville: Monday, May 18; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Overlea: Wednesday, May 20; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Bykota: Wednesday, May 20; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Victory Villa: Friday, May 22; 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Edgemere: Friday, May 22; 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Cockeysville: Wednesday, May 27; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

For more information, please call 410-887-2594 or visithttp://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/aging/healtheducation/mayage.html.

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In 2004 the Orioles, mired in losing following a huge drop off from the peak in 1997 that had built through the 90’s, signed big free agents Miguel Tejada and Javy Lopez.  A uniform change to go along with this commitment to winning ways took place.  A return to winning (beyond a strong period at the end of ‘04 and the beginning of ‘05) did not.

But anyway, as redundant as it may sound by now, no major changes took place, but the little details took a swing. The caps, as it were, stayed unchanged.  Orange brims at home, black on the road.  Indeed the road uniforms incurred no fundamental changes at all.

The big change came with the home uniforms, where the placket piping was removed and the script was once again changed from black on orange to orange on black.  Likewise for the number and name on the back of the uniform.  Everything else remained the same, the arm piping, the typeface.  The uniforms were nothing if not simple.  The ’04 jersey featured a 50 year anniversary patch, but all other patches were gone (despite the database showing otherwise). Read the full story

In 1988 the Orioles played horrendously terrible baseball.  On the cusp of a new decade, it was apparent that some changes were needed.  The uniform that the O’s had stuck with for nearly the entirety of the 70’s and 80’s was dated.  The elastic waistbands, the big fat tri-color stripes, even that lovable fellow the cartoon bird on the hat were all going out of style and fast.

1989 brought rejuvenation.  New uniforms don’t bring automatic new success, but based on the swift turn around the team had in the first year in their new duds, it was clear that they had been spinning their wheels for far too long. Read the full story