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

PHOTOS BY JAY KELLER "It was amazing!" said Lucy Neher, one of the race organizers. "We broke a lot of records," she said, "and had a lot of fun." Twelve 6-year

BY MORGAN FECTO Debbie Levy was a yoga buff who loved meditation, travel, and walks on the Northwest Branch Trail near her Silver Spring home. “She was incredibly supportive and

HEALTH • BY LUCAS HIGH Capital News Service People who live in areas with higher rates of gun ownership are more likely to commit suicide, whether by gun or by

HEALTH • BY AMBER LARKINS Capital News Service Watch video about this initiative at the end of the article. Gov. Martin O’Malley wants to end childhood hunger in the United States

HEALTH • BY DARLENE REYES Two years after Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed the “Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Amendment Act of 2010” details about the

HEALTH • BY JAMIE LEE Note: scroll to the bottom for maps and other biking resources An old adage says that bikes run on fat and save you money, while

COMMUNITY • BY JAMIE LEE While many college students struggle to find jobs or internships for the summer, two young women from Gaithersburg decided to do something radical: bike

On Friday, May 18, Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association will organize more than 10,000 area commuters for a celebration of bicycling as a clean, fun

HEALTH & FITNESS • BY CHELSEA BOONE Increasingly, residents are trading in their automobiles for another set of wheels. Bicycles are gaining ground as the preferred mode of transportation

In our featured photo, runners get ready to tear through Silver Spring at Pacer’s Earth Day 5K 2011, which benefited The Nature Conservancy (as it will again this

HEALTH • BY JOSH COOPER, CNS Scroll to bottom to see interactive map. Some Maryland residents see drinking raw milk as a normal part of a healthy diet. The

HEALTH & FITNESS • BY KIRSTY GROFF As people develop, they move through different stages in their lives.  The names and terms for these stages can differ from

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK There’s a cliché in sports that almost every athlete hears eventually: “Win, lose or tie, keep your chin up.” Last week, the

HEALTH • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS At Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, nutrition information is posted to a bulletin board for students to peruse as they stand

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, the winter sports regular season of 2011-2012 is quickly drawing to a close. Despite the

TRANSPORTATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF Metropolitan Branch Trail work in Montgomery County could be delayed indefinitely, if Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget recommendations are approved by the

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HOPES TO STAY HOT — BOYS TEAM HOPES TO FINISH STRONG The Montgomery Blair High School Basketball squads will be

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK With the springlike weather here in Takoma Park and Silver Spring areas, one might think that the local high school sports scene