Chesapeake Bay

The Review: Hungry Cat Santa Monica Canyon

2011-08-11 00:00:00

Beneath an old diving helmet straight out of Jules Verne, a couple seated at a corner of the raw bar feed each other oysters, clams, bites of lobster. They eat slowly, luxuriously, between sips of wine. He whispers in her ear. She laughs and pops a shrimp...

Meal Ticket

2011-10-28 16:37:20

Virginia researcher works to save Atlantic sturgeon

2010-11-15 16:33:18

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell: 'The private sector is strengthened when the public sector is restrained'

2011-03-04 16:36:10

Brand X Files: People's Choice Awards winners. Man with the golden voice meets Mom. Mac App Store launches.

2011-01-06 16:35:32

A weekend just for murder mystery buffs

2010-10-31 00:00:00

Did Ms. Scarlet silence Mrs. Peacock with a knife to the throat? Or did Col. Mustard throttle Professor Plum with a silver-plated candlestick? Mystery buffs can map out, investigate and solve murder mysteries at a variety of hotels and bed-and-breakfasts,...

Charles Mathias dies at 87; former GOP senator from Maryland had a liberal outlook

2010-01-27 00:00:00

Former U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias, a liberal Republican from Maryland who championed civil rights and protection of the Chesapeake Bay during his 26 years in Washington, has died. He was 87. Mathias died Monday at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., from...

Maryland to limit female crab catch

2013-05-13 17:00:00

Maryland moved Monday to reduce the commercial harvest of female blue crabs in the aftermath of a survey finding that the Chesapeake Bay's crab population hit a five-year low last winter. The Department of Natural Resources announced that it was...

Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]

2013-05-07 14:28:00

Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...

Drop in Bay's crab population to bring new catch curbs

2013-04-19 17:17:00

With a new survey finding the Chesapeake Bay's crab population at its lowest level in five years after a poor spawn last year, Maryland officials announced Friday they would move to tighten catch limits on the region's iconic crustacean. The annual...

Environmentalists threaten to sue energy company

2013-01-28 17:15:05

A trio of environmental groups warned Monday they would sue the operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland for allegedly discharging excessive amounts of nutrient pollution into Chesapeake Bay rivers and trying to mask their violations by...

Chesapeake Bay improving, green group says

2013-01-02 10:15:00

The Chesapeake Bay's health appears to be slowly rebounding, but still has a long way to go to be considered fully recovered, according to the region's largest environmental group. The Annapolis-based Chesapeake Bay Foundation rated the estuary's...

The Chesapeake Bay's underwater grasses provide food and shelter to a variety of fish and animals, including the estuary's iconic blue crabs. This one was found in a tangle of grass pulled aboard a crabber's boat in summer 2012.

2013-04-17 20:58:00

The 192-page hardcover book "Chesapeake: Bay of Light," features the wild beauty of the Chesapeake Bay captured through the lens of photographer Ian J. Plant.

2011-11-22 10:53:01

Guard salute during the singing of the National Anthem. Gov. Martin O'Malley, Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Jose Fuentes, Chairman Operation Sail, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill Moran jointly announced the Star-Spangled Sailabration during a ceremony at the Inner Harbor.

2011-11-17 00:00:00