Stories in the Scene

Using lullabies of Ghana to the be-bop music of Duke Ellington, vocalist Imani entertained local families as she traced the roots of jazz music in a program held at the West County Library this week. The program was in celebration of Black History Month.

From African drumming to origami to radial design, the students of Crofton Woods Elementary School recently proved to their family members that the arts can play a big role in building skills across all subject areas.

Though she never planned it this way, Teresa Birge’s background could not have been a better preparation for her to serve on Anne Arundel County’s Board of Education.

Theresa Royal was in a painful place a couple of years ago. Despite being able to pay her monthly bills, she was having trouble making her mortgage payment, and her mortgage company chose to initiate the foreclosure process.

In charge of the development of a new local Skate Park at the planned Crofton Regional Community Center is a remarkable young man named Eric Tedrow. Now Eric is providing some details about what the Skate Park will be like.