Antarctica, Adventurer - Meg Adams

On a wild, fanciful impulse, I bought a Polaroid camera during the week I graduated from college. more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 3/12/10 | 273 views

It has been three weeks since Dr. Beth Sloand returned from Haiti, but the images of the disaster-torn country still haunt her. Sloand, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, … more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 3/5/10 | 601 views

Ignoring the rules for stray cats

It’s a slightly awkward moment: My neighbor has stepped outside for her paper and has caught me petting her cat. more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 2/26/10 | 945 views

All plowed out but still snowed in

One week later, Baltimore is still recovering from the blizzards that made this winter the snowiest in the city’s recorded history, knocking previous winter records off the charts. more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 2/19/10 | 1945 views

Unbound by blizzard of 2010

Be careful what you wish for. I wanted snow — well, I certainly got it. more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 2/12/10 | 5822 views

Nothing’s finer than the Sip & Bite diner

From my seat at the counter of the Sip & Bite diner, I can feel the heat from the grill warm my face. The sounds of cooking fill my ears: the shlick, ting-shlick-ting of the metal spatula on the … more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 2/5/10 | 2656 views

Perspective gained by volunteering

At first glance, the gathering could be mistaken for some kind of a multigenerational, intramural sports event. more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 1/29/10 | 842 views

Warmth, oh-so-close to the chill

"When life gives you January, make tea.” This was my mantra as I made a second pot of tea yesterday afternoon. more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 1/22/10 | 1191 views

A market that’s just like the city

Lexington Market, a historic food market on the western edge of Baltimore’s downtown, is the world’s largest continuously operating marketplace. It’s also about the closest thing to a snapshot … more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 1/15/10 | 1056 views

Resolve to like yourself

One week down, 51 to go — how are those New Year’s resolutions going? Still holding strong? more

By Meg Adams
Special to the NEWS | 1/8/10 | 1276 views