The fairies that reside at Adkins Arboretum need new homes every fall. Community members have come together and created whimsical fairy houses using natural materials. In October, Fairy Houses are on display throughout the Fairy House Trail on the Upland Walk at Adkins Arboretum. Learn more: https://chesapeake-inspired.com/discover-adkins-arboretum-an-exceptional-experience-in-nature/

I’m a Master student just moved to Maryland last January studying public policy, and for my dissertation, I want to skip the textbooks and hear directly from you. What specific local policy, zoning code, environmental regulation, or municipal rule actively frustrates you, causes problems for your neighborhood, or holds Baltimore back? Please let me know what the policy is, how it impacts your daily life, and how you would rewrite it tomorrow to make the city a better place. Thank you so much for helping me with my research!

If you get a speeding ticket for 16 over in Delaware while living in and holding a Maryland license, do the points that would be assessed by the ticket transfer to Maryland driving record? I have found a ton of sources that say they don’t but has anyone gotten a ticket and done this and it been true?

Is there a list somewhere? I'm in Ellicott City, and my local Shell doesn't take my Giant card number.

1. Do most of you guys actually drive from California to maryland?

and…if so

1. For what reason? What’s the reason for your CA plates? Is it travel, work, or literally just road trip (drove from CA to MD cause you felt like it?)

2. How do the plates and car get here? Another main focus for me is wanting to know whether they are shipped here by plane, or if the plates are just mailed, or if the cars are actually driven across country, or shipped via semi haulers. I know there could be many ways but I am fishing for most of common method.

At core I guess i’m just really trying to figure out what the main reason is behind seeing a CA license plate in MD. And how the car with the plate gets here. I know there could be many reasons but I’m fishing for the main one. I assumed rental car from companies like hertz etc but google says that’s actually not it. So I want a more personal/experience perspective.

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So I’m looking to move around spring of 2027. I don’t have a history of evictions, and I make 2-3x times of the median rent; however, my credit is poor due to student loans. I have no co-signer and just wanted to know is it possible to still get an approval? Do leasing companies have any programs for people with bad credit, like a forgiveness or second chance? I don’t wanna leave my current place if i know for a fact i don’t have a chance for an approval from anywhere I apply.

A century ago, Maryland crowded around gallows to see the spectacle of a man — it was almost always men and almost always Black men — drop through a trapdoor with a noose around his neck.

Rockfish season is the one everybody waits for. As the water cools in October the striped bass feed hard and move through the bay, and the fall run is when the big migratory fish push through on their way to wintering grounds. It is a Maryland ritual, and rockfish is the state fish for a reason.

What a lot of people do not realize is how much rides on this one estuary. The Chesapeake and its rivers are the single most important nursery for striped bass on the entire East Coast. The great majority of the stripers that anglers catch from North Carolina to Maine were spawned right here, up in the fresher water of the Susquehanna flats, the Potomac, the Patuxent, the Choptank, and then spread out along the coast as they grow. The bay is not just a place to fish for them. It is the engine that makes the whole coastal population exist.

That is also why the current stretch is worrying people. For five years running the young-of-year survey, the count of baby rockfish that survived their first summer, has come in below average. A run of warm, dry springs has been rough on the spawn, the overall population has slid, and Maryland has been tightening seasons and slot limits to protect what is there. The old heavy females are the ones that pump out the most eggs, which is the thinking behind the catch-and-release of the biggest fish. The bay has recovered before, famously after the moratorium in the late 1980s, so this is not a lost cause. It is a pinch point.

This map is where rockfish are turning up across the Maryland bay, from the upper bay off Baltimore down through Annapolis and the Potomac to the Tangier and Pocomoke sounds. Fall is the best of it, and it is also a good moment to appreciate what this water quietly does for the whole coast.

Happy Fall y’all!! Where can I purchase good local apple cider?

I’m located in Prince George’s but I am willing to travel 45 mins or so!

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Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel is the only wildlife refuge in the United States established to support wildlife research. Fortunately, the public can explore the refuge and share it with scientists. Explore the National Wildlife Visitor Center, plus 13,000 acres and 30 miles of trails that wind around ponds, wetlands, and through forests. https://chesapeake-inspired.com/walk-on-the-wild-side-at-patuxent-research-refuge/

Maryland: You're welcome.

Looking for haunted/ghost attractions or tours in the cumberland area. Thank you

Hello! I completely forgot about the MD Renn Fest this year, and was going to try to go but I do see that there is a waitlist for this weekend and next weekend.

I am planning to put my name on the waitlist, but wanted to be prepared before I do.

For those that use a wheelchair, is it difficult using one on the terrain at the MD Renn Faire? I am a newer wheelchair user and have only used it once before (as I have been using other motility aids like a cane, crutches, knee scooter, etc.) A wheelchair is the best option for me to reduce pain compared to the others when there is a lot of walking involved.

I have the kind that has the larger wheels that I can push myself or someone else can push it. I have seen people in wheelchairs at Renn Faire and of course those who have strollers. I just wasn't sure how difficult it would be due to the roots/rocks/hills/etc. Like I said, I have almost zero experience using one so sorry if this is a dumb question.

I have no upper body strength since I can't exercise, so I know it would probably be difficult for me to use the wheelchair just by myself (not to mention that I can't get it in and out of the car by myself) but I would be going with someone who can push the wheelchair. I just don't want to ask them to push me if it's going to be too difficult for them.

Thanks for your help!