Congress makes it tougher to shoot in U.S. capitol
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (TheWrap.com) - Last year was a banner year for production in the nation's capital -- more than a dozen high-budget film and television projects ranging from "Bourne Identity 4 to "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss 'Obese' Season 2" spent time in the city -- but its future as a film location may be in jeopardy. As the Washington Post noted this week, filming there got even harder ...
UMD Business Experts Comment on Kodak and its Bankruptcy Filing
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Eastman Kodak Company filing for bankruptcy, the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland offers experts for related commentary. The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content.
Teenager Wants Discrimination For a Birthday Present
A 14-year-old Maryland girl has made a plea for senate officials to vote against marriage equality.
Photography by ETSU's Joshua Greer featured in NPR blog post
Photographs by East Tennessee State University faculty member Joshua Greer are featured in the National Public Radio Web site blog, “The Picture Show.”
Maryland Police Chief Refutes Trans Rape Rumors
Maryland's Baltimore County is currently weighing discrimination protections for transgender residents, but opponents are spreading rumors about cross-dressing men raping women in a nearby county that enacted similar protections.
Model Railroad Show and Marketplace, Largest Regional Event for Hobbyists, Train Buffs, Collectors, Families, Arrives ...
The Great Scale Model Train Show http://www.gsmts.com is an immersion into the all American hobby of model railroading that continues to captivate generations of train buffs, hobbyists, collectors, kids of all ages. This show is the largest regional exhibition and marketplace of its kind, sprawling over 160,000 square feet of spectacular operating layouts, clinics and demonstrations, hundreds ...
Julee Holcombe tells her stories through photography
Julee Holcombe's photography is haunting. Whatever the subject, no matter how placid the surface, or however else you might see it, her digital collage images eke their way into the mind and niggle at something that you can't quite pinpoint.
Weekend entertainment guide: Top picks around town
The great thing about this January is that winter never really hit, which means loading up on outdoor activities is not only acceptable, but advisable. So let's start with a vintage carousel.
Art of the photo: Use what tools you have
A few years ago, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts officially began accepting photographs for its permanent collection of fine art. But these days, society is way past asking whether photos are art. With widespread use of digital enhancement of photography, the question is more like: Are photos ever simply photographs? This weekend, the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts presents a look ...