The blue crab popluation in the Chesapeake Bay is down 18 percent this year according to the state's dredge report. (Photo: Ivy City Smokehouse/Facebook)

Blue Crab Season

Blue Crab Population in Bay Down This Year Attention blue crab lovers, get your fill now while you can. They may become scarce by mid-summer because of a drop in the Chesapeake Bay’s crab population this year. Despite an 31 percent increase in the number of adult female
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Queen Elizabeth I cuts Willaim Shakespeare's birthday cake at the Folger Shakespeare Libraray's annual bithday party. (Photo: Jeff Malet)

Weekend Guide

It Is a Jam-Packed Earth Day Weekend It is Earth Day weekend and there is plenty to do outdoors like March for Science activities on the National Mall, National Park Week with free admission, the Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup and the National Zoo’s Earth Optimization Day all on
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