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🌱 Peter Chang Coming To Columbia + MD Teacher Wins $1M Prize!

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Alexis Goring, Neighbor
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Happy Friday, Laurel! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Rain early in the morning. High: 66 Low: 40.

Here are the top four stories today in Laurel:

  1. Buff My Boots and Sparkle Sprinkle were respectively first and third in the Maryland Million Lassie last month. Now, they are entered to renew their rivalry as part of a field of eight for the $100,000 Smart Halo. Bird Mobberley's Buff My Boots and Eric Rizer homebred Sparkle Sprinkle have met in each of their past two starts. Buff My Boots ran third and Sparkle Sprinkle sixth in an Oct. 3 starter optional claimer at Laurel that served as their Maryland Million prep. (Past The Wire)
  2. Looking for a new place near Laurel to eat delicious food? Celebrity chef Peter Chang plans to open a new restaurant in Columbia. This restaurant will open its doors in the suburban community's Merriweather District. Plan to start enjoying a dining experience at this new location in the autumn of 2022. (WBAL TV Baltimore)
  3. Thanks to a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, 10 talented high school students from underrepresented minority groups will have the opportunity this summer to attend an intense, immersive pre-college engineering program offered by Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering. This Explore Engineering Innovation program will introduce engineering concepts and fields and offer these students the chance to earn college credit. The program will be on Johns Hopkins' Homewood campus in Baltimore, and at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, as well as a location in California. (The Hub at Johns Hopkins)
  4. Keishia Thorpe, a Maryland high school English teacher has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize, Varkey Foundation announced Wednesday. Thorpe teaches at International High School in Langley Park. According to the foundation, she was selected from more than 8,000 nominations and applications from 121 countries. Thorpe said she was grateful to the foundation for putting teachers in the spotlight and telling their stories. She believes that education is a human right, and all children should be entitled to have access to it. (WTOP)

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Today in Laurel:

  • Laurel Dutch Country Farmers Market — Open on 9701 Fort Meade Road (8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
  • Speed Dating Meet & Greet — Calling all DMV singles! (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
  • PVS November Open — Fairland Aquatics will host the Potomac Valley Pearls (PVS) November Open. (12:00 p.m.)
  • Fearless Art Explorations with Meg Artley at West End Library —Develop or strengthen fearlessness as you explore your own creative power. Using the theories of creativity and art making expressed by Julia Cameron in The Artist's Way and Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic as guideposts instructor Meg Artley, aspiring artist, creates a safe space for participants to embrace play and process rather than perfection in their creative work. Please bring a journal or sketchbook and a writing/drawing instrument to the first class. (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
  • Tasting at Ten in DC — Enjoy this event at Counter Culture Coffee where Friday morning coffee tasting is a long-standing tradition. Registration required. (10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)
  • My Boy Blue — Join Blue and the boys for their debut show at Nuzback's Bar in Laurel. Enjoy listening to this Rock-n-Country music! (9:00 p.m.)
  • Tour French Impressionism Art Collection in the National Gallery of Art — See works by Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh, Degas, and more. Learn what defines their style within the impressionism art movement. (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

Laurel Patch Notebook

  • City of Laurel: *Spreading Holiday Cheer* The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad will be accepting donations of new toys (unwrapped), non-perishable food, clothes and gifts cards from Nov. 24 to Dec. 18. All donations directly impact Laurel children. Bring your gifts to the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department at 7411 Cherry Lane or call (301) 346-1839 for more information. (Facebook)
  • Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad Company 49: Read this list about how to be prepared for a situation in which your child has an emergency. (Facebook)

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— Alexis Goring

About me: My name is Alexis A. Goring. I'm a Bowie area resident with a pulse for people, news and feature stories! I've worked as a freelance writer/editor/proofreader in the media industry for 15 years. I'm also a published author, experienced blogger, and founder of Writer at Heart Editorial Services. Visit my website for more details about me and my work. Here's the link: https://alexisagoring.jimdofree.com.

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