The Southern Maryland Chronicle

A Montgomery County mother’s shortness of breath and leg swelling after her fifth child’s birth turned out to be more than a normal side effect of recovery — it revealed a heart defect she’d had since birth and never knew about. Her case is now central to why MedStar Health has opened a new specialty clinic aimed at catching cardiovascular problems in pregnant and postpartum...

Baltimore’s classic rock station 100.7 The Bay played its last note as a rock station just after midnight, closing out roughly 30 years on the air with a fittingly on-the-nose finale: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”

According to the station’s own program log, WZBA’s final hour on Aug. 12 was no accident of programming. The lineup leading into sign-off leaned e...

Whether you’re in the mood for live theater, hands-on history, or learning to cook crabs three different ways, Southern Maryland has a packed lineup this weekend. Here’s what’s happening Friday through Sunday, Aug. 14–16.

Friday, Aug. 14

Start the morning with the Family Nature Walks at Annmarie Garden: Backyard Birds (11...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners it says were harmed by the food delivery company’s deceptive earnings claims and other unlawful conduct, the agency announced Aug. 12.

The payments stem from a December 2024 lawsuit filed by the FTC and the Illinois Attorney General, which alleged Grubhub engaged in a rang...

Building a permanent human outpost on the Moon may be the hardest thing NASA has ever attempted — and the agency is only beginning to map out how.

That was the message from Shatel Bhakta, principal systems engineer for NASA’s Moon Base Program, during a July 30 talk at the Ion in Houston, part of a recurring speaker series connecting NASA’s Johnson Space Center wit...