With the number of salmon in the North Pacific having doubled in the past 50 years, scientists are increasingly concerned there may not be enough food to support them, and changing ocean conditions could make it even worse. On the surface, the mounting scientific evidence would seem to contradict conventional wisdom that salmon are a [...]
Most of us are going to pay more this holiday season on Thanksgiving groceries compared to last year. The essential Thanksgiving Day bird is up 30% from 2009, to $1.05 a pound on average. A sixteen pound turkey will cost you $16.80. Last year, it cost an average of $12.64. Several other goods that will [...]
One of the county’s wealthiest philanthropists said Monday that he is donating $5 million to jump-start construction of a $37 million facility for the Capital Area Food Bank, allowing it to double its capacity during a time of crucial need. William E. Conway Jr., co-founder and managing director of the private equity firm the Carlyle [...]
