Wondering what all the fuss is about the Baltimore Grand Prix?  Check out these high resolution videos, captured by Lutherville-Timonium Patch photographer John Strohsacker.  Strohsacker specializes in sports photography, making numerous appearances in nationally read athletics magazines.  We're grateful to have him in town.  To see John's amazing photos from today's races be sure to check out North Baltimore Patch. 

There are two ways to get your photos published on Patch: First, you can sign up with the site. Create a username and password and you will have access to adding photographs to posts like this one.  Second, send your photos and/or videos to local editor Nick DiMarco at nickd@patch.com.  We'll be periodically posting "Your Photos" slideshows for special events or happenings so be prepared!  And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

And you thought trying to get your kids to pose for a photo was hard.  Last night's crack and boom, though startling, did set the stage for a fun photo shoot from the vantage point of my apartment balcony in Lutherville.  I was using my Canon T2i (or 550D to some of you). I've never shot a lightning storm before, so critiques from photographers are always welcome.  Better yet, if you have photos of last night's storm, or any other noteworthy scene, please send them nickd@patch.com and we'll post your shot as a featured photo post.  As for the rest of the week, the National Weather Service is …

Most of us remember the '80s classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High for Phoebe Cates'... red bikini. But before Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold) is caught ogling her from the bathroom, there is a scene in which he gives his newly minted Buick a bath. It's the same car he spends an entire summer working odd jobs in order to pay off.  For Rob Fahey, he remembers Fast Times for this scene. The car wash scene was scored by "Raised on the Radio," a song he wrote and performed alongside the band The Rayvns.  It was the song that launched the band into stardom.  Thirty-seven years later, the 59-year-old…

Area high school students will likely never face an AIDS epidemic. Hopefully they’ll never have to experience poverty. But loneliness, acceptance, drug addiction and finding love — themes explored in Jonathan Larson’s timeless musical Rent — are issues teens face every day. That is why Liz Garrott and students from Dulaney have taken on the challenge of presenting Larson’s masterpiece on the high school stage. “The message of this show is that we’re all necessary,” Garrott, the show’s artistic director said. “It’s necessary that we accept the challenge of loving one another.” Rent focuses on …