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With traffic growing, state begins another study of Bay Bridge capacity

With traffic growing, state begins another study of Bay Bridge capacity

Admired, cursed and studied, the Bay Bridge, Maryland's sole Chesapeake Bay crossing, is being eyed again as state engineers try to determine how many years are left in its girders and suspension cables.

From 'Middle East' to 'Eager Park,' a community is rebranded

Hundreds of residents have been relocated and dozens of homes cleared from Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood in recent years. Now the area just north of Johns Hopkins Hospital may be losing something more: its name.

Mud pits, electric wires, climbing walls and a long-distance run — for most participants, outdoor obstacle races offer a chance to overcome physical challenges and bond with friends, often in a rowdy atmosphere.

Reader SunShots: Bridges

Reader SunShots: Bridges

Send us your best photos on the topic "Bridges" through May 26.
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50 cheap summer events in Baltimore [Pictures]

Cheap summer events

From art festivals to boat races, 50 activities that won't break the bank.
Summer movie guide

Blog: Gay Matters

Blog: Gay Matters

New blog explores issues important to Maryland's LGBT community.
Gay in Maryland

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Ann K. Crane, personnel director

Ann K. Crane, personnel director

Ann K. Crane, who went to the wrong place in Dundalk when applying for a job and ended up staying there anyway for nearly a quarter of a...

Joseph R. Carlozo, Calvert Hall football coach

Joseph R. Carlozo, Calvert Hall football coach

Joseph R. Carlozo, a former Calvert Hall College High School football coach whose team had a legendary closing-seconds victory at Memorial...

Daniel Baker, Alex. Brown partner

Daniel Baker, Alex. Brown partner

Daniel Baker, a former general partner at Alex. Brown & Sons who headed the firm's institutional sales department and in retirement...

COLUMNISTS

Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks

In federal prison, ol' Bulldog faces sensual shock - May 18, 2013 - If the federal prison that gets Tavon White is anything like the last one I visited, even a charmer such as Bulldog will have a tough time...

Jacques Kelly

Jacques Kelly

Baltimore Cemetery a little-known and dignified site - May 24, 2013 - A letter from a reader in Ruxton recommended a visit to a place guarded by entry gates and stone walls. Juliana C. Watts made her first...


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Officials: Norovirus likely caused sickness at Pot Spring

Norovirus was likely the culprit that sickened 200 students and nine staff members at Pot Spring...

Traffic clears at Bay Bridge

Maryland residents hoping to get a jump on the Memorial Day weekend and the traditional beginning of...

Three Severn-area teenagers charged in armed robberies

Three Anne Arundel County teenagers were arrested Friday and charged with armed robbery and other...

Maryland General will no longer deliver babies

Update: Carver said this afternoon that 50 total employees would lose their jobs,...

Memorial Day schedule and closings

This schedule will be in effect Monday:

Early morning shooting, stabbing in Baltimore Co.

Two early morning incidents in Baltimore County on Friday sent victims to nearby hospitals with non-...

Ocean City fishing pier reopens after repairs

Ocean City’s fishing pier officially opened Friday as the Maryland resort town signaled it...

Ice cream trail opens in time for holiday weekend

Imagine a trail, a trail made of ice cream! Well, that's not what this is.

Abortion clinics lose licenses again

State health regulators suspended the licenses of several abortion clinics owned by Associates in...

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