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Despite being home to two colleges, Catonsville tends to be known more as a place to pass through on the way to more prominent neighbors Columbia, Ellicott City or Baltimore rather than a destination of its own. Historically, the town was exactly that -- a crossroads just outside of Baltimore where travelers would stop on their way up the Frederick Turnpike. The business those travelers brought with them is what gave life to the shopping districts that now line Catonsville's main roads of Edmonson Avenue, Route 40 and Frederick Road (the former Frederick Turnpike). The town's excellent shopping and many restaurants and bars make it an optimal stop for a taste of the city without the crowds.
Despite being home to two colleges, Catonsville tends to be known more as a place to pass through on the way to more prominent neighbors Columbia, Ellicott City or Baltimore rather than a destination of its own. Historically, the town was exactly that -- a crossroads just outside of Baltimore where travelers would stop on their way up the Frederick Turnpike. The business those travelers brought with them is what gave life to the shopping districts that now line Catonsville's main roads of Edmonson Avenue, Route 40 and Frederick Road (the former Frederick Turnpike). The town's excellent shopping and many restaurants and bars make it an optimal stop for a taste of the city without the crowds.
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•Dr. Johannes Bonatti, a heart surgeon specializing in minimally invasive heart bypass operations, has joined the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland. Bonatti comes to Baltimore from Innsbruck University Hospital in Innsbruck,...Tags: Therapies, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Cancer, Health Treatments
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Roland H. Goldstraw, 81
Roland Harry Goldstraw, a retired printer and World War II veteran, died of complications from a stroke Aug. 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The longtime Catonsville resident was 81. Born in Baltimore and raised on Monastery Avenue, Mr. Goldstraw...Tags: Roman Catholic, House and Home, Religious Leaders, Death and Dying, Christianity
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Takeout: Coconut cake
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love coconut and those who can't stand it. I am a lover. Recently, on a dark afternoon laden with thunderstorms, lightning and stalled traffic, I wheeled through the city and around the Beltway,...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Howard County Datebook
Today Historic park Patapsco Valley State Park will present "Leave It to Beavers," a program on nature's engineer for children ages 4 and older and adults, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 17 at the Hilton Area Shelter, 1100 Hilton Ave., Catonsville. The...Tags: Country Music, Classical Music, Elvis Presley, Christianity, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Joan Leslie Tieperman
Joan Leslie Tieperman, a 20-year heart transplant survivor and former elementary school teacher, died Aug. 10 at her home in Woodstock in Howard County. She was 66. Family members said she died of complications related to her heart transplant. Joan...Tags: Religious Education, Joan Leslie, Heart Disease, Timonium, Roman Catholic
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Big dreams vs. economy
Sun ReporterTennille Stokes started planning more than a year ahead of her wedding so that she wouldn't have to draw from her savings. She's nixed a limo, planned the ceremony and reception in one location and reduced her guest list from 250 to 100 - and even...Tags: Mount Washington, Marriage, Elan Corporation Plc, Economic Policy, Ellicott City
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Anne Arundel Education Notes
Anne Arundel Community College will hold an open house and information session at 5 p.m. Wednesday on its court reporting program. Visitors can meet program instructors and learn about the 25 percent job growth projection in the field through 2016. The...Tags: Pediatrics, Medical Specialization, Odenton, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Judges failed to protect public
The Kent County District Court did Candy Lynn Baldwin, the 19-year-old who reportedly crossed the center line in the recent Bay Bridge tragedy, no favor by granting her probation before judgment in both of her speeding convictions ("Two-way traffic to...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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Celtic band to perform tomorrow
Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville will hold two Sunday musical events this month. Faire Isle will perform at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the John Erickson Conference Center. The four-piece Celtic band plays traditional pipe and fiddle music, Irish...Tags: O. Henry, Music Theater
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Diversity of views not new to Sun
I read conservative Ron Smith's first column in The Sun with amusement ("It's time for a different perspective on this page," Commentary, Aug. 13). He states that "liberals" (like those that write for The Sun's opinion page) do not promote diversity of... -
It's a growing business
Sun reporterThe corn's been selling out before closing time. The heirloom tomatoes disappear, too. This summer, farmers' markets have emerged as consumer-driven havens for decidedly local foods sold in a setting of tell-all candor. In a summer vexed by food safety...Tags: St. Michaels, Vehicles, Weather Reports, Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Farms
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Sex offender charged with Cherry Hill murder, rape
Baltimore police have charged a 38-year-old registered sex offender with first-degree murder and rape in the February 2000 strangulation of a 19-year-old woman inside her Cherry Hill home, according to court charging documents. Rodney Elmore Joseph, of...Tags: Sexual Assault, Assault, Prisons, Punishment, Murder
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