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Frederick Law Olmsted

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    Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Keep Baltimore promenade dream alive

    In the summer of 1989, the Baltimore Harbor Promenade opened officially. It began with a 3-mile walk from the Canton Waterfront Park and concluded at Rash Field in the Inner Harbor. "The Promenade was designed as a permanent public pedestrian walkway with accompanying landscaping along the harbor's edge. When completed, it was to be 7.5 miles long and reach the Baltimore Museum of Industry." That quote came from Mayor Kurt Schmoke's administration.
    In the summer of 1989, the Baltimore Harbor Promenade opened officially. It began with a 3-mile walk from the Canton Waterfront Park and concluded at Rash Field in the Inner Harbor. "The Promenade was designed as a permanent public pedestrian walkway with...

    Tags: Rash Field, Fells Point, Central Park, Under Armour Inc., Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc.

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director

    Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his Roland Park home.
    Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Schools, Finance, Public Schools

    3. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Guilford neighborhood marks 100th anniversary

    On sparkling spring days, Ann Goldman Giroux enjoys tending her garden, planting vegetables and nurturing the lush roses and rare azaleas that adorn her family's home in Guilford.
    On sparkling spring days, Ann Goldman Giroux enjoys tending her garden, planting vegetables and nurturing the lush roses and rare azaleas that adorn her family's home in Guilford. Giroux, who typically plants 800 white tulips along the front walkway and...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Architecture, Druid Hill, Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland), War of 1812

    4. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Tour of Wardour neighborhood kicks off annual House & Garden Pilgrimage

    From the dentils that punctuate the roofline to the wide staircase leading upstairs, the home of Gretchen and A. Denis Clift is a classic.
    From the dentils that punctuate the roofline to the wide staircase leading upstairs, the home of Gretchen and A. Denis Clift is a classic. And it's in an Annapolis community where architecture is distinctive, gardens are gracious and century-old trees...

    Tags: Architecture, Shingles, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Henry Cooper

    5. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Runners' top 12 trails

    Do you feel the nip in the air?
    Special to The Baltimore Sun
    Do you feel the nip in the air? Runners do. For them, the advent of fall means more than changing leaves and back to school. Cooler weather and coming races (the Baltimore Running Festival is October 13) make autumn the ideal time to run in the great...

    Tags: Baltimore Running Festival, Druid Hill, Railway Transportation, Transportation, Light Rail (Baltimore)

    6. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  6. Roland Park turns hat-trick of community events, all happening over May 4 weekend

    Three Roland Park-sponsored events fall together over the weekend of May 4. The annual Spring Celebration kicks off the community's hat-trick Friday at The Woman's Club of Roland Park, while the third Tunes @ the Tower and the fifth ciclovia happen...

    Tags: Music, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Water Tower, Water Supply

    7. May 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Group ranks Baltimore's parks 15th in nation

    Baltimore's historic park system ranks 15th among the nation's 40 largest cities in a new rating released Wednesday, which credits the city's foresight in carving out public spaces over the past two centuries but faults its more recent leadership for not maintaining that investment.
    Baltimore's historic park system ranks 15th among the nation's 40 largest cities in a new rating released Wednesday, which credits the city's foresight in carving out public spaces over the past two centuries but faults its more recent leadership for...

    Tags: Patterson Park, Finance, Gardens and Parks, Fort McHenry, William Donald Schaefer

    8. May 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. English cottage revival in Homeland

    John and Leila Juracek's British friends tell them their 1929 Tudor Revival house in Baltimore's Homeland neighborhood is more like an English cottage than the country cottages in England.
    John and Leila Juracek's British friends tell them their 1929 Tudor Revival house in Baltimore's Homeland neighborhood is more like an English cottage than the country cottages in England. The L-shaped exterior is of 18-inch-thick stone dressed in ivy...

    Tags: Literature, Architecture, Building Material, Central Park, Agatha Christie

    9. Apr 1, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  9. Impromptu tour of Olmsted-influenced Roland Park gives new appreciation for master plan

    When opportunity knocks, I try to grasp it. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, my friend, a landscape architect and Olmsted devotee, and I planned to work on a program. We are giving a talk and walking tour in April. Our subject is the Olmsted influence in...

    Tags: Roland Park, Ridgewood, Biography (genre), Enoch Pratt Free Library

    10. Apr 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Focus on Roland Park

    Focus has been on Roland Park in recent weeks. It is easy for us Roland Parkers to take our verdant, well-planned community for granted. When interest from others comes, it increases our appreciation.  First, Justin Martin, the author of Genius of Place:...

    Tags: Anne Tyler, Roland Park, NPR

    11. Sep 16, 2004 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Maryland side of Great Falls is a scenic wonder

    Special To The Sun
    The Great Falls of the Potomac may not have the instant name recognition of, say, Niagara Falls. But each year, about 3 million people visit this series of rapids and cascades along the Potomac River, where the rushing water and varied topography make...

    Tags: Science, Central Park, Climbing, Geology, National Parks

    12. Nov 18, 2001 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. A peaceful path

    Special To The Sun
    Since Sept. 11 I have driven to the beach, flown to New York, served on jury duty downtown. I am trying to live my normal life, but with a backdrop of anxiety, there's something comforting about exploring new places close to home, sometimes very close...

    Tags: Roland Park, Companies and Corporations, Colleges and Universities, Railway Transportation, Gardens and Parks

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