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Orlando Ridout V, architectural historian
Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident...
Tags: Arts, Queen Anne's County, University of Virginia, Painting, Crofton
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Learn from a Chesapeake Bay waterman
Hardly a month goes by that The Sun does not further document how Chesapeake Bay pollution is eroding the livelihoods of our watermen. In a cynical moment, I once wrote in my book, "Bay Country," of a day when "we will memorialize the vanished...
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Health department works with water company to solve issues
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, February 21, 1963: The Harford County Health Department met with the Maryland Water Works Company in an attempt to find solutions to the turbidity, taste and odor problems with the Bel Air water...Tags: Rosalind Russell, Hospitals and Clinics, New York City, Maryland State Police, Washington, DC
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Decorating for Christmas with nature's gifts
When Bob Zealor was growing up in Overlea, he would go into the woods near his home and collect greens to make a wreath for his mother. You can imagine his delight when he discovered Colonial Williamsburg, where all the holiday decorations come from...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Christmas, Target
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Holiday contest winners light up the night
In a season where tiny white lights, window wreaths, inflated Santas and lighted candy canes seem to take over the landscape in Laurel, the Laurel Civic Improvement Committee had a tough job: Narrow down the multitude of twinkling, blinking and even...Tags: Candy Canes, Holidays, Customs and Tradition, United States Naval Academy, Pineapple
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Head out for the holidays
The holidays are here before you know it and often gone before you've had a chance to sample any of the wonderful seasonal offerings. Taking a day trip to any of these destinations will provide a quick cup of cheer.
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Shadrack's Christmas Light...Tags: Arts, Music, Santa Claus (fictional character), International Travel, Christmas Music (genre)
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Vote no on Baltimore's Question H
Every few years, Baltimore City residents are called upon to vote on any number of bond initiatives, wherein the city uses its credit card to fund any number of projects. The city then repays the money with interest at some future date. This is common...Tags: Maryland Science Center, National Aquarium Baltimore
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Rodney G. Stieff
Rodney G. Stieff, former chairman of the board and CEO of Kirk-Stieff Co., which was the oldest silversmith firm in the country, died Tuesday of kidney cancer at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson.
The former longtime Orchards resident was 87....Tags: Anglicanism, Preakness Stakes, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Baltimore Museum of Art, Brown-Forman Corporation
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Fine arts curator takes a look at Montpelier's treasures
Fine arts curator Sumpter Priddy III gave a talk at Montpelier Mansion Sept. 15 about the rich history of antique furniture in Washington and its neighboring communities, in addition to highlighting what makes the mansion's furniture collection so...
Tags: Prince George's County, Arts, Museums, Montpelier, Rentals
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Montpelier/South Laurel: Dylan Haversack learns what it's like to be a midshipman
When asked "What did you do last summer?" Montpelier resident Dylan Haversack has an interesting story to tell. A student at St. Vincent Pallotti High School, Dylan participated in this year'sU.S. Naval AcademySummer Seminar program. The highly... -
WBFF leads Baltimore stations in regional Emmys - Ron Smith honored
The Baltimore SunWBFF-Fox45 led Baltimore stations in winning eight regional Emmys announced Saturday night at the Newseum in Washington. But overall, that was only good for a fifth place finish behind one Virginia and three Washington stations in the competition for the...Tags: The Washington Post, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), The Pentagon, Comcast SportsNet (tv network), Henrico County
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While the iron is hot: Nick Vincent built a business from his love of blacksmithing
Master blacksmith Nick Vincent, founder and past president of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland, says he started out modestly 29 years ago — a hammer, an anvil and very little idea of what he was doing. "The first things I ever made I made...
Tags: Museums, Chestertown, Farms, University of Maryland Medical School, Reisterstown
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