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50 picture-perfect fall getaways
As summer's fleeting charms begin to fade, fall swirls into view in a burst of kaleidoscopic color. Relish autumn's arrival with 50 nifty travel ideas for the Mid-Atlantic region: from leaf peeping and leisurely drives, to museum-hopping, fall-inspired...Tags: Chestertown, Unexplained Phenomena, Documentary (genre), Religious Festivals, Artists
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Stuart Halstead Dobson, engineering executive
Baltimore Sun reporterStuart Halstead Dobson, a retired Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. executive and civil engineer, died Nov. 20 of a massive stroke at Hospice of Queen Anne's in Centreville. The Stevensville resident was 76. The son of a Bethlehem Steel Corp. mechanical...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Engineering, Hamilton, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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Day trips: Bake, skate or glide your way to the holidays
Alexandria, Va.
Holiday Boat Parade
Enjoy a parade of brightly lit sailboats and powerboats at the 12th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Some 50 decorated vessels will sail from Washington to Alexandria, Va., to showcase their creativity...Tags: Holidays, St. Michaels, Festive Events, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Sasha Cohen
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Baltimore's true identity: black history
A new vision for our city in the 21st century is sorely lacking from the discourse in the Baltimore City mayor's race.
Sure, lowering property taxes is a good idea, but it is not a game changer — even if it could be done without slashing city...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Highlandtown, Local Government, Culture, Edgar Allan Poe
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Baltimore: A great destination for African-American tourism
J.B. Salganik's suggestion that Baltimore City celebrate and promote its unique connection to black culture and history is exactly what the late Thelma Banks Cox had in mind when she founded the African-American Heritage Society and the Black Landmarks...Tags: National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Curricula, Culture, Tourism and Leisure, Minority Groups
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Getaway for love
Want to escape with your sweetie for Valentine's Day? Packages abound, both near and far, for married soul mates or those who are single and want to mingle. (Taxes and gratuities are not included unless noted.) Here are just a few.
Romantic inns
Glen...Tags: Chocolates, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Romance (genre), Empire State Building, The Hershey Co.
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'Living history' is making a comeback at some Maryland museums
In the shadow of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia, John Wilkes Booth will tell anyone who'll listen just why that tyrant had to be assassinated.
Supporting himself on a wooden crutch, a decidedly agitated Booth, his voice rising to match the fierceness in his...Tags: Celebrities, Libraries, Religious Conflicts, Harriet Tubman, Benedict Arnold
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Day trip: Philadelphia's 4th of July celebrations
The Fourth of July is more than fireworks and picnics. It's a celebration of the day the Continental Congress took the bold step of declaring independence, vowing to "dissolve the political bands" connecting England and the colonies in order to start an...Tags: Festive Events, Naturalization, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Earth, Wind & Fire (music group), Ice Cream
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Spring break hotel deals in the Mid-Atlantic region
Baltimore Sun reporterThe more hotel deals I write about the more I get. So my inbox will never be empty. But maybe your pockets will be a little less empty with these deals. (Maybe. I'm not guaranteeing anything. Doing your research and checking the small print is always...Tags: Travel Deals, St. Michaels, Personal Service, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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TripAdvisor names Ocean City to list of top family vacations
Baltimore Sun reporterTripAdvisor this week announced the winners of its first Travelers Choice Family award-winning best destinations. The travel guide has divded the winners into two groups: Top 10 Great Places to Discover and Top 10 Amusement Parks and Boardwalks. Ocean...Tags: Hersheypark, Amusement and Theme Parks, Theme Park Vacations, Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations
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The road to religion
The first thing to know about Maryland's Religious Freedom Byway is that religion in Colonial Maryland was rarely free.
"It came at a cost to everybody, Catholics in particular," Sheila Smith told us at the courthouse in Port Tobacco, an 18th-century...Tags: Justice System, Civil Rights, England, St. Mary's City, Roman Catholicism
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