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Bromo Tower arts and entertainment district proposal moves forward
A large swath of downtown Baltimore's west side would become the city's third state-designated arts and entertainment district, and the state's 20th, if Maryland economic development officials approve a city application designed to strengthen the area....Tags: Lombard Street, Arts, Eubie Blake, Highlandtown, Station North
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Another arts district?
Any effort that promises to attract new residents and businesses to a historic Baltimore neighborhood could do a lot worse than make the arts a magnet for bringing people together. That's why we can't see any down side to a city proposal to create a third...
Tags: Arts, Highlandtown, Station North, Hippodrome Theatre, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Federal school grant program jump-starts efforts to fix troubled schools
After two years, the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools remains an ambitious work in progress, with roughly 1,200 turnaround efforts under way but still no...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Concerts, Government Aid, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Japanese students visit Arundel High
Japanese cultural exchange student Minami Tajima remembers one of her first visits to an American restaurant. She and about two dozen other students from Japan visited Anne Arundel County last year, and after she befriended Arundel High School student...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Tsunamis, Anne Arundel County, Japan, High Schools
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GenderStrategy: Career advancement shouldn't be a catfight
After years navigating the office politics of both big business and government, Trent Kittleman had seen her share of women sidelined for promotions in favor of their male counterparts. It niggled at her, because by 2002, while she was working as minority...
Tags: Maryland Department of Transportation, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Howard County, Alcatel SA
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On North Korea, caution is better than rash words
Perhaps there has been nothing more baffling to American eyes than the photographs of hordes of obviously grief-stricken North Koreans mourning the death of their 69-year-old dictator, Kim Jong Il. Under his reign and that of his father, the people of the...Tags: Republican Party, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), National Security, Mitt Romney, Kim Jong Il
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Downtown Havre de Grace is semifinalist for national honor
Downtown Havre de Grace is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2012 Great American Main Street Awards, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced Wednesday. The national honor recognizes communities across the country that...Tags: Downtown (Miami, Florida), Federal Hill, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Culture
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Culture of secrecy hid Grand Prix's failure
The embarrassing and unfortunate financial failure of the Baltimore Grand Prix was caused by a pervasive culture of secrecy and privilege within City Hall and at Baltimore Racing Development.
Had more facts been available to the press and the public,...Tags: Baltimore Development Corporation, Baltimore Grand Prix, Planning Inquiries, Bolton Hill, Elections
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The Interview: Robin Budish, community organizer for Baltimore Streetcar Campaign
Robin Budish spends her days rallying support for an idea she says will make downtown Baltimore more livable — building a streetcar line along Charles Street.
Budish was hired last fall as community organizer for the Baltimore Streetcar Campaign, a...Tags: Arts, Culture, Hybrid Vehicles, Culture, Charles Street
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Praxis Engineering Technologies: Strong moral compasses
Praxis Engineering Technologies Inc. is outgrowing its office space in Annapolis Junction, even though most of its 200-plus employees are offsite, “embedded” with various contractors and clients.
Praxis’ staff has grown 350 percent...Tags: Employees, Leukemia, Annapolis, Technology, Companies and Corporations
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Everything is always going straight to hell
The other day I seconded Jan Freeman’s dismissal of Ron Rosenbaum’s carrying-on at Slate as the self-appointed “catchphrase executioner” of vogue usages that annoy him. Now there’s an article at Gizmodo asserting that...Tags: Culture, International Law, Facebook, National Government, Verizon Communications
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New gateway signs at Warfield commerce center in Sykesville tap inmates' masonry skills
SYKESVILLE — Town of Sykesville officials, county elected officials and members of the Warfield Cultural and Commerce Center board cut the ribbon on Oct. 6 for new "gateway" signs along Route 32 at the Warfield complex.
The masonry signs were...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Sykesville, Government, Culture
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