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Dancing back in time for the holidays at Towson's Hampton Mansion
Organizers of the annual Holidays at Hampton celebration go to great lengths each year to ensure the weekend-long Christmas event is as historically accurate as possible. The costumes, decorations and customs that are practiced are meant to transport...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Holidays, War of 1812, Entertainment Events, Religious Festivals
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Part one: Zell's big gamble
Aside from the business suit he was wearing, which he joked was rented for the occasion, Sam Zell was never more himself than when he appeared at a New York lender conference in April 2007 to hawk his $8.2 billion buyout of Tribune Co. Slinging one-...
Tags: Private Equity, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Realty, Los Angeles Times, Music
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Letter: Reasons why voters reelected Obama easy to find
Richard Seymour cannot understand why more than 50 percent of the electorate voted for President Obama ("Difficult to find an explanation for why voters chose president," Catonsville Times, Nov. 14). He cannot understand why people would vote to increase...Tags: Sociology, Ellicott City, Barack Obama, Culture, Catonsville
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Baltimore restaurants open for Christmas Eve dinner
The Baltimore SunRestaurants serving a traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes menu, along with their regular menus, on Christmas Eve include Donna's (5100 Falls Road, 410-532-7611, donnas.com/crosskeys), Aldo's (306 S. High St., 410-727-0700, aldositaly.com) in...Tags: Holidays, Federal Hill, Charles Street, Italy, Religious Festivals
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South Laurel/Montpelier: Paulette Faulkner takes oath with Human Relations Commission
Montpelier resident Paulette Faulkner was recently sworn in as a Prince George's County Commissioner for the Human Relations Commission by County Executive Rushern Baker III. Paulette describes her appointment as an honor and a humbling experience. She...Tags: Rushern Baker, Prince George's County, Laurel, Holiday Vacations, Holidays
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Savage/North Laurel
Candlelight tours Candlelight Tours will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, at Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road in Laurel. The mansion's rooms will be lit by candlelight and decorated by local garden clubs in...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Yoga, Movies, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Five questions with…Patrick Donoho
Retailers have had a difficult few years, especially the small shops that make up the bulk of the Maryland Retailers Association's membership. As the trade group's president since June 2010, Patrick Donoho has seen the effects of the recession as many...
Tags: National Government, Hobbies, E-Commerce Industry, Holidays, Online Advertising
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Is this Cyber Monday the last without sales tax?
Retail analysts reported a curious trend this Black Friday. On the traditional first shopping day of the Christmas season, the number of visits to malls, big box stores and other retailers increased, according to the analytics firm ShopperTrak, but the...
Tags: National Government, Cyber Monday, Regional Authority, E-Commerce Industry, Hobbies
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Harford reactions mixed to Black Friday early openings
The Friday after Thanksgiving, known as "Black Friday," is typically the first day of the holiday shopping season. Traditionally, people got up early Friday morning to line up at their favorite stores so they can take advantage of special sales and rare...
Tags: Values, Holidays, Gaming Industry, Toys, Target
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Cyber Monday sting hits counterfeit sports apparel sites
Federal agents in Baltimore seized 36 commercial websites on Monday as part of an international operation to stop fraudulent online sales this holiday season, alleging that the sites have been selling counterfeit goods — including athletic gear...
Tags: Cyber Monday, eBay Inc., Immigration, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Computer Crime
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Kenyan Kikanae Punyua pursues his dreams in an imperiled Terps program
The Baltimore SunCOLLEGE PARK -- The college 5K race was ending too soon for University of Maryland freshman Kikanae Punyua. He summoned his legs to stride faster but felt instead an unnerving sense of fatigue — a vulnerability unfamiliar to a 20-year-old who had...Tags: Big Ten Conference, Track and Field, Football, Kevin Anderson, College of William and Mary
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Cold doesn't deter crowds from welcoming Santa to Arbutus
The cold night air was as full of anticipation on Nov. 24 as the parking lot in front of the Arbutus Town Hall was filled with families. Santa Claus would soon be arriving and the crowd of all ages was excited. Flocking to the intersection near...
Tags: Holidays, Santa Claus (fictional character), Catonsville, Religious Festivals
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