Displaying items 109-120 of 3248
» View baltimoresun.com items only
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-271
Next >
-
Quit smoking with new enhancements to state's hotline
People trying to quit smoking now have greater access to the state's tobacco telephone help line. The help line - 1-800-QUIT-NOW - has counselors available all hours of the day as of Dec. 1. It will also provide counseling services to teens for the...
Tags: Quitting Smoking, Health Treatments
-
Baltimore replacing entire speed camera system
Baltimore officials said Monday they are scrapping all 83 of the city's automated speed cameras and "methodically" replacing them with newer models, after a Baltimore Sun investigation found errors with the system. The overhaul, estimated to cost...
Tags: Local Government, Anthony W. Batts, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Public Officials, Photography and Video
-
Holly thrives as symbol of season after more than 2,000 years
It has, to paraphrase an old English carol, prickles as sharp as thorns, bark as bitter as gall and berries as bright as life-giving blood. Friends and loved ones gathering on Christmas will see it in wreaths and on mantels, its image on cards, on...
Tags: Holidays, Customs and Tradition, Parkville, Jesus Christ, Botany
-
Baltimore priest organizes vigil for gun victims, new laws
The National Rifle Association's response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School — that is, placing blame for it on everyone and everything except the NRA and its all-guns-all-the-time credo — was utterly predictable. But this time...
Tags: Adam Lanza, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Litigation and Regulation, National Rifle Association of America, Martin Luther King Jr.
-
Train show is running at Harford Historical Society
The Historical Society of Harford County has two Christmas events happening this month at the society's headquarters in downtown Bel Air. The society's popular Model Train Show is running Fridays from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m. and...
Tags: Holidays, Federal Hill, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Religious Festivals, Christmas
-
Atholton musicians 'take it all in' at Rose Parade
Every year on New Year's Day, hundreds of thousands of people line the streets in Pasadena, Calif., for the Rose Parade. Millions more watch the parade — this year with about 40 floats and 21 bands — on television. For Katie Schlueter and...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Festive Events, Music Industry, Katy Perry, John Philip Sousa
-
Same-sex couples can marry Jan. 1, attorney general says
Maryland courts can issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting in December, as long as the effective date is Jan. 1, according to an opinion issued this afternoon by Attorney General Doug Gansler. The 19-page opinion will likely lead to a...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
-
Perry Hall: Visit train garden at Richardson's Farm Market and help sick children
Harrison Trains LLC presents a train garden at Richardson's Farm Market, 5900 Ebenezer Rd. in White Marsh. The second annual garden is noteworthy not just for the seasonal magic it conveys. It is the promise to deliver love and hope to ailing children...
Tags: Animals, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Cinderella Castle, Halloween, Perry Hall
-
New Year's Eve party planner
New York City
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
More than 35 years of tradition make New Year's Rockin' Eve one of America's most popular festivities. Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy and Neon Trees will greet the new year live...Tags: Dick Clark, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), New York City, Times Square, Entertainment Events
-
'Batman' streaker at Orioles and Ravens games to be jailed
Mark Harvey, who gained brief notoriety for running onto the field at both Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium, pleaded guilty to two trespassing counts Wednesday and received a short stay in jail. Reached by phone, Harvey, 26, said he will be able to...
Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Justice System, Punishment, Lawyers
-
Go Norse with a smorgasbord full of New Year's noshes
Well, you've done it again. Made it through another, undoubtedly hectic year. Almost. A time to look back and to look ahead. And who better to do both with than dear friends and neighbors (maybe even family.) To mark the close of 2012 (and good riddance),...Tags: Salt, Meatballs, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Butter, Shrimp
-
Ski resorts see promising winter season
The wicked warm spell that bedeviled the region's ski areas last year has been broken. Snow guns, ably assisted by Wednesday's surprise storm, are turning the brownscape of late fall into the dazzling white of winter.
"That storm gave us a big kick. We'...Tags: Holidays, Garrett County, Snowboarding, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Cross Country Skiing
Dec 4, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 7, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 23, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 22, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 9, 2013
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
Nov 29, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 18, 2012
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
Dec 20, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 19, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 20, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for New Year's Day topic gallery.
