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'Beauty In Sport' exhibit honors Harford's rich horse racing legacy
The story of how thoroughbred racing and the rural communities of Harford County became intertwined is told in artifacts and pictures through January as part of an exhibit at the Hays-Heighe House on the campus of Harford Community College. The exhibit...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Television Industry, Preakness Stakes, War of 1812, Harford Community College
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Village Learning Place building 'Little Free Libraries'
Starting in spring 2013, Charles Village residents might be seeing five boxes that look like oversized birdhouses in public places. But the boxes aren't for the birds — and neither is a global project to promote reading and literacy by filling...
Tags: Baltimore Book Festival, Charles Village, Auction Service, Theft, St. Paul Street
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Tasting Laurel series presents update on Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
The Laurel Historical Society continued its Tasting Laurel series on Oct. 11 with a presentation on the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the history of agriculture in Laurel and the surrounding Prince George's County. The discussion was...Tags: Science, Agricultural Research and Technology, Abraham Lincoln, Laurel, University of Maryland, College Park
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Finksburg student goes from library volunteer to author
Zach Teal is just 17, but his love for books led him to write one of his own and to volunteer more than 250 hours at the Finksburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library.
"Two hundred and fifty hours is quite unusual for our teen volunteers," said...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Science Fiction (genre), Fantasy (genre), Authors, Literature
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Towson Library looks at ballot issues in discussion series
The League of Women Voters and the Towson branch of the Baltimore County Public Library have scheduled several discussions, starting Thursday, on referendums that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. A panel will delve into Perspectives on the Dream Act,...Tags: Baltimore County, Anirban Basu, Towson, Illegal Immigrants, T. Rowe Price
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Force of reading strong at Star Wars Reads Day in Elkridge
The force was strong at the Elkridge Branch Library Saturday, as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader and Yoda walked between the bookshelves. Some were members of a costuming organization dedicated to charity work. Some were toddlers, itching...
Tags: Halloween, Ellicott City, Movies, Star Wars (movie)
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Wedded: Cara Lewis and Peter Nothstein
Wedding day: Oct. 6, 2012 Her story: Cara Lewis, 26, grew up in Hampstead. She is an assistant state's attorney for Baltimore City. Her mom, Cheryl Lewis, is senior vice president of lending at Farmers & Merchants Bank in Upperco. His story: Peter...
Tags: Baltimore County, Mount Vernon, Weddings, Lawyers, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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7 surprising facts about Howard County
Did You Know? Howard County is known nationwide for its schools, parks, sports programs, libraries and affluence. But tucked away in faded, aging documents and longtime residents’ minds, there are plenty of little-known facts that might just...
Tags: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Horse and Harness Racing, Vehicles, James Rouse, Memorial Stadium
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'The Amazing Race' recap, In Soviet Moscow, race runs you
This week on "The Amazing Race," Moscow will kill all of your dreams. You will find sadness and despair. You won't get engaged, you won't get invited to go clubbing, you won't be able to wear a bow tie in a swimming pool, it's just dreary. Cold and gray,...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Auto Racing, Dance, Interior Policy, Personal Service
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Baltimore document thief sentenced to year in prison
The younger of two men who admitted to stealing a wealth of culturally significant documents was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in federal prison, ending the prosecution of a case that began at the Maryland Historical Society and rattled archives,...
Tags: Culture, Central Intelligence Agency, Abraham Lincoln, Prisons, Manhattan (New York City)
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Westminster Library opens pilot project for Sunday hours
Carroll County Public Library announced this week that the Westminster Library branch, 50 E. Main St., Westminster, is beginning Sunday operations, starting Oct. 7. The library will be open 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays through April 28 (closed December 23...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Research
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Spurring kids' knowledge of Judaism through reading, music
Michelle Damareck's 3-year-old daughter has been singing "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" in Hebrew, and her 5-year-old son has been learning the lessons of the Ten Commandments, thanks to a program that delivers Jewish-themed books and CDs to their home every...
Tags: Judaism, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Walters Art Museum, Spider (music group), Port Discovery Children's Museum
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