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West Side apartment tower proposal sent to mayor
Developers have proposed building a $19 million apartment tower in an area slated for revitalization on downtown's west side that would include 92 affordable and market-rate rentals but would require city and state tax subsidies.
The board of the...Tags: Baltimore Development Corporation, Personal Income, Rentals, M.J. Brodie, Apartments
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Court of Appeals dismisses Angelos' Superblock lawsuit
Maryland's highest court has cleared the way for the city to move forward with its plans for the long-delayed $152 million Superblock project. The Maryland Court of Appeals dismissed Friday a lawsuit by Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos that challenged the...Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Litigation, Economic Policy, Trials, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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UM to demolish president's residence
A 55-year-old brick mansion that serves as the official residence for the University of Maryland's president will be razed this fall and replaced with a new structure if the state's Board of Public Works on Wednesday approves the demolition. The 5,600-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Event Planning, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Tax credit to speed Senator Theatre renovations
If James "Buzz" Cusack and his daughter, Kathleen Lyon, have their way, they'll be cutting ribbons by Christmas for a restored Senator Theatre that will preserve the original cinema and add three screens and a small restaurant.
Gov. Martin O'Malley...Tags: Renovation, Holidays, Senator Theatre, Credit and Debt, Belvedere Square
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Old Towson Jail rehabilitation project honored by historical trust
The rehabilitation of the Old Towson Jail into an office building was honored by the Maryland Historical Trust last week as part of the organization's 2012 Maryland Preservation Awards
The rehabilitation of the historic jail, now known as Bosley Hall,...Tags: Baltimore County, Towson, Prisons, Annapolis, Prisons
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Saving a 'hidden treasure'
Decades after they joined the Girl Scouts, Kirsten Enzinger and Janet Brown still have fond memories of times they spent inside the giant tepee at Annapolis' Camp Woodlands.
"It was the place for orientation, the place for meals, the place for meetings,"...Tags: Renovation, Architecture, Customs and Tradition, Symbols and Symbolism, Symbols and Symbolism
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Plan OK'd to raze UM president's house, build $7.2M home, event center
A divided Board of Public Works gave wrecking crews the green light Wednesday to demolish the 55-year-old home of the president of the University of Maryland, College Park to make way for a $7.2 million building that will serve as a residence and a...Tags: Regional Authority, Colleges and Universities, Martin O'Malley, Bowie State University, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Senator Theatre still awaiting word on historic tax credits
Operators of the Senator Theatre were waiting anxiously this week to hear whether they will be awarded state historic tax credits for their planned $3 million expansion and renovation of the landmark 1939 Art Deco cinema house.
They did not make the...Tags: Senator Theatre, Dining and Drinking, Credit and Debt, Bars and Clubs, Belvedere Square
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State House's historic dome reveals secrets during restoration
It's brilliant and blustery atop the tallest building in Annapolis, a bank of white clouds scudding quickly across the sky. John Greenwalt Lee leans against a temporary railing, gazing down with fondness on the town he calls home.
A few blocks to the...Tags: Building Material, Arts, Fine Arts, Metal and Mineral, Joseph Clark
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Some want State House dome returned to multicolor scheme
Imagine driving into Annapolis along Rowe Boulevard or sailing into the city's harbor, glancing up toward the tiered State House dome, and seeing that it's colored not in the brick red and Colonial white you've known your entire life, but in lemon gold,...Tags: Architecture, Bible, Joseph Clark, Annapolis, George Washington
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Preservation of Oella mill town brings honors for developer
Charles Wagandt is waiting patiently. When he stepped up nearly 40 years ago to help rescue a town whose very existence was being threatened, recession certainly wasn't on his mind. But now, the nation's sluggish economy is his primary foe as he waits...Tags: Rituals, Cumberland Road, Patapsco, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Sykesville association focuses on vitality of downtown area
The new Sykesville Main Street Association, formed earlier this year, is setting an agenda for the fall that includes a report on its progress to date in promoting Sykesville's downtown area, as well as work to formalize future plans to draw statewide...Tags: Arts, Fine Arts, Sykesville, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Mount Airy
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