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Percy Nicholson, owned dry cleaners
Percy Nicholson, a retired co-owner of two West Baltimore cleaning establishments where he cared for the clothing of African-American performers who played the fabled Royal Theatre, died Monday of heart failure at Manor Care Falls Road.
The Ashburton...Tags: New York City, George Washington Carver, Manor Care Incorporated, John Mackey, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Dunson joins Chrisette Michele and Bilal to ask, 'Can the Cool Be Loved?'
Here's a big look for a local artist: Current b cover star Dunson said he had a lot of collaborations in the pipeline, and the first one, along with a stylized video, dropped today. R&B singer Chrisette Michele (an underrated talent perhaps best known...
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Baltimore's true identity: black history
A new vision for our city in the 21st century is sorely lacking from the discourse in the Baltimore City mayor's race.
Sure, lowering property taxes is a good idea, but it is not a game changer — even if it could be done without slashing city...Tags: Fells Point, African Americans, Maryland, History, NAACP
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Events Calendar
Listings are accepted on a space-available basis. Events must be open to the public, and priority will be given to those in Howard County. Items typically appear two weeks prior to the date included in the listing if sent far enough in advance. Deadline...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Nancy Wilson, Diseases and Illnesses, Vantage Point (movie), Artists
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Rain Pryor to lead Station North's Strand Theater
The first time Rain Pryor visited the intimate Strand Theater, she knew she was in the right place.
"I thought, 'It smells like theater. I'm home,'" says the actress, comedian, writer and musician who has just been named artistic director of the Strand....Tags: Comedy (genre), Judaism, Station North, ABC (tv network), Sarah Palin
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Tapping into Maryland's rich dance history
Who knew that Baltimore had such happy feet?
Three icons of tap dance who were famous nationwide — known colloquially as Baby Laurence, Buster Brown and Hawk — were born in Charm City and first perfected the "shim sham" and "cramp roll" and...Tags: Redd Foxx, Savion Glover, Coppin State University, Howard University, Cab Calloway
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Restaurant Review: Woman's Industrial Kitchen revives its star role
This almost never happens. Revivals, remakes and sequels are, by common consent, inferior products.
Every once in a while, though, something comes along — the recent staging of "South Pacific," or "Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole —...Tags: Appetizers, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Gertrude Stein, Tomatoes
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Madeleine Peyroux: 'Growing toward the sun'
With a timbre suggestive of Billie Holiday and an intimate style of phrasing that needs only the subtlest twist of a syllable to hook a listener, Madeleine Peyroux has cleared a distinctive path in today's jazz world.
That path does not include a lot...Tags: k.d. lang, Bessie Smith, The Beatles (music group), The Rolling Stones (music group), Leonard Cohen
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Woman's Industrial Exchange reopens downtown
The historic lunchroom at the Woman's Industrial Exchange reopened Tuesday. It is now called the Woman's Industrial Kitchen, and it's operated by Irene Smith, owner of the popular Souper Freaks food truck. The downtown luncheon room, famous for its...Tags: Gertrude Stein, Peter Jackson, Tomatoes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Foods and Beverages
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'Little Willie' Adams had his hand in many business ventures
The other evening, former Baltimore Sun reporters Antero Pietila and C. Fraser Smith sat in the studios of WYPR radio discussing the life and times of William Lloyd "Little Willie" Adams, who died Monday at 97.
Adams, who went from numbers runner to...Tags: Annapolis, Real Estate, Maryland, African Americans, NAACP
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Wedding chapel and amenities for sale in Elkton
The 19th-century stone mansion for sale on Elkton's Main Street offers an impressive list of features: numerous bedrooms and baths, as well as six fireplaces. But there's much more: a fully appointed wedding chapel filled with decades of memories —...Tags: Marriage, Annapolis, Justice System, Family, Joan Fontaine
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Woman's Industrial Exchange reopens: "To the women who went before us"
The Baltimore SunThe historic lunchroom at the Woman's Industrial Exchange reopened on Wednesday. It is now called the Woman's Industrial Kitchen, and it's operated by Irene Smith, owner of the popular Souper Freaks food truck. The Downtown luncheon room, famous for...Tags: Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Gertrude Stein, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Foods and Beverages, Salads
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