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Baltimore's Lexington Market bills itself as the world's largest continuously running market of its type. Located on Lexington Street between Eutaw and Greene streets, the market was established in the late 1780s on land donated by American Revolution hero General John Eager Howard, for whom Maryland's Howard County is named. The land had been a farm on Howard's family estate. A shed to shelter the vendors was built on the property in 1803; before then, farmers and merchants set up outside. The market continued to grow in number of vendors and volume of produce and goods that passed through its doors. But a six-alarm fire in March of 1949 stifled that progress, tearing through the market and...
Baltimore's Lexington Market bills itself as the world's largest continuously running market of its type. Located on Lexington Street between Eutaw and Greene streets, the market was established in the late 1780s on land donated by American Revolution hero General John Eager Howard, for whom Maryland's Howard County is named. The land had been a farm on Howard's family estate. A shed to shelter the vendors was built on the property in 1803; before then, farmers and merchants set up outside. The market continued to grow in number of vendors and volume of produce and goods that passed through its doors. But a six-alarm fire in March of 1949 stifled that progress, tearing through the market and causing millions of dollars in damage. Today, Baltimore's Lexington Market features about 140 vendors selling baked goods, produce, seafood, international cuisine, meat, poultry, gifts and more. Among the best-known foods from the market are crab cakes from Faidely's Seafood and Berger cookies. The Lexington Market has several annual events that draw thousands to the market, including the Chocolate Festival in mid-October and the Preakness Crab Derby before the Preakness Stakes in May.
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Marylanders line up as Powerball jackpot reaches $325 million
If Davon Johnson of West Baltimore hits Saturday's $325 million Powerball jackpot, he wouldn't be the sort of tycoon who blends into the crowd.
He'd hire a pair of bodyguards (California-based Platinum Protection Group charges $35 an hour for one unarmed...Tags: Brian Johnson, Lotteries, Television Industry, Washington, DC, Powerball Lottery
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Comforting recipe for Ravens fans
To Baltimoreans by residence or in spirit, to Baltimoreans in need of comfort — that is, anyone with a corpuscle of love for the Ravens — I offer what works for me during any winter of discontent: coq au vin.
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Most rural Marylanders say, 'War? What war?'
Nobody asked me but . . .
This news, via MarylandReporter.com, might come as a shock to members of the General Assembly who believe the O'Malley administration is waging a "war on rural Maryland": A poll by OpinionWorks finds that 62 percent of...Tags: Democratic Party, Companies and Corporations, Republican Party, General Electric Company, Wells Fargo & Co.
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Rawlings-Blake loses AFC bet to Boston mayor
Boston Mayor Thomas N. Menino has a crab cake dinner coming courtesy of Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. The two mayors wagered a seafood dinner on Sunday's AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. Menino...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Football, Foods and Beverages, AFC Championship Game, Super Bowl
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER
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Man in wheelchair rescued from under subway car
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Baltimore's downtown public spaces get a face-lift
A vision for the "greening" of downtown Baltimore is taking shape after city leaders proposed ambitious steps to keep and attract businesses and residents by making public areas more inviting.
An open-space plan unveiled last February by the Downtown...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Architecture, Yoga, Morgan State University
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Sharing friendship, sharing loss
In starless, predawn darkness, I was driving on the Beltway last January, and I was stinking. I'd woken to find my Dickeyville home had no hot water — and no option but to take my friend Carolyn to her appointment, as I'd promised, without...Tags: Cancer, Colonoscopy, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Staff Q&A: What's the best place to find a last-minute holiday gift?
This week we asked our b staff and guests where they go to cross off what's left on their holiday shopping lists. Here's what they had to say.
I know this is terrible and immoral and exploitative and all that, but Walmart has some really good deals. ...Tags: Holidays, Nordstrom, Walmart, Cross Street Market, Apple iTunes
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Pearl Harbor anniversary: It still lives in infamy
Today, marks the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan and the official entry of the United States into World War II. These stories are excerpted from the book, "Home Front Baltimore" (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Watching "the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Prisoners and Detainees, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), American Red Cross, Movies
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Mary Catherine Walker, Peabody director of alumni relations
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Polock Johnny's stall at Lexington Market to close before year's end
The Baltimore SunThe owner of the Polock Johnny's stall at Lexington Market says she will close the business before the end of the year. The stall's owner gave her Saturday morning customers a simple reason for closing up. "There's no money coming in," said the woman,...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages
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