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A global helium shortage leaves businesses deflated
The second most-abundant element in the universe is in short supply.
Lighter than air and nonrenewable, helium is however quite rare on Earth, derived mostly from natural gas deposits. And recently it's grown scarcer.
In the Baltimore area, some...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Business, Holidays, Prices, MRI (imaging)
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Texting while walking emerging as possible danger for pedestrians, drivers
The night started out right — good friends, carousing, the lead-up to an out-of-town wedding.
But between festivities, after Nicole King popped into her hotel room to change clothes and was heading back out, she wanted to text her pals to find...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins University, Charles Village, Teaching and Learning, Gymnastics
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Baltimore program connects farms and corner stores
At Linden Market in Reservoir Hill, shelves are heaped high with miniature pies, cupcakes, and candy. Three dozen flavors of salty snacks burst from cardboard boxes. Around the corner at the Whitelock Community Farm, deep green leaves of chard fan from...
Tags: Tomatoes, Belair-Edison, Diets and Dieting, Farms, Health and Safety at School
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Nora Ephron came to Baltimore for the movie, but she'd have stayed for the food
Nora Ephron was really all about the food. An acerbic observer of life whose wit translated so easily to the big screen, she was often as interested in the menu as she was in the script, and her appetite for moviemaking and crab cakes brought her to...
Tags: Pies and Tarts, Fells Point, Salads, Movies, Julie & Julia (movie)
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Mostly Main Street: Big weekend promises music, painting, movies and rocks
No need to head out of town for things to do this weekend. The historic district has so much going on you should simply book a room at Obladi, the bed and breakfast on Main Street, and plan to make a holiday of it. Friday night, July 6, is First Friday,...Tags: The Help (movie), Bars and Clubs, William Shakespeare, Arsenic and Old Lace (movie), Patapsco
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Groupon and law initiatitive offering free legal advice to low-income residents
Free legal advice is being offered to low-income residents in Maryland through a partnership between the JustAdvice Initiative and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon. Low income residents who attend JustAdvice sessions in Lexington...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Groupon, Inc., Laws, Personal Income, Justice System
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Fourth of July openings and closings
The Baltimore SunI kind of forgot that restaurants close on July Fourth. Like it's Christmas or something. But they do. Good brunch places like B&O Brasserie, Victoria Gastro Pub and Golden West are all closed on July Fourth. All of the municipal market, including...Tags: Federal Hill, Fells Point, Bars and Clubs, Tapas, Foods and Beverages
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Extra police on downtown deployment make arrests
The 50-plus cops sent to the downtown and Inner Harbor on summer weekends are indeed finding criminals. Last weekend alone (Thursday night through early Sunday), they made 40 arrests, including 10 for drugs and two for guns. Police released the stats...
Tags: Cocaine, Police Arrests, Patapsco, Drug Trafficking, Tour Operations Industry
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'Mamma Mia' is theatrical homecoming for Baltimore's Paul DeBoy
Paul DeBoy may have a genetic inclination toward the stage.
The Baltimore-born actor, starring in the national touring production of the perennially popular musical "Mamma Mia" that hits the Hippodrome this weekend, first revealed the tendency during his...Tags: Baltimore County, Genes and Chromosomes, Fells Point, Theater, The Dick Van Dyke Show (tv program)
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Get over the jumbo lumps: How it all started
The Baltimore SunWhen did Baltimore diners start insisting on jumbo lump crab meat? Menus advertise jumbo lump crab meat in omelets, dips and soups. This not only makes no culinary sense, the lopsided demand it's created for jumbo lump crabmeat has taken a toll on the...Tags: The New York Times, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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After flood, Berger Cookies back in boxes, on shelves
Hurricane Irene apparently was even worse than anyone thought. Forget about downed power lines — the storm knocked out Baltimore's sweet tooth.
For much of the past three weeks, nearly 600 area stores and countless customers have been denied...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Charles Village, Primaries
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West side's story: A new approach to development
From his 14th-floor office on West Saratoga Street, Jay A. Perman, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, surveys the urban campus on downtown's west side and envisions the future.
Despite years of revitalization efforts, too many blocks...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., M.J. Brodie, University of Maryland, College Park, Substance Abuse, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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