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Times Square is a major intersection in New York City and named after the Times Building which was the former offices of The New York Times. Times Square is home to the annual New Year¿s Eve ball drop since 1907.
Times Square is a major intersection in New York City and named after the Times Building which was the former offices of The New York Times. Times Square is home to the annual New Year¿s Eve ball drop since 1907.
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'Smash' recap: Living up to the hype
Is it possible to produce a mildly amusing primetime musical drama that doesn’t take place in high school or involve over- the-top singing? Yes, and ladies and gentlemen it’s called “Smash.” In the pilot episode, viewers enter...Tags: Music, Smash (tv program), Christina Aguilera, Concerts, Joe DiMaggio
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U.S. war on terror focuses on new battlefield: the Internet
A Woodlawn man watches online videos of Osama bin Laden, posts about jihad on his Facebook page, and — according to federal prosecutors — agrees to a plot to detonate a bomb at a military recruiting center in Catonsville. An Ellicott City...Tags: Ellicott City, U.S. Army, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Graduation, Government
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Orchestra of St. John's set to waltz in the New Year
Most of us have packed away the holiday decorations, but there's at least one more excuse to celebrate the season. Howard County's first all-professional chamber orchestra, the Orchestra of St. John's, is performing a Viennese New Year's Celebration on...Tags: Ellicott City, Christianity, Music, Austria, New Year's Day
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Big turn out for inaugural Westminster New Year's Eve celebration
At the stroke of midnight New Year's Day in downtown Westminster, nothing dropped.
Not a brightly lit ball, or anything, for that matter.
As the crowd shouted in unison, "five, four, three, two, one; Happy New Year," a large American flag was raised...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), New Year's Day
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Day trip: Run with Santa or make a wish at Wisp
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Running of the Santas
Dress up as St. Nick and enjoy a day of holiday festivities. Get things started early with a pub crawl featuring $2 beers at several local venues. Then head to Finnigan's Wake to participate in the "Hottest Santa"...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, FedEx Field, Holidays, Bars and Clubs
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Watching the ball drop — at noon
At half past noon on New Year's Eve, slivers of yellow confetti littered the main lobby of the Maryland Science Center, where employees worked to sweep them up.
There, the ball had already dropped — long before the stroke of midnight which, for...Tags: Harborplace, Port Discovery Children's Museum, Federal Hill, Music, New Year's Day
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On New Year's Eve, some Maryland towns will drop anything but a glittering ball
New York City has its descending ball. Miami Beach has its giant orange. And Princess Anne has its stuffed muskrat.
At midnight Saturday, the town of 2,400 people in Somerset County will become the latest in a line of Maryland communities — and...Tags: Havre de Grace, Somerset County (Maryland), The Happiest News!, Key West, New Year's Day
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Deal of the week
New York City deals heat up as season cools down As families head home after the holidays and children return to school, New York City is on sale for travelers willing to brave the cold temperatures in exchange for lower prices. New York's first-ever...Tags: Off-Broadway Theater, Dining and Drinking, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurants, Theater
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And a Happy New Duck to you, too!
With the coming of each new year, many people get predictably festive and offer "Happy New Year" salutations to everyone they encounter. In Havre de Grace, folks have real reasons to be festive, not the least of which is the annual New Year's Eve Duck...Tags: Havre de Grace, Customs and Tradition, Rubber Products Industry, New Year's Day
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My best New Year's Eve
A handful of Baltimoreans recall their favorite celebrations. "My best New Year's Eve was when I and a friend went to London to the Millennium Dome for what was essentially a huge rave. … It was also the dumbest thing I ever did. We arrived about...Tags: Inner Harbor, New Year's Day, Washington, DC
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Last-minute New Year's Eve party ideas
You're hosting a party, and your guests are going to be streaming through your door in just a few days to ring in the new year. But you've still not pulled all the details of food, drink, decor and so forth together. Here are a few suggestions from Helene...Tags: New Year's Day, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Fence to enclose Baltimore's New Year's Eve celebration
Baltimore's free New Year's Eve fireworks are back this year, but with an added wrinkle: The Inner Harbor festivities will be encircled by a metal fence, with access restricted to nine points of entry during much of the celebration.
The fence, similar to...Tags: Pratt Street, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Frank Murphy, Business, Rash Field
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