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Tandon Doss kicking off upcoming National Kids to Parks Day
The Baltimore SunGrowing up in Indianapolis, Ravens wide receiver Tandon Doss was always outside playing. "My mom would always send us out of the house," Doss said in a telephone interview. "She didn't want us in the house all day playing video games. So, I stayed...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Tourism and Leisure, National Football League, Football, Fort McHenry
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A 'Passport' to the world of Druid Hill Park
A Roland Park resident has created a "passport" to Druid Hill Park. Janet Felsten, founder and director of the nonprofit group Baltimore Green Map, introduced the green-colored passport April 19 at a Baltimore Green Week kickoff party in the...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Roland Park, LinkedIn Corp., Interior Policy, Racism
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Roland Park Country School students walk to raise money
Roland Park Country School graduate Jocelyn Young-Hyman, who is now a Peace Corps volunteer, has big plans for the money raised Thursday by her alma mater in its annual All-School Walk. Young-Hyman, a 2007graduate of the all-girls school on Roland...
Tags: Kenya, Tourism and Leisure, Roland Park, Breast Cancer, Peace Corps
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Baltimore native, artist husband sowed seeds for historic Virginia estate
Visitors celebrating Virginia's 80th Historic Garden Week at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont might not immediately see a connection to Baltimore. The American painter, known for his portraiture, hailed from Detroit. His home, recognized...
Tags: Artists, Tourism and Leisure, New Year's Day, Netherlands, Charles Street
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Picnic Perfect in Harford
The dogwood trees are beginning to bloom, the air is warm and free of humidity, and residents everywhere are breaking out their long-dormant shorts and sandals. It’s spring and the start of picnic season. From state and county parks to...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Climbing, Trips and Vacations, United States Naval Academy, Canoeing and Kayaking
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Shenandoah offers rocky top vistas
SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, Va. — The ridge-top Skyline Drive offers lots of panoramic views. The curvy 105-mile drive from Front Royal on the north to Waynesboro in the south offers 75 scenic overlooks in the 197,000-acre national park that was...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, National Parks, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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XTERRA Trail Run Series makes Maryland debut on April 6 at Seneca Creek
Steven Leibowitz is trying to run as fast as he can, but the trail is muddy and tree roots are hiding under the soil, slowing him down. Now there's a stream blocking his path, with no way to cross, save a few widely spaced rocks. But Leibowitz can't...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Running, Cross Country Running, Demographics, Elkton
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Bel Air officials discuss possible improvements to Shamrock Park
Possible improvements to Bel Air's popular Shamrock Park are being discussed preliminarily by town officials. Some concepts for the park improvements, including new walkways, better handicapped access to the William Humbert Amphitheater, additional...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure
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Obama establishes Tubman park on Eastern Shore
President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Tourism and Leisure, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Statue of Liberty
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Varsity roundup: Loyola rally at Face-Off Classic falls short, 6-5
A high school boys lacrosse game that was supposed to be a warm-up act for the two college games that followed played more like a main event at the seventh annual Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday. Justin Guterding scored...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Under Armour Inc., Lacrosse, Jack Crawford, Face-Off Classic
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Volunteers help rebuild playground for formerly homeless children
A team of 90 volunteers painted and cleaned the playground at the Pratt House this week to prepare the site for an overhaul next month. College students, part of Students Today Leaders Forever, joined Volunteers of America Chesapeake to enhance the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Volunteers of America, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Tourism and Leisure, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Dorchester County, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland)
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