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Baltimore's marble lady stepping down from Calvert Street
Lady Baltimore has withstood much in 189 years perched overlooking Courthouse Square.
She has lost both of her arms over the decades — one of them, holding high a wreath that signifies service to the republic, was sheared off by a gust of wind in...Tags: Sculpture, John Quincy Adams, Fort McHenry, Frederick Douglass, Museums
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If you go: Spring home tours
Baltimore Sun reporterMaryland House and Garden Pilgrimage The 2012 Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage includes visits to more than 50 private homes, gardens, farms, churches and historic sites across five Maryland jurisdictions: Bolton Hill (Saturday, April 28); St....Tags: Anne Arundel County, Bolton Hill, St. Mary's County, Howard County, Fells Point
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State college lacrosse: Towson men beat Hofstra in double overtime
The Towson men's lacrosse team scored in the second overtime to win, 10-9, against host Hofstra on Saturday. The Tigers (6-3, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) trailed 9-3 with 12:04 left in the fourth quarter but went on a 7-0 run to beat the Pride (4-...Tags: College Sports, Lacrosse, Hofstra Pride, Colonial Athletic Association, Frostburg State Bobcats
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Howard hopes to use suburban advantages to draw tourists
Howard County doesn't have the sailing tradition of Annapolis, the boardwalk of Ocean City or the storied battlefields of Gettysburg. But it does have a prime spot between two big cities, a historic downtown, miles of mountain biking trails and plenty...Tags: Hobbies, Annapolis, Ellicott City, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sam Rogers
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Don't sell off Baltimore's heritage, flaunt it instead
Baltimore is one of the oldest cities in the United States, with a wealth of history and historical landmarks. It's amazing how the City Council thinks it owns those historic landmarks ("Ownership isn't the issue," April 4). How presumptuous of them to...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Pikesville, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Inner Harbor, Wars and Interventions
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Loyola men defeat Denver, 12-8, to stay unbeaten
Loyola remained one of two unbeaten teams in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse, as the No. 8 Greyhounds (11-0, 5-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference) scored five of the last six goals to defeat No. 7 Denver, 12-8, Saturday night at Peter Barton Stadium....Tags: Denver Pioneers, College Sports, Lacrosse, Virginia Tech Hokies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Loyola men surge past Niagara, 67-55
Justin Drummond scored six of his game-high 21 points during a 15-2 Loyola run and the visiting Greyhounds beat Niagara, 67-55, Friday night. Marvin Jordan made one of two at the free-throw line to pull the Purple Eagles (9-13 overall, 4-6 Metro Atlantic...Tags: Basketball, Tourism and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure
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Fort McHenry gearing up for a banner 2012
Ever since Tina Cappetta Orcutt and her family moved to Maryland last summer, she says, her 9-year-old son Adam has been paying close attention to Maryland license plates, especially the commemorative tags that tout the 200th anniversary of the War of...Tags: U.S. Navy, Baltimore County, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, Inner Harbor
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County Digest
Raffle The Shady Side Rural Heritage Society's annual raffle is under way. First prize is $5,000; tickets are $5 each. The winning ticket will be drawn at the society's West River Heritage Day Oyster Festival on Oct. 16 at the Capt. Salem Avery Museum,...Tags: College Baseball, Money and Monetary Policy, Anne Arundel Community College, Colleges and Universities, Parties and Movements
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A trip through West Virginia's hidden history
West Virginia may be known in popular song as "Almost Heaven," but it's a state that's seen more than its share of hell.
A vicious gunfight in the streets of a small town, two men assassinated on the courthouse steps in front of their wives, coal company...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Judges, John Sayles, Air and Space Accidents, MSNBC (tv network)
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MLK Memorial shows dedication to the dream
Back in 1963, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, the National Mall overflowed with people who'd traveled from near and far seeking equality for all Americans.
Almost a half-...Tags: American Civil War (1861-1865), Bill Cosby, Barack Obama, Cinnamon, Winston Churchill
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Health clinic buys Mount Vernon's Monumental Life Building
Chase Brexton Health Services announced Friday that it has purchased the Monumental Life Building on North Charles Street and plans to move a clinic and its headquarters there as part of an expansion. Tracey Gersh, Brexton's chief program officer, said...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Real Estate
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