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For a park, Druid Hill certainly has an abundance of features to keep its visitors busy. Pathways wind through the park's 745 acres and treat those who tread its grounds to what seems like a quiet oasis in the middle of one of the East Coast's most popular metropolises. Foremost of the treasures hiding within the bounds of Druid Hill is the Maryland Zoo, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo. Opened in 1876, the small zoo saw moderate traffic until it was beset by financial troubles following a major cosmetic overhaul that was designed to boost the number of visitors and make the zoo more visually appealing.
For a park, Druid Hill certainly has an abundance of features to keep its visitors busy. Pathways wind through the park's 745 acres and treat those who tread its grounds to what seems like a quiet oasis in the middle of one of the East Coast's most popular metropolises. Foremost of the treasures hiding within the bounds of Druid Hill is the Maryland Zoo, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo. Opened in 1876, the small zoo saw moderate traffic until it was beset by financial troubles following a major cosmetic overhaul that was designed to boost the number of visitors and make the zoo more visually appealing.
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What's this obsession with transgender people and bathrooms?
It sounds good, like something all of us would want to join: Maryland Citizens for a Responsible Government. But my perusal of the organization's website reveals little more than obsessive concern with transgender people being in society — and...Tags: Jones Falls, Social Media, Entertainment Events, Facebook, Opera (genre)
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1908 Illinois race riot was impetus behind founding of the NAACP
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The Interview: Robin Budish, community organizer for Baltimore Streetcar Campaign
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10 Spot: Fri.-Sun.: Winter Festival of Wonders
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Five groups vie to run city rec centers
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James Berry III is in the fight of his life
The Baltimore SunSOME MORNINGS, PERHAPS EVEN ON A morning like this one, James Berry III will lie on his mother's couch at 4 a.m., unable to sleep. The only light in the living room will be the flicker of the television. The thoughts inside his head will collide and carom...Tags: Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, Prisons
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Protesters head to D.C. to decry economic inequality
Civil rights veteran Helena Hicks had walked much of the route already, many years ago — decades before the nation's capital memorialized the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in stone. Some things have changed dramatically since then, others not so...Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Protest, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Activism
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Police Blotter
Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Robert Terrell Henderson, 26, of the first block of Defense Drive, was charged Thursday with violating a protective order and vandalism. Douglas Bryon Langkam, 54, of the 1500...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Chemicals, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Abusive Behavior, Prisons
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Running: Klaschus rings in new year with 10K win in Joppa
Matt Klaschus and Luke Belford appeared ready to race swiftly into the new year Sunday in the annual RASAC New Year's 10K in Joppa. The two started the race at a quick tempo together ahead of 84 other runners. This was a rematch of last year's 10K in...Tags: Road Running, Track and Field, Running
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Paw Point off-leash dog park off to running start at Robert E. Lee
Paw Point Dog Park was more than 11 years in the making, and just a few months after the new dog park at Robert E. Lee Park opened with much fanfare, more than 500 dog owners have registered to use the park, making it a popular spot for patrons with...Tags: Hampden, Pikesville, Dog (animal), David Marks, Perry Hall
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First slaying in Baltimore in Northwest
The year's first killing in Baltimore occurred Tuesday night in the Arlington community, north of Lake Ashburton. Police said a 62-year-old man was shot in the 4000 block of Edgewood Road about 9:45 p.m. and died at Sinai Hospital. UPDATE: Police have...Tags: Murder, Shootings
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State helps protect Baltimore archives
Baltimore was in danger of losing many of its most precious documents several years ago.
A rented building near Druid Hill Park that was used to house the city's historic archives failed to meet even minimal standards for proper records storage. It was...Tags: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Finance, Conservation, Anne Arundel County, Francis Scott Key
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