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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: Annapolis, Gays and Lesbians, New Year's Day, Martin O'Malley, Weddings
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After 24 years, your table is ready
For decades, the well-heeled and hungry went to the Chesapeake Restaurant at the corner of Charles and Lanvale streets for formally served dinners of charcoal-broiled steaks, unabashedly rich seafood dishes like jumbo crab lumps au gratin and a decadent...
Tags: Charles Street, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Station North, Auction Service
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'House of Cards' to take over State House
The marble hallway trod for centuries by Maryland politicians will host perhaps its most sinister character when actor Kevin Spacey arrives for work next week. Television crews from the political thriller "House of Cards" began transforming Maryland's...
Tags: Annapolis, Rentals, Heads of State, Martin O'Malley, Chris Rock
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At Baltimore Pride celebrations, community prevails over conflict
At the height of the Baltimore Pride event Saturday, the song "We Are Family" played over the parade's speakers. Spectators lining North Charles Street called the song a fitting anthem, despite a recent dispute among community leaders about the spirit...Tags: Charles Street, Gays and Lesbians, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Music, The Happiest News!
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Brides, grooms tinkering with tradition
For their May nuptials, Mount Vernon residents Katie Joost and Nick Garber made careful preparations. They booked a gazebo at Owings Mills' Irvine Nature Center, accessible by a quarter-mile hike. They selected readings that had special meaning to them,...
Tags: The Huffington Post, Gays and Lesbians, Weddings, Family, Marriage
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Baltimore Pride in a blender
Anyone who's been to Baltimore Pride -- or any Pride, really -- knows there is a lot to see. It takes a lot to make me raise my eyebrows, but I did on several occassions during the parade and block party in Mount Vernon on Saturday -- mostly with a...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Douglas F. Gansler
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Baltimore Pride events schedule
The Baltimore SunFriday, June 14 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Twilight on the Terrace, a high-end cocktail party and major fundraiser for Baltimore Pride, offers an open bar and dancing to music from DJ J.R. Embrey. While gaudy outfits are sometimes de rigeur for Pride weekend,...Tags: Charles Street, Baltimore Museum of Art, Arts, Gay Pride San Diego, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Historical Society explores scandalous legacy of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
The small wooden trunk is covered with red leather, painted with an ocher floral embroidery and studded with brass nails — and it couldn't have announced its owner's intention more clearly. The 19-year-old Baltimore beauty who packed the trunk...
Tags: Massachusetts Legislature, War of 1812, Atlantic Ocean, U.S. Congress, France
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Tremont soon to relaunch as Embassy Suites
The prior owner planned to convert a 37-story hotel towering over St. Paul Street into apartment and long-term stay suites, but a new owner decided to invest $14 million in a renovation and keep it a hotel. The Tremont Plaza Hotel, which has been called...
Tags: Charles Street, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Baltimore Hotels
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Shuttered for decades, The Chesapeake to open Monday
The Baltimore SunA new restaurant named The Chesapeake will open Monday, according to one of the developers, in Charles North, where another restaurant named the Chesapeake closed more than 20 years ago. A mainstay of Baltimore dining for decades, the old Chesapeake...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Station North, Restaurants, Charles Theatre
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GLCCB sells headquarters building
The Baltimore SunThe Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB) has sold its Mount Vernon headquarters, the organization announced Wednesday. The decision to sell the building was made "to address ongoing community concerns with the inadequacy of the GLCCB'...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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The inside scoop on Baltimore dog parks
You say Rover wants to roam, but your postage-stamp backyard isn't cutting it? Clearly, you and your pooch need to take advantage of the nearest friendly neighborhood dog park. Not that every neighborhood has one, or that they're all created equal. Some...
Tags: Charles Street, Charles Village, Baltimore Museum of Art, Locust Point, Animals
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