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The arrival earlier this week of Tropical Storm Isaias recalls the two meteorological occurrences that Marylanders fear most: hurricanes and snow.
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It’s worth taking a look at the causes and consequences of that long-ago clash between citizens and Guardsmen in the streets of downtown Baltimore, a melee that set off a chain reaction of strikes along the railroad line.
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Leonard “Max” Schroeder would have been 102 this month. The Linthicum native passed away at age 90 — remarkable, given the dicey role he played in World War II. Because on D-Day, 1944, Capt. Schroeder became the first American soldier to hit the sand at Normandy.
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Baltimore City pools have long faced closures for all sorts of reasons: lifeguards on strike, maintenance issues, attendance woes and even clashes over integration in the 1960s.
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The death last week of writer-director Carl Reiner recalled the collaboration of actor Steve Martin and George Gipe, a well-known and prolific Baltimore writer, that comprised the creative team that wrote the 1982 noir spoof, “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid.”
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Ocean City was long closed off to Black beachgoers. Here's how segregation and discrimination shaped Maryland's most popular beach town.
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After six non-winning seasons in the majors, the team is in first place in the American League despite a lineup laced with youngsters. Three-fourths of the infield is rookies, and five starting pitchers are 22 years old or younger.
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A recently published book celebrates the 250th anniversary of the founding of Ellicott City.
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Ralph Moore recalls what it was like growing up in Baltimore after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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In Maryland, the fuel crisis peaked in February 1974, when the shortage froze traffic around Baltimore. Seething drivers waited in queues, some five miles long, for hours in what The Baltimore Sun called “bread lines on wheels,” hoping to fill up; too often, stations ran out of gas. Fights broke out, station owners were threatened and some began toting guns.
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While you’re homebound and waiting out the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of Baltimore and Maryland — a little history, a little trivia, some sports, a dash of politics — and, don’t worry, we made them all multiple choice.
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When Maryland’s Bay Bridge opened July 30, 1952, a motorist could have reached the Eastern Shore faster by driving around the Chesapeake Bay and stopping for lunch. The speeches droned on for hours.
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There are no cracks of the bat or slaps of the leather this season, but there's always Brooks Robinson to reminisce about. Here are five quick takes about the Orioles legend who celebrated a birthday this week.
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Theirs were stories of death and miraculous survival.
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While you’re homebound and waiting out the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of Baltimore and Maryland — a little history, a little trivia, some sports, a dash of politics — and, don’t worry, we made them all multiple choice.
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Before rescue crews arrived, the neighbors started an assembly line, passing bricks and whole slabs of the houses’ foundation, among the other debris the explosion left everywhere
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Being a good photographer, Keith Garner Jr. says, means never missing an opportunity. Creatively and commercially, he says, the last four and a half months have offered plenty.
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Duff Goldman, the noted Baltimore cake maker, and Johnna Colbry, his wife, are expecting their first child, the couple announced Saturday.
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Two people suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday in a motor vehicle accident in Dundalk, according to Baltimore County Police.
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Frequently asked questions about submitting an event to our calendar.
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Even with capacity restrictions on indoor spaces, large venues in Maryland like hotels and country clubs are still able to host weddings with hundreds of people. Some say they're concerned.
