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For many years, the Johns Hopkins Hospital Turtle Derby drew thousands of spectators.
- As longtime Baltimoreans know, the peach cake is one of the delights of July and August. It’s highly seasonal, and the mania for it seems to be largely local.
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A hidden gem in Leakin Park, The Crimea was the summer estate for eccentric Russophile Thomas Winans
The Crimea, once the summer destination for an eccentric Russophile railroad builder, is located in Baltimore's Leakin Park.
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- Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972 altered the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem and decimated the oyster population — problems that the bay still suffers from today.
- What caused the 1902 Orioles' demise? Egos, greed and the team’s mounting debts.
- The 60-year-old Baltimore Arena is about to get a face-lift. Here's a look at the sporting events, concerts and more held at the venue.
- A neglected anniversary of sorts, came and went May 24; it was the first public demonstration of Samuel F.B. Morse’s telegraph 178 years ago at the B&O’s Mount Clare Station, today the home of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum.
- Early 20th century Baltimore witnessed a number of dire shortages, often referred to as “famines,” for everything from chewing gum to ice.
- Loyola High's basketball team rolled to 19 victories in 1922. The legacy of the undefeated season lives on in the team's descendants.
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- Here is a list of some legendary moments informed by the Sunpapers.
- When Baltimore's Harborplace opened in 1980, there was a plethora of food and retail options to choose from. What shops do you remember?
- A third span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has been proposed to accommodate more traffic. Transporting goods and people across the Bay via a bridge dates back to the early 1900s.
- James Hemings was an enslaved cook for Thomas Jefferson. His life has inspired artwork in Baltimore and beyond.
- Thanks to at-home DNA testing, ancestry.com and persistence, two sisters were able to meet each other for the first time.
- Baltimore, Maryland has a sister city in Baltimore, Ireland. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, learn about the connection between the two.
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- Two men were killed and eight people were injured in separate shootings in Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday, including a fatal quadruple shooting.
- This summer marked Trey Mancini’s third in Baltimore facing trade rumors, having stayed with the Orioles past the deadlines of 2019 and 2021. He missed the 2020 season undergoing treatment for stage 3 colon cancer.
- Questions have been raised about the effectiveness and oversight of the COVID-19 relief program, which awarded $28.6 billion in grants to thousands of businesses.
- Two men were killed and eight people were injured in separate shootings in Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday, including a fatal quadruple shooting.
- Columnist Susan Soldavin shares information about people and places and events happening in and around Clarksville.
- Renée McDonald Hutchins, the soon-to-be dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, never planned on being a lawyer. Coming from a family of doctors, she initially thought her law career was just happenstance.
