Revitalization efforts on U.S. 40 in Aberdeen [Pictures]
Today, many of the motels on U.S. 40 between Joppa and Havre de Grace are boarded up, or offering cut-rate rooms. Some eateries, including the iconic New Ideal Diner in Aberdeen, are closed. There are plans for revitalization along U.S. 40, but in Aberdeen they center around another form of transit -- a train station that carries Amtrak's Northeast Regional service and is on MARC's Penn Line -- that's growing in importance as America's road trip culture declines. Read the story.
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The Chesapeake Sensory Plaza, a 5,000-square-foot water-themed play area, opened at Rockfield Park in Bel Air earlier this week. Patterned after the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the plaza is built around a hands-on water feature that includes a 60-foot-long channel system that follows the natural topography of the site.
