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A reading of Baltimore's history should make us determined to be a better city, not settle for mediocrity.

The question remains whether Howard County has done enough to better defend Ellicott City's residents and businesses against another major flood.

A deep fascination with the Patapsco River took hold of Riley Goodman early in life and never let go.

Howard County officials say a plan to take over management of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum at Ellicott City by the county parks department will allow

Isabella "Sissy" Hoblitzell, 81, died Sunday of complications from dementia at her Owings Mills home.

For John R. Moxley, 89, it was a homecoming.

The top Baltimore-area arts and entertainment events for the week of June 25-July 1.

John E. "Suds" McCann, 83, a retired lawyer, died Friday from a heart attack at his Lutherville home.

Sykesville is located on Carroll County's southern border with Howard County along the Patapsco River. A portion of the town once spanned the river, but a

Mount Airy is located in the southern part of the county on the border between Carroll and Frederick counties, which is also an intersection with Howard and

Congratulations fathers. To paraphrase a cliché, "You've come a long way, Daddy."

A treasury of unique images captures an early 20th Century lumber boom in West Virginia.

After undergoing open heart surgery following a heart attack last year, doctors told Nancy Sullivan that line dancing saved her life.

The Old Town Farmers Market is back. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the parking lot next to The Wine Bin is transformed into an oasis of delectable fresh fruit, vegetables, and lots of homemade goods like pickles, waffles and bread. The huge parking lot F, behind the log cabin, is right next door so there is plenty of convenient free parking.

The B&O Railroad Historical Society will host a free open house at their new facility in Eldersburg on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23. The public is invited to tour the new headquarters from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

In 1971, the Capitol Limited left Union Station in Washington for the last time. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s luxury passenger train had been in service

Raymond R. Donadio Sr., a retired Towson and law firm co-founder, died Sunday at his Timonium home. He was 83.

With six to eight inches of snow forecast to fall Monday evening into Tuesday morning in the Baltimore area, some local attractions are closing in anticipation.

We talk about parking a lot in the historic district, but it's important. Shop owners want people to have easy access to their establishments, and they want the town to look — and be -- busy. So it's been tough these last few months not to have parking on Main Street.

Howard County has a distinct and thriving collection of communities, old and new, stable and growing. In Columbia, one-third of the land is designated as open

Set squarely between the nation’s capital and Baltimore, Howard County is a well-blended mix of the bucolic, the urban and the suburban.

Dinner aboard a dining car has always been an exhilarating and a vastly enjoyable experience even if the cuisine isn’t always of five-star quality.

The art scene in the historic district is slowly regathering strength. Robin Holliday, owner of Horse Spirit Arts Gallery, has set her winter hours for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. She has announced the addition of a new artist to her gallery, April M. Rimpo, who works in watercolors, acrylics and glass. Also, her gallery is presenting Dee Lenehan's first solo show, "Still Standing," also hosted by Pure Wine Café, from March 13 to May 28.

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The emergence of a splinter community association is not unique to the South Baltimore neighborhood. More than 800 civic associations claim to represent the city's 225 neighborhoods, and Pigtown's tussle may be just another dust-up in backyard politics. But it also reveals the rising stock of a historic neighborhood that's seen home values jump, families move in and businesses open.

Time to indulge in a Baltimore neighborhood naming colloquialisms.

News reporters are often guided by the boundaries created by the

It's impossible to fully capture centuries of black history in just 28 days (29 in a leap year), yet every February, people in Baltimore and beyond give it their best shot. This year is no exception. Whether you're looking to laugh or learn, discuss or dance, there's something for everyone this Black History Month. Here are five events and a brief roundup of some of the most celebratory black history events this year.

Kudos to a great historic district supporter, Mary Catherine Cochran, for her election to the Howard County Women's Hall of Fame for 2017. I have known and admired Mary Catherine for many years. She is co-founder of Preservation Howard County, a former director of the Claudia Meyer Cancer Center, and currently serves as director of the Patapsco Heritage Greenway.

Old Ellicott City's charm lies in its 244-year-old history, beset with small, quaint shops and narrow sidewalks that snake up and down the low-lying district that was originally designed as a river town in the 1700s.

The 10 best things to do this week in and around Baltimore, including Restaurant Week, Golden Globes, Elvis Birthday Fight Club, "Call of the Wild," "Flying Bach" and Twisted Knickers Burlesque.

Several dozen admirers of Johns Hopkins gathered in a cold rain at Green Mount Cemetery Saturday to honor the Baltimore philanthropist who died on Christmas Eve 143 years before.

Members of First Evangelical Lutheran Church teamed up with Emory United Methodist Church and St. John's Episcopal Church to go Christmas caroling on Main Street in Ellicott City Dec. 18 to bring holiday cheer to residents and businesses that were devastated by the July flash flood.

Shawn Oles and Jamie Jackson of Elkridge had a Maryland-themed wedding at the B&O Railroad Museum on Oct. 8.

Hours before the exhibit opens at the Evergreen Museum and Library, Johns Hopkins University alumna Vanessa Tall Bryant walks past penciled, life-size portraits of black Civil War soldiers, each stoic and dressed in blue uniforms decorated with gold buttons. The Nashville resident passes a painting of President Abraham Lincoln and John Work Garrett, former owner of the mansion that houses the museum, and then stops at a somewhat familiar face — James Tall, her grandfather.

It seems logical to assume that the Ellicott City Station of the B&O Railroad Museum must have been among the hardest hit structures during the deadly flash flooding that nearly destroyed the historic mill town.

In 2009, B&O American Brasserie at Kimpton Hotel Monaco was the town darling. It opened amid great fanfare in the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad headquarters, offering impressive New American cuisine in a swanky historic building.

It's reassuring to know that during the holiday season, Baltimore loses none of the eccentric charm for which the city has become known.

I am a fan of the gradual and deliberate Christmas, one that starts slow and lasts into the middle of January. In this mindset, the day and weekend after Thanksgiving is part of the progression of days in holiday preparation.

It's just a week before Thanksgiving! If you want to give yourself a break from cooking this year, I know that Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant, newly reopened, will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving dinner that day, with choices including beef and rockfish if you don't want turkey. Dinner is $59 per person; $30 for those ages 10 and under.

When it was announced in 2014 that the Stanley Memorial Library would be torn down and replaced, many questioned maintaining the Stanley name on the building, as Charles Stanley, who went on to be elected Laurel's mayor, had served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.

The 10 best events happening in the Baltimore area the week of Nov. 6.

Railroads played an important part in Harford County's growth, though not all of them stayed around long enough to share in the prosperity.

My son Dave and daughter-in-law Kristen were in town last week from their home in Brooklyn, visiting for the first time since the July flood. As we drove up Main Street, they despaired over so many buildings still covered in plywood. They particularly mourned the loss of the record store at the bottom of the street.

From the ball of string at Haussner's to the industrial grounds that became Camden Yards, we explore origins, endings and what's in between.

Joseph Bernard Smith, 96, a retired Chesapeake and Potomac telephone marketing manager, died of multiple organ failure Sept. 29 at Oak Crest Village retirement community.

Harford County Public Library will host a series of six events for its annual Foodie Week in November. 

The Western Maryland Railway was an integral part of Carroll County's early development, spawning economic growth, supporting travel and defining the geography of many of the county's towns. But just as the railroad was vital to the community, Carroll was just as important a part in the founding of the company.

The state's Housing and Community Development department wants Aberdeen's historic B&O Railroad Station to be moved to Festival Park, as part of the ongoing efforts to revitalize the city's downtown.