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Celebrate Spring with rare ballet performance

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Baltimore City employee killed in crash in front of City Hall

A car crashed and flipped over in front of Baltimore's City Hall Tuesday afternoon and witnesses say a pedestrian was struck

• Baltimore City

Baltimore City employee killed after crash in front of City Hall

A car crashed and flipped over in front of Baltimore's City Hall Tuesday afternoon and witnesses say a pedestrian was struck and seriously injured.

• Entertainment

With 'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts breaks new ground

'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts performance is first time high school granted permission to produce ballet in original form.

• Features

Go to it: BSO's Music Box Series

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is launching a Music Box Series, designed for the 6-month- to 3-year-old set.

• Arts and Culture

"The Civil War and American Art" is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects about the conflict

As the 150th anniversary of the war continues, artists look for ways to re-examine this painful chapter in our nation's history and show its relevance to modern times.

• Arts and Culture

'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict

As the 150th anniversary of the war continues, artists look for ways to re-examine this painful chapter in our nation's history and show its relevance to modern times.

• Howard County

'Rising Stars' lift arts gala even higher

Besides honoring veterans of the local arts scene, the Howard County Arts Council's Celebration of the Arts at Howard Community College's Smith Theatre on March 23 also honors young performers who are just starting out. Its Rising Stars Emerging Performing Artist Award Competition is for performing artists between the ages of 18 and 35. This year there are 10 contestants competing for a cash prize of $5,000.

• Baltimore City Paper

Creative differences, Weird wines, and Green gobbles

• Entertainment

Baltimore Symphony announces 2013-14 season

There's a light and dark theme running through the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 2013-2014 season, which includes works dealing with great loss, as well as great compassion.

• Obituaries

Isidor Saslav, BSO concertmaster

Isidor Saslav, a former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert master and Peabody Institute violin teacher, died of complications of cancer Jan. 26 at a hospital in Tyler, Texas. The former Mount Washington resident was 74.

• Howard County

Lights, cameras, dolphins for local teen in MPT production

Fourteen-year-old Caitlyn Fernandes of Dayton has dreams of one day being an actress, but when she landed a role in a television special that will air this week on Maryland Public Television, it wasn't the bright lights that attracted her attention. It was the dolphins.

• Baltimore City Paper

What's up with jazz and blues

• Entertainment

John Waters' 'Hairspray' keeps its hold on us

Film evolves again, into concert form, with the BSO handling the music

• Features

Fire safety takes center stage for city students

• Harford

Bel Air dancer is Sugar Plum Fairy in BSA's 'Nutcracker' performance

Bona fide dancer and Bel Air hometown girl Shelby Kolar is going one step further and fulfilling her dream of performing in the legendary ballet "The Nutcracker" with the Baltimore School for the Arts.

• Maryland

Eldersburg local performs Nutcracker at Lyric

• Maryland

Plum 'Nutcracker' role: Eldersburg senior featured in Baltimore School for the Arts ballet performance

• Opinion

Ivy League test scores, for those who can afford them

Baltimore student says she got into Columbia thanks in part to her ability to pay for SAT prep

• Baltimore City

Thousands get into holiday spirit at city's monument lighting

Some were first timers. Others old hats. Under Baltimore's Washington Monument Thursday night, thousands gathered for the city's 41st monument lighting for carols, food truck carry-out and a bit of light-hearted — if jam-packed — holiday camaraderie.

• Opinion

Monumental undertaking

One of Baltimore's most distinctive landmarks is in bad shape; it will take a citywide effort to save it

• Opinion

Monumental undertaking

One of Baltimore's most distinctive landmarks is in bad shape; it will take a citywide effort to save it

• Entertainment

Season of 'Nutcracker,' 'Messiah' starts early

Holiday productions feature new collaborations, full 'Messiah'

• Music

Music lessons' sour notes

Is it OK to force a kid to study an instrument against his or her will?

• Education

Theater teacher at St. Paul's School for Girls brings home a lesson from 1812

A group of actors and actresses from Baltimore School for the Arts put on a set of short plays about the War of 1812 to the middle school students at St. Paul's School for Girls Tuesday, including one written by St. Paul's School for Girls theater teacher Natalie Pilcher.

• Crime

Newsmakers: Stevenson, Owings Mills residents hired, promoted

Owings Mills, Stevenson residents hired and promoted.

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• Baltimore Sun

Seawall sells its first rehabbed row house in Remington

Seawall Development Co. has launched Miller's Square, a project to gut, rehab and sell abandoned houses in Remington for teachers and police officers to get them to stay in Baltimore. The houses sell for $150,000 to $200,000 and are laden with financial incentives. The company has sold its first house and is holding an open house Sept. 23 to tell the community more about its plans.

• Travel

Tracie Thoms' celebrity travels

Tracie Thoms' celebrity travels

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• Features

Siriano's most fabulous self

As he prepares for Fashion Week, former "Project Runway" darling Christian Siriano beautifully juggles a new boutique, celebrity clients and his spring collection.

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Arts Scene

• Music

Hot sounds for the cool months ahead

Musicians have been tuning up and are ready to perform for you during a classical music season that heats up as the weather cools down. There's a lot going on, so you may want to make some musical notations of your own as you plan your cultural calendar.

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• Baltimore City Paper

Local bartender had illustrious career in ballet

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Arts Scene

• Obituaries

Margaret H. "Maggie" Rittler, educator

Margaret H. "Maggie" Rittler, an educator whose lifelong dream was teaching special education students, died Aug. 3 of an aneurysm while vacationing on Cape Cod. The Cockeysville resident was 44.

• Maryland

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• Baltimore City

Piano teacher a key change for Ugandan youths

Baltimore music teacher brings instruments to Uganda

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Metro Scene

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• Opinion

In a Baltimore school, a model of excellence

An outside evaluation puts Mount Royal E.S. at the head of the class in terms of effective teaching; its example should be replicated in schools throughout the system

• Maryland

Metro Scene

• Bullying

City school evaluations show problems in instruction

As the Baltimore school system prepares to implement a more stringent, nationwide curriculum next year, sample evaluations of more than two dozen schools show that many are struggling with how to effectively teach children.

• Arts and Culture

Baltimore under assault -- from suburbanites

Baltimore is under assault from know-nothing, fearful suburbanites