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'Weed Warriors' will be scourge of invasive plants [Clarksville]
Want to be a hero? A warrior? You can be a "Weed Warrior" in the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area and improve the health of Howard County's ecosystems.
You'll learn about local ecology and get a good workout removing invasive plants from the forest and replanting native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants under the supervision of a county forester.
Training will be provided at the MPEA entrance on Trotter Road on May 26 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Weed Warriors work Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30-6 p.m., until June 25. The summer session runs June 26 to Aug. 30,...
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'Weed Warriors' will be scourge of invasive plants [Clarksville]
Want to be a hero? A warrior? You can be a "Weed Warrior" in the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area and improve the health of Howard County's ecosystems.
You'll learn about local ecology and get a good workout removing invasive plants from the forest and...
Morton J. 'Morty' Macks
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Area theater companies shine bigger spotlight on female playwrights
Not all details of the 2015-2016 theater season are yet known, but a remarkable trend has already emerged in the Baltimore-Washington area -- a fresh emphasis on female playwrights to address longstanding gender disparities.
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Commercial real estate boom reaches Baltimore
The jaw-dropping $121.5 million that an investor paid last month for Fells Point's Union Wharf apartments was the starkest example yet in Baltimore of how a booming national real estate market is pushing some firms to turn to smaller, riskier cities.
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Area housing market shows continuing recovery
The Baltimore area home market showed more signs of recovery last month, as sales hit their highest March mark since 2007 and new contracts rose for a 10th straight month, a real estate analyst reported Friday.Closed sales rose 23.6 percent compared...
A new Baltimorean, mindful of the old
Professor D. Watkins' story hit a chord ("Native author D. Watkins: 'I don't know this new Baltimore,'" March 25). "Why must every black resident be displaced as soon as opportunity rides the gentrification train into town?" He opines for "Old...
Short sales need a tax break
Despite the recovery of the economy since 2008, there are still many homeowners who owe more than their property is worth. A bill pending in the U.S. Senate would extend the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act through 2016, curtailing tax penalties for...
Belair-Edison: Fighting for a neighborhood for 'the middle'
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Baltimore leaders agree: City has a race problem
Twice in recent weeks, Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has made a startling statement to national audiences: Baltimore is still dealing with 1950s- and 1960s-era racism.
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Fairways at Towson apartment complex sold
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Home sales show best January in eight years
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Wall Street's threat to the American middle class
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Hampden parking restrictions get preliminary approval
A proposal to limit parking outside homes near a major shopping center redevelopment in Hampden won preliminary approval in a tight vote by a divided Baltimore City Council Monday night.
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Getting the price right: Listing your home to make it sell
The little repairs have been made, floors swept and windows scrubbed until they gleam crystal clear. Your home is ready for the market. But at what price?
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John M. 'Jack' Martin Sr.
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Born John Melvin Martin in Woodlawn, he was...
Local civil rights advocates worry about housing case
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Maryland City born amid debt and delays
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