mardi gras
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Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl return specialist won a Super Bowl title in hometown of New Orleans - ACLU fought for rights to wave flags without permits at Super Bowl
- It was like Baltimore took over New Orleans over the weekend, when thousands of Ravens descended upon the Big Easy, including dozens from Harford County
- Join me Tuesday, Feb. 12 for the Havre de Grace Mardi Gras Parade at 6:30 p.m. down Bourbon Street from the high school, to Washington Street into downtown, ending on St. John and Warren streets at Legion Square and the American Legion Post 47 parking lot. Grab some beads! The party continues at downtown restaurants and taverns. For details, phone the Office of Tourism, 410-939-2100 or me at the phone number printed here.
- Ravens fans going to New Orleans share their Super Bowl stories and photos.
- Ravens jump to big lead, hold off 49ers after delay caused by Superdome power failure
- Here's something you won¿t have to worry about in Baltimore. New Orleans drivers sat in gridlock Friday morning because the city's Mardi Gras floats had to be towed back across the Mississippi River after a local parade on the west bank.
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- The Super Bowl has created a veritable cottage industry of parties surrounding it, and nowhere is this more evident than in the XLVII game in New Orleans, a city that knows how to have fun. Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49er fans join athletes and celebrities enjoying the city's food, drinks and hospitality.
- Baltimore chefs with New Orleans' roots share game day-ready recipes for the Super Bowl.
- Lots to celebrate in February – groundhogs, freedom African American history
- Memories of Hurricane Katrina's destruction still hover over New Orleans, even as hosting the Super Bowl represents the city's continuing recovery.
- For most Harford fans heading to New Orleans, this weekend's trip is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Not for Ron Pieper – he's headed to his seventh Super Bowl, so he should be able to give some pointers to the other Baltimore Ravens fans headed to the Big Easy to watch the Ravens take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII
- With the Big Game just around the corner, residents planning to watch the Super Bowl from a bar in Harford County might consider getting there early.
- Bourbon Street has been one of the most famous New Orleans attractions for about 200 years, but I'm wondering if even the pirates who once walked the famous cobblestones would have been shocked and embarrassed by what it has become.
- Super Bowl Media Day used to be an almost total theatre of the absurd, with goofy broadcast reporters from every corner of the football world trying to get attention by doing something outrageous. Not this year.
- The amount of talent in Baton Rouge was extraordinary, hailed Keith Urban, then he turned to Nicki and called her Mariah. Hearts stopped beating.
- All Havre de Grace schools will now have a school resource officer through the end of the school year.
- Dulaney High School's Lion's Roar Marching Band performed during the Sugar Bowl half-time show in New Orleans. Calvert Hall College Alumni Association holds its annual Bull & Oyster Roast
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- They'll all be in New England Sunday evening, watching the Ravens play the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, a rematch of last year's title game they're all hoping will have a different outcome this year
- Cold enough? If not, join the Polar Bear Plunge Havre de Grace-style, the Susquehanna Hose Company Duck Dunk, a fundraiser for the volunteer fire department. It will be Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. to noon at the Havre de Grace Yacht Basin's far launch ramp
- Start off 2013 with chilly hike or dip in the Susquehanna River
- For the first time in decades, Baltimoreans can wear the colors of two teams with equal pride. Orange one day, purple the next. A Ravens jersey with an Orioles cap. It wouldn't make the cover of GQ, but it captures the mood of the city — and harkens back to happy days of yore.
- Forty-six years later, the photograph still inspires goose bumps. There's Dave McNally, Baltimore's "other" No. 19, the triumphant pitcher whose grin is as wide as his native Montana. And Andy Etchebarren, the catcher who's poised to embrace him, mask still on and mitt in hand.
- More fans are showing up and watching on TV as Baltimore Orioles are above .500
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- Action in Maturity, (AIM) provider of transportation and social services aid for seniors, is worried about seniors who live near the Rotunda Giant. It is moving down the street — and down the hill — meaning that seniors would have a hard time walking back up the hill. But thanks to AIM's efforts, Giant appears to be interested in providing free shuttle service to the store.
- St. Vincent Pallotti High School's spring gala fundraiser, "Mardi Gras Madness," will take place Saturday, March 24 from 7 to 11 p.m., at the University of Maryland, Marriott Inn and Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd. East, in Hyattsville.
- Havre de Grace threw a grand celebration for Mardi Gras with a colorful parade and festivities Feb. 21. Thank you to the Tuesday crowds of 1,500-2,000 onlookers. Hundreds of glittering beads were tossed to cheering revelers. The holiday fun continued through the crisp evening at downtown restaurants and crowded taverns. More than 250 folks participated in our largest parade yet, among 21 entries and units.
- A Great Family Friendly Event. Congratulations and thank you to so many. All the great businesses and community activities that chose to be a part of this ever growing parade. You all hit this night out of the ballpark. I can not say enough for all the effort everyone put into their costumes and floats.
- Havre de Grace celebrates Fat Tuesday with annual Mardi Gras parade
- Rick Ross, Blake Shelton and more in this week's nightlife
- Now that Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow and we've all declared our love for family, friends and others at Valentine's Day, it won't be long before local Christians begin the six week observance of Lent.
- Baltimore area restaurants are getting ready for Mardi Gras celebrations
- Mostly Main Street: Visitors guide is not just for the county's out-of-town guests
- Ellicott City: Celebrate Mardi Gras in the historic district! The Ellicott City Restoration Foundation will host it's seventh annual Mardi Gras Magnifique benefit Sunday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Rumor Mill Fusion Bar & Restaurant.
- Now that Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow and we've all declared our love for family, friends and others at Valentine's Day, it won't be long before local Christians begin the six week observance of Lent.
- A rundown of what's going on the week of 2/13-2/19.
- West Friendship: Blanche DuBois knew all about the "kindness of strangers". After the happenings in the early morning hours of Jan. 24, so too, does West Friendship's Denise Oursler
- Parkville, Perry Hall, White Marsh notices for clubs, seniors, health, libraries.
