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A historic residence in Relay more than a century old was destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning, according to Baltimore County police spokesman Cpl. John Wachter.

A Depression-era federal building where customs officials once inspected imports is to go to auction next month.

After nearly two years of developing a management plan, an organization with roots in both Howard and Baltimore counties, becomes the managing entity of a portion of the Patapsco River Valley.

Developer David Tufaro, of Roland Park, is redeveloping an old mill on the Jones Falls in Hampden as a multi-use housing, retail and office center, a Belvedere Square-style market, and a 150-seat restaurant in the old boiler room.

Former Harford County executive David Craig was named state secretary of planning by Gov.-elect Larry Hogan on Thursday.

While everyone knows that the Middle River Depot property along Eastern Boulevard has been approved for commercial development, only a relatively few of us know the details of what the owners call "Martin's Landing." Economic development can be a good thing — provided it's not hurtful to the families who live immediately adjacent to it. In this case, there are 804 such families who are the residents of Peppermint Woods and Williams Estates. I'm proud to be one of them, and president of the

More than a decade of effort by the members of the Historical Society of Harford County paid off Tuesday when the 129-year-old Aberdeen B&O Railroad station was moved 50 feet from the space it has occupied along the railroad tracks since 1885.

State officials on Wednesday announced $10 million in state tax credits that will fund nine historic restoration projects across Maryland, including three in Howard County.

Fellowship Hall, a 116-year-old building that was gifted to St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Reisterstown in 1941, will have a new breath of life in the community. The building, which was slated for demolition last July, will instead be restored thanks to a $95,000 grant awarded by the African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP), which is a partnership of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT).

Local naturalist and author Ned Tillman will compress the timeline to explain why the area's unique geography attracted the Ellicott brothers to the Patapsco Valley — and what challenges now face Ellicott City — when he leads a 90-minute walking tour along Main Street on Nov. 15.

Baltimore's National Great Blacks in Wax Museum moves forward slowly, but steadily with plans for a $75 million expansion that would quadruple its footprint, erecting a new state-of-the art institution in one of the city's more challenged communities.

In the 2.3 acres surrounding Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church, a subtle link to local history lies in a cemetery that dates back nearly 200 years.

In the summer of 2013, I visited the Clifton Mansion that sits atop the little hill in the Northeast Baltimore park and golf course as a $7 million restoration effort had just started.

The historic Rodgers Forge neighborhood in Towson has adopted guidelines for residents who want to install solar panels, hoping to strike a balance between preserving the community's architecture and embracing alternative energy.

When Paul Mueller — a custom home builder and developer — decided to renovate an historic building in Sykesville at the start of 2013, he knew it could be a lengthy process. A year and a half later, he is still working on gaining final approval and permits from multiple agencies, he said.

Walter Evan Black Jr., a retired chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Maryland who ruled against the City of Baltimore in its efforts to acquire the Colts after the team moved to Indianapolis, died of Parkinson's disease complications Monday at his Easton home. The former Roland Park area resident was 88.

The tiny brass ring bearing the initials "CC" represents a mystery: did it belong to Charles Calvert, the third Baron of Baltimore? And can the St. Mary's College of Maryland archaeologists who unearthed it ever prove its origins?

The future of an 11.01-acre wooded parcel of land at the end of Maple Avenue in Catonsville, which serves as the site of a historic mill that dates back to 1850, will move a step closer to being determined next week at a community meeting that will be held in the lower level meeting room at the Catonsville public library, 1100 Frederick Road, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.

The Royal Navy ship whose "bombs bursting in air" inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" two centuries ago may have been discovered in Arctic waters Sunday.

Ruxton author Evan L. Balkan, whose latest book is "Walking Baltimore: An Insider's Guide to 33 Historic Neighborhoods, Waterfront Districts, and Hidden Treasures in Charm City" fond of learning Baltimore's quirks.

When Ray Chism, 74, bought the Relay Hotel in 1972 with his wife Diana Chism he wanted to learn more about the history of the building, where he has lived with his family for more than 30 years.

Stablers United Methodist Church celebrates its 200 anniversary.

If the development plan receives zoning approval on Monday, Aug. 25, four buildings that serve as residences on the campus of the Charlestown Retirement Community will be razed and replaced with two updated buildings along with a parking lot expansion.

Plans to create five residential lots on land owned by the Winters Run Golf Club in Bel Air are scheduled to go before the members of Harford County's Development Advisory Committee next month.

The 220 miles that make up U.S. 40 in Maryland was an epicenter of historical clashes in the state with resistance culminating with a Freedom Ride less than three months after Kennedy issued his plea. On Dec. 16, 1961, as many as 700 blacks and whites descended upon dozens of still-segregated restaurants along the highway.

Towson's brand-new movie palace comes with all the accouterments of modern filmgoing: tiered auditoriums, floor-to-ceiling screens, leather seats, even a choice of wines. But the theater, which opened July 10, also offers guests an unexpected sight from another age: a single, worn headstone from 1834.

Proposal to convert abandoned buildings on N. Howard St. into theaters, offices and more is a hopeful sign for a neglected part of downtown Baltimore.

A schematic design for the new Catonsville Elementary School to be built at 106 Bloomsbury Avenue was released by Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) Tuesday, July 8.

A Baltimore County solution is in the works to address overcrowded elementary schools in southwest Baltimore County, but some Catonsville residents say the solution fails to address future overcrowding in middle schools and high schools.

If Joe Gochar and others on the Hilltop/Maple Community Association hadn't been curious about the origins of a stone mill tucked away on a dirt path near their Catonsville community 13 years ago, the land may have gone unnoticed for another 90 years.

Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by an impressive, if somewhat understated, bronze tablet mounted on a large rock, "sacred to the men of Harford County who made the supreme sacrifice during The World War," that sits in front of the Gen. Milton Reckord Armory at sidewalk level along North Main Street in Bel Air.

Plan to alleviate overcrowding of southwest Baltimore County public schools has school move from Frederick Road to Bloomsbury Community Center site

Many businesses throughout Sykesville will soon be changing the way they look, and the way visitors and residents look at them, all while retaining the town's historical quaintness.

Baltimore officials on Wednesday approved a $3.4 million deal to build a luxury hotel on a Fells Point pier after chiding a developer for trying to include campaign contributions to local politicians as part of the project's costs.

The city's Board of Estimates is expected to approve a plan for a new luxury hotel on the historic Recreation Pier in Fells Point, altering a city ordinance to allow the Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank-backed hotel to move forward without including a public promenade around the property.

A $450,000 black steel fence with decorative finials is being built around the downtown War Memorial to help stop homeless men and women — some of whom are veterans — from sleeping on the steps under the Greek-inspired columns.

Zoning board approves revised and reduced setback variances for the development of town houses on site of Crittenton House, a former home in Hampden for unwed mothers

A throng of students from Elkridge Landing Middle School swarmed across the historic Belmont property in Elkridge last week.

Operators of the Winters Run Golf Club near Bel Air are looking to sell a portion of their property that could include a house which local historical researchers say may date back to pre-Revolutionary times.

The Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation on Tuesday approved a developer's exterior renovation plans for the conversion of an historic former home for unwed mothers into apartments.