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• Maryland

Carroll County Public Library schedules (Sept. 8-14)

The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call 410-386-

• Entertainment

Area attractions closed due to weather

Thursday's storm has caused many area attractions around Baltimore to close for the day.

By Jessica Anderson

Mar 5, 2015

• Weather

Bay ice challenges commerce, navigation and fishing

Sheets of ice up to a foot thick have crippled small boats, prevented night docking at the port of Baltimore and kept one Coast Guard cutter busy tending to stranded Chesapeake Bay islanders for more than a week straight amid this month's freeze, the worst in decades.

By Scott Dance

Feb 27, 2015

• Howard County

Eat, drink and shop Valentine's Day on Main Street [Mostly Main Street]

Valentine's Day is just two days away, and there is no more romantic place to spend it than in the historic district.

• Entertainment

Happy Valentine's Day! Erin Cantwell of the Maryland Zoo talks weird animal sex

In celebration of Valentine's Day, allow us to pause for a moment and reflect on how lucky we are, as humans, when it comes to mating.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Feb 11, 2015

• Weather

Complex winter storm could dump 6 inches on region

A one-two punch of snowfalls could leave the region blanketed with 6 inches of snow or more come Tuesday.

• Weather

Region rises above freezing for first time since Monday

Some light snow showers moved over the region early Friday morning but did not cause any traffic headaches. Temperatures meanwhile rose to their highest in days, bringing some slight relief from the cold.

By Scott Dance

Jan 9, 2015

• Politics and Government

Baltimore County to see big changes in coming year

• Harford

It's a second for Moynihan in just her second long-distance race

Running only her second long-distance race, Kaitlan Moynihan of Bel Air finished second among 1,380 women in the half-marathon of the TCS Annapolis Running Classic Saturday.

• Features

Cuma, Maryland Zoo lioness, dies

Cuma, an 18-year-old lioness at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, was euthanized.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 11, 2014

• Opinion

'Better than ever' zoo [Commentary]

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thriving and opening new exhibits after weathering a rough recession

• Entertainment

Take Five with Crystal Duff, zookeeper

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore zookeeper Crystal Duff, 31, is asked all the time whether penguins would make good pets. Her answer is "no."

• Baltimore City Paper

Baltimore for Kids

• Entertainment

20 fall events under $20 in the Baltimore area

Hello, fall! We run down some our favorite non-budget-busting activities of the season.

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Maryland Zoo mourns the loss of 17-year-old giraffe Angel

Angel, an aging 17-year-old giraffe born and raised at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, was euthanized Tuesday, officials said.

• Baltimore City Paper

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Westminster Senior Center Sept. 17-23

• Instagram

Pose like a penguin, win a lifetime zoo membership

What would it take to get you to pose like a penguin and share it for everyone on the interwebs to see? It's worth contemplating because the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is celebrating the opening of its new Penguin Coast -- which will let visitors get more up close and personal with the penguins -- with a promotion that will culminate with one person winning a lifetime family membership to the zoo.

• Features

Social sense: Guide to the fall party season

• News

Police blotter: Robberies for the week of Aug. 16

Police blotter: Robberies for the week of Aug. 16

• News

Homicide chief replaced as killings remain unsolved

Baltimore police officials have replaced the commander of the homicide unit as two high-profile cases remain unsolved amid a recent spate of violence that saw a murder a day.

• Maryland

Family and friends mourn 3-year-old Baltimore girl killed by gunfire

Mourners gathered at the Israel Baptist Church in East Baltimore to say goodbye to 3-year-old McKenzie Elliott, whose hair, as in many of her pictures that flashed on the large screen in the church, was in braids with little white bows.

• Anne Arundel

Senior briefs

Senior Briefs

• Obituaries

Lacrosse player Devin Cook remembered as motivated and popular

Devin Cook's community college lacrosse coach said that the 20-year-old, a business major who was active in lacrosse leagues around the city, wanted to use sports as a way of getting a scholarship and completing college.

• News

City officials, police urge public to help solve murder of 3-year-old girl

As a recent spike in violence claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl and threatened to set back Baltimore's progress in fighting crime, city police announced increased patrols and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake urged residents to come forward with information.

• Baltimore City

Fluid Movement water ballet gives new meaning to phrase different strokes

Fluid Movement's wacky water ballet pays homage to the War of 1812

• Anne Arundel

Odenton boy walks on the wild side via Make-A-Wish safari

• Opinion

Cruelty to animals leads to cruelty toward humans [Letter]

Cruelty to animals leads to cruelty toward humans

• Features

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore to debut first bald eagle in a decade

The first bald eagle to land at Baltimore's zoo in a decade is finishing a mandatory quarantine period and preparing to meet visitors for the first time later this month. But first the female bald eagle needs a name.

• Features

Maryland Zoo asking public to choose name for new bald eagle

Five-year-old female was found in North Carolina but can't be released back into the wild.

• Baltimore City Paper

The Mail 7/2/14

• Obituaries

William G. "Bill" Evans, advertising executive who came up with 'Charm City' slogan, dies

William G. "Bill" Evans, an award-wining Baltimore advertising executive who was the creative force behind the "Charm City" advertising campaign of the early 1970s, died June 20 of cancer at the Hospice of Queen Anne's in Centreville. He was 83.

• Baltimore City Paper

DO-GOODER LIST

• Harford

Locals are best in two Baltimore area races last weekend

Nick Pasko of Bel Air and Patrick Hairfield of Abingdon finished one-two in the 20-24 age group Saturday in a round-trip between the Baltimore Zoo and Lake Montebello.

• Baltimore City

Maryland Zoo to bar smoking on grounds

The Maryland Zoo announced Wednesday that it will no longer permit visitors to smoke in its outdoor facilities as of July 1.

• Baltimore City Paper

40th Legislative District

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Baltimore for Kids

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• Howard County

Datebook

Howard County datebook

• Obituaries

Melvin Ray Harris, zoo and aquarium volunteer

Melvin Ray Harris, a long-time employee of the United States Information Agency whose love of the outdoors led to stints with the National Park Service and as a volunteer at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and the National Aquarium, died May 24.

• Opinion

Art Outside should bring more attention to Druid Hill Park [Letter]

Art Outside should bring more attention to Druid Hill Park.

• Baltimore City Paper

FOOD FESTIVALS

• Howard County

Datebook

Howard County datebook

• Arts and Culture

Good Friday schedule and closings

This schedule will be in effect Friday, April 18

• Baltimore City

Maryland Zoo aids in snowy owl rehab

The Baltimore Zoo had been tracking the migration of North American snowy owls to evaluate their health when one was found injured in Maryland last month.

• Howard County

Colors and aromas of spring at Daffodil Day [Mostly Main Street]

Pay a visit to the seventh annual Daffodil Day at Whipps Cemetery on Saturday, April 12.

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Planning a great birthday party

Planning a great birthday party in Baltimore