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Kathryn Dillon Tubman, a former Baltimore Sun reporter who covered fashion and Maryland's historic homes, died of respiratory arrest Thursday at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 80.

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 21, 2014

What happens when Baltimore opens its doors?

Thoughts on the life of Francis Scott Key

Cordelia D. Oliver, a retired Baltimore public schools educator who became one of the first African-American docents at the Baltimore Museum of Art, died Aug. 4 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson from complications of a stroke. She was 92.

Dress codes are easing and lower dues are offered for young members at The Engineers Club of Baltimore in Mount Vernon and The Center Club, Downtown. Both have invested millions of dollars over the last five years to revamp aging facilities and maintain the appeal of exclusivity to attract those with money to spend.

The Hanover Street Bridge in Baltimore is closed for repair work Saturday, one of several weekend road closures in the city that could cause traffic congestion for drivers.

For Lawrence Peterson, the redevelopment of his Mount Vernon neighborhood was every bit as much of a calling as his 20 years in the U.S. Navy.

The Mount Vernon community will hold a memorial service for a neighborhood community leader who died on Friday, months after being critically wounded in a 2012 shooting outside a small inn and residence next to the Belvedere Hotel.

Popular outdoor concert series will officially relocate to Canton Waterfront Park in May

Some Mount Vernon residents are concerned about the impact of the restoration of the Washington Monument.

Check out one of my favorite photos from one of my favorite weddings of 2013.

'House of Cards,' 'Veep' sites scattered throughout the area

Who exactly J.W. Hogg was and what, if any, contribution he made to Baltimore's Washington Monument may be a question left for the ages. Hogg's name, written in block letters with a pencil next to the date 1829, was among dozens of 19th-century signatures and drawings discovered this week by a restoration crew using hand tools to delicately remove loose plaster from the monument's subterranean vaults.

Who exactly J.W. Hogg was and what, if any, contribution he made to Baltimore's Washington Monument may be a question left for the ages. Hogg's name, written in block letters with a pencil next to the date 1829, was among dozens of 19th-century signatures and drawings discovered this week by a restoration crew using hand tools to delicately remove loose plaster from the monument's subterranean vaults.

UMBC's engrossing exhibit of the works of 20th century photographer N. Jay Jaffee makes it obvious that he deserves much wider recognition.

An engrossing exhibit of the works of 20th century photographer N. Jay Jaffee at UMBC makes it obvious that he deserves much wider recognition.

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Sophia "Sue" Miller, a retired Evening Sun medical and education reporter recalled for her tenacity, died of dementia complications Dec. 22 at the Watts Group Assisted Living in Severn. She was 93 had lived in Glen Burnie and in North Baltimore.

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A random act of holiday kindness

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If we're going to replace the old Mount Vernon trees, why not replace all the old people, too?

What's a monument lighting without fish tacos, or Polish sausage?

Conservancy's ambitious plan for Mount Vernon should not be halted because it requires removing some trees

A small service and a moment of silence under a glowing-red Washington Monument commemorated World AIDS Day in Mount Vernon Sunday evening.

The Save the Trees Alliance circulates a petition to oppose the plan by the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy, a nonprofit charged with the upkeep of the monument and surrounding squares, to replace more than 100 trees. They say they have gathered more than 2,000 signatures.

Raymond Joseph Peroutka Sr., who founded a janitorial supply business, died at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Nov. 17 of complications after heart surgery. A resident of Oak Crest Village in Parkville, he was 83.

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From its humble origins on the shores of the Patapsco River in industrial and rail-clogged South Baltimore, Charles Street transforms itself during its 10.9-mile journey through the heart of the city as it progresses north through the fashionable and wealthy tenderloin neighborhoods of Guilford, Homeland, Woodbrook, Murray Hill and into Baltimore County.

"The Sudden Pianist," a documentary by Baltimore filmmaker Richard Anderson about pianist, composer and Peabody Conservatory faculty member Michael Hersch gets free showing Nov. 12.

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Leith Symington Griswold, matriarch of the Symington and Griswold families who was an accomplished equestrienne, died of heart failure Tuesday at her Monkton home. She was 97.

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Historians and architects have a $5 million plan to repair the pillar that was closed to the public three years ago for safety reasons. They expect it to reopen for tours — and a panoramic view of the city from 178 feet above Charles Street — for its bicentennial on Independence Day, 2015. By January, scaffolding will begin to enclose the monument for repairs from decades of water damage to the marble, stones and bricks..