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- Grumblings seemed few as the 16th Maryland Film Festival wrapped Sunday having weathered a forced relocation to North Avenue and other nearby areas.
- The $5.2 million renovation, which will extend through 2016, will replace outmoded fire suppression and climate control systems.
- With a third of feature films directed by women, fest reflects the greater diversity on display in independent cinema
- Buses to run every 10 minutes between Station North Arts District, MICA, the University of Baltimore and the Walters Art Museum
- The 2014 Maryland Film Festival takes place May 7-11 around the Station North Arts District and other Baltimore area locations.
- Finalists are Lauren Adams, Kyle Bauer, Shannon Collis, Marley Dawson, Neil Feather, Kyle Tata and Stewart Watson
- West Towson resident Gracy Back, 10, had her artwork displayed at the Walters and her drawing has now been selected as a T-shirt design for Westy's Walk, a fundraiser hosted by Gracy's school, West Towson Elementary.
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- Josephine Atwater, a retired Department of Human Resources employee who was a founding member of the Renaissance Institute at Notre Dame of Maryland University, died of cancer Thursday at her Halethorpe home. She was 89.
- James Joseph O'Donnell, a former Maryland transportation secretary and World War II lieutenant commander, died of respiratory failure Tuesday at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. The former Cedarcroft resident was 95.
- Five students from Rodgers Forge Elementary School had their artwork on display through March 23 at The Walters Art Museum as part of the Baltimore Youth Art Exhibition.
- We cover many weddings throughout the year at The Baltimore Sun, and each is special in its own way. But we asked Samantha Iacia, who contributes to the Sun's Wedded feature, which profiles nuptials of Baltimore-area residents, to pick four of the standout ceremonies she has covered this past year.
- Library of Congress' World Digital Library reaches milestone with item from Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
- For the final time, the Roland Park Civic League met at the Roland Park Presbyterian Church on the first Thursday in February. Staring March 5, the league's monthly meetings switch permanently to Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
- Jane V.P. Benesch, a homemaker who had been active with several museums, died Feb. 12 of heart failure at Roland Park Place. She was 95.
- What is nearly as remarkable as Jenny Campbell's costumes - the glittering swirls of ribbon and whirling snow globe headdresses - is the path that led to her second career as a costume maker.
- In 2014, for the first time since it started in 1999, the Maryland Film Festival will not be held at Baltimore's Charles Theatre.
- We'll continue to update this list of cultural and commercial institutions shutting down or opening late. If you know of additional closings or delays, please note in the comments field.
- Friends and family remembered philanthropist and Whiting-Turner Co. CEO Willard Hackerman on Tuesday as a loyal and smart businessman who was generous with his time and money.
- Both as a developer and philanthropist, the late Willard Hackerman had a profound impact on his beloved Baltimore
- A program at The Walters honors two local men who helped recover thousands of priceless artworks stolen by the Nazis before and during World War II
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- Schools and government offices aren't the only things closing down due to snow. Here is a partial list, continually being updated, of cultural and commercial institutions shutting down for the day.
- Shelia Burkhalter and her eight-year-old daughter, Sydney, spent Martin Luther King Day cutting out maps, drawing and writing in matching books titled, "My personal journey."
