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Thirty years later, Baltimore's aquarium has left a nationwide legacy
Tiger sharks glided swift and smooth, moray eels darted into submerged caves and, in a full-blown rain forest re-created indoors, leafy and humid, tropical birds flitted past tamarin monkeys.
John Racanelli, on his first visit to Baltimore's National...Tags: Wildlife, Lombard Street, Iowa, Human Interest, Florida
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William J. Schmidt, city housing authority administrator
William J. Schmidt, a former department store buyer who later became director of administration for the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, died Monday at his Bel Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease.
He was 79.
The son of a Baltimore...Tags: Interior Policy, Mark Roman, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Christianity
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Flowermart embraces the 21st century, but with lemon sticks
The big hats, the beautiful flowers, the maypole, the lemon peppermint sticks — those are the hallmarks of Baltimore's Flowermart, an oasis of old-fashioned gentility that its organizers promise will stay that way.
Which is why it's a little...Tags: Facebook, Lemons, Mount Vernon, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition
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City plans fixes for Pride of Baltimore memorial in disrepair
Twenty-six years ago this month, Roma Foti's daughter, 23-year-old Nina Schack, was one of four crew members who lost their lives when the Pride of Baltimore, a replica of a 19th century sailing vessel, sank in a sudden storm in the Bermuda Triangle....Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Human Interest, Inner Harbor, Connecticut Economic Development, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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Leslie Hart nominated for Schaefer award
Leslie Hart, agricultural marketing specialist for the Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission, has been nominated for the inaugural 2012 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award. The program was created to recognize individuals...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Marketing
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Henson verdict a disappointment
Political consultant Julius Henson deserved to be held to account for his role in producing a fraudulent robocall on the night of the 2010 gubernatorial election that was clearly designed to prevent Democrats — and in particular, African-American...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Lawyers, Polls, Elections
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Sun editorials: Foresight in the rear view
Readers might conclude that they were well served by The Sun editorial page's 1971 endorsement of City Council President William Donald Schaefer for mayor. Perhaps less so by its lament that he was "not an inspiring leader" or its prediction that the city...
Tags: Nazi Party, Roosevelt, Politics, Cheesecake Factory, Elections
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Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., dentist
Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., who practiced dentistry in Glen Burnie for 50 years and whose thirst for knowledge resulted in his earning a master's degree when he was 84, died Thursday from blood clots at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
The Glen...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Christianity, Severna Park, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Allowing voters to veto transportation projects won't change anything
Former Gov. Parris N. Glendening's proposal to let voters decide whether to build transportation projects ignores the long history of disconnect between the state's plans and outcomes, which cannot be resolved by a simple yes or no by voters ("Voters will...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Politics, Executive Branch, Elections, Government
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Was Camden Yards worth it?
Opening Day is almost here — time to renew a Baltimore tradition and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. With offseason renovations complete, the best ballpark in baseball looks more beautiful than ever. The city's...
Tags: Economic Policy, Arts and Culture, Football, Taxation, Property Tax
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Camden Yards, the stadium that changed baseball and Baltimore, turns 20
Clearly, brick and steel age more gracefully than the rest of us, because Oriole Park is about to celebrate its 20th birthday on Opening Day Friday and who can believe it is already the 10th-oldest ballpark in the major leagues?
Time does fly, in this...Tags: Architecture, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Arts and Culture, Major League Baseball
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Veto the city elections bill
One of the main reasons Baltimore MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakeprovided for her effort to move the city's primary elections from their current off-year schedule to the presidential election cycle was the idea that it would help boost turnout. The idea,...Tags: Voting, Executive Branch, Politics, Local Elections, Republican Party
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