From watching a performance alongside Elton John, to playing softball with Jackson Browne and Daryl Hannah, former Merriweather Post Pavilion employees share their stories of working at the Columbia music venue.
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Belle Hardware to close after nearly 45 years in Bolton Hill
One of Baltimore’s oldest mom-and-pop hardware stores is getting ready to sell its last thingamajig. The owners of Belle Hardware, a lifesaver for homeowners and renters in Bolton Hill, Reservoir Hill and other midtown communities since Jimmy Carter was President, announced that the store will close by the end of June.
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Monday Afternoon Headlines: Lack of baseball fans costing Maryland millions in stadium rent; Man fights city to keep Porkington the pig and other farm animals in his yard; Business owner finds body handing outside his shop; and more.
Lack of fans at Camden Yards costs Maryland millions in rent – The Sun Howard County Executive urges council to release money for body-worn cameras – WTOP News Man fights to keep farm animals, including Porkington the pig, in his yard in Southwest Baltimore – WBAL-TV Baltimore business owner finds body hanging outside his shop […]
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Monday Morning Headlines: Local leaders grapple with end of eviction moratorium; Study finds only 2.2% of plastics recycled in Baltimore; and more
Local Leaders Grapple With Federal Red Tape As They Try To Quickly Distribute Rent Relief Funding — Maryland Matters Study finds just 2.2% of Baltimore’s trashed plastic is recycled, while 47% is burned — Baltimore Brew ‘Precious souls’: Family members remember children whose remains were found in car trunk in Baltimore County — The Baltimore […]
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Settlement reached in police killing of Korryn Gaines; Cardin, Van Hollen hope to revive Red Line with federal support; and more
Settlement reached in 2016 killing of Korryn Gaines by Baltimore County police, family attorney says — The Baltimore Sun U.S. Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen revive federal support for Red Line project — Baltimore Business Journal Here’s What’s Happening With Eviction Protections and Rent Relief in Maryland — Maryland Matters Community gathers to remember 2 children […]
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Hot House: Light-filled Tuscany apartment well-suited for slower lifestyle
221 Stony Run Lane, Unit 1-F. Hot House: Elegant co-op in the classical Tuscany Apartments. Two bedrooms/one bathroom. Asking price: $200,000.
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Far, Far West of Charles Street: Baltimore reunions in Tinseltown
I spent a long week in Tinseltown last month visiting my daughter Amelia and her family. She is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts, an actress and the mother of a toddler named Lake.
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Happy Hills: A writerly family preserves a history of caring, and shares a story
Right off Falls Road in Baltimore’s North Roland Park, between an auto mechanic and a chiropractor’s office, sits Poplar Hill Road, a narrow, serpentine stretch of pavement barely wide enough for two side-by-side cars.Broken concrete gives way to gravel, and then a visitor arrives at a stately country house that serves as the grand dame […]
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Maryland renters’ advocates urge leaders to prevent evictions following ‘devastating’ Supreme Court ruling
Evictions will resume in Maryland after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have the authority to impose a nationwide eviction moratorium. The Baltimore Renters United and Renters United Maryland coalitions called the decision “devastating” as 129,000 Maryland families who are behind on rent will […]
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Library report shows racial inequities among education, health and other factors within Howard County
Over the years, reports have ranked Howard County as one of wealthiest and healthiest communities in the state, one of the top places to live in the country, and a great place to raise a family. But a new report by the county’s library system finds racial inequities in Howard County’s education, healthcare, housing, economics, […]
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Keeping It Weird: Hampdenfest, ever-enchanting in an ever-changing world
The weather is suspiciously lovely on this late summer day in Hampden when an imposing sandy-blonde haired woman who looks like she could give Dog The Bounty Hunter a wedgie and get away with it gruffly asks “Do you make shirts”? My reply is scattered and incoherent. She cuts to the nitty gritty: “Do you […]
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Maryland singers reflect on participation in music competition TV shows ‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice’
For a pair of Maryland singers, competing on two of television’s most popular singing competitionswas a dream. Although their times on the shows were cut short, both came out of the experiences with lessons about what is important to them as artists.
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Baltimoreans in Hawaii, with Wedding Bells
Once upon a time I was so new to Baltimore that the words Pikesville, Timonium, Towson and Woodholme — and of course, Cockeysville — almost made me laugh, they were so strange. That was in the 20th century, close to the end of it. I was scheduled to do a reading from my book about […]
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Tinkering with an ‘absolute masterpiece’: $3.5 million plan to keep the ball inside Oriole Park wins approval despite questions from fans and state officials
Editor’s note: This article won second place (Division O) in the Sports Story category of the Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Press Association’s 2022 Contest. Read our other award-winning pieces here. One of the best-kept secrets in Baltimore has been the Orioles’ plan to change the left-field dimensions at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to make it […]
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Community arts and education project launches in Bolton Hill
Mayor Brandon Scott and community leaders gathered on Tuesday to launch the renovation of Baltimore Unity Hall, a $9.7 million center for community arts, education and training at 1505 Eutaw Place. The project involves the conversion of a three-story, 1960s-era union hall to a 30,000-square-foot hub for programs and organizations serving Bolton Hill, Madison Park, […]
