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Wednesday Morning Links: Top mayoral aides gets tax breaks; county councilman gets 2 years probation for DUI; Downton Abbey to Launch Fashion Line
Top mayoral aide took Homestead Tax Breaks on Rental Property – The Baltimore Sun County Councilman Huff Sentenced to Two Year Probation for DUI – The Baltimore Sun Inn at the Black Olive Outlines Finances to Trustee – The Baltimore Business Journal BWI Opens New Security Checkpoint – The Washington Post Can Yahoo and Hulu Make you […]
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Friday Afternoon Links: Jail Officials to be Polygraphed; DLA Piper Top Revenue Generating Law Firm in US; Conan to Bust on Journalists at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner; and more
Top Baltimore Jail Officials to be Polygraphed – The Baltimore Sun “Top Chef” Host Expected at Heavy Seas Ale House Tonight – The Baltimore Sun DLA Piper Becomes US Top Revenue Generating Law Firm – Baltimore Business Journal Maryland Lottery Revenue Taking a Hit from State Casinos – Baltimore Business Journal Baltimore County Police Officer Charged […]
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Wednesday Afternoon News Links: T. Rowe Considers New HQ; Historic Sites Compete for Funds; O’Malley Isn’t the Only One Preparing for a 2016 Run; and More
T. Rowe Price Considers Hew Sites for HQ – Baltimore Business Journal Male Coquerel’s sifaka born at Maryland Zoo; the lemurs are endangered – The Washington Post 24 Sites in Md, Va and DC Compete for Historic Preservation Fund; Public Help Sought – The Washington Post Area Traffic 17th Worst in the Nation – The Baltimore […]
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Vino Veritas: The Contrary Vineyard
The bus to New York was crowded and cold and the pages of my training manual haphazardly highlighted and clipped were all over my lap. Less than a week as a wine shop sales associate and I already had to skip out of town to see a friend’s theater production, but the need to achieve […]
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Bill Struever Loves Baltimore and He’s Never Giving Up. Never.
For many Baltimoreans, Bill Struever needs no introduction. Yet a re-introduction might be in order since he’s kept a lower profile following the fall of his original company, the legendary Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse. But he’s back, and in full-force. The urban pioneer is currently Principal of Master Planning and Real Estate Development for […]
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Keys: A Short Story by Kimberley Lynne
As UB grad student Kimberley Lynne illustrates in this short story excerpted from her MFA thesis, “The world of Hamilton is thick with surprise.” “Don’t I know you?” the Key Maker asks me. He’s even shorter than I am and built like a fireplug. He needs a step stool to reach the key templates hanging […]
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Baltimore is a New Tech Hot Spot, Says Forbes
Sure, the bootleg t-shirt vendors of Baltimore are going to be doing pretty good business selling all sorts of Ravens merch over the next couple of weeks. But say you want a job that has a bit more staying power — well, then, Baltimorean, I’m happy to report that you’re in luck. According to Forbes, […]
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Adopt a Pet: Baltimore Humane Society’s Pets of the Week
My name is Petunia, and I was brought to BHS after I wandered into someone’s yard with a cable wire wrapped around my neck. The staff took me in, and now I am ready for them to help me find my forever home. I am a lively and energetic girl who would love a family […]
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Inspired Habitat: Zen and the Art of Home Decor
As we ring in the new year, most of us make a set of resolutions. To lose weight. Eat better. Live healthier. Get organized. De-stress. Finding tranquility and relaxation can seem like finding a needle in a haystack. A few simple concepts can transform any home into a haven of peace and relaxation. All it […]
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Johns Hopkins Students Engineer the Perfect Toast
They have homework assignments that require going to Six Flags and riding roller coasters. They study alchemy. Let’s face it, Johns Hopkins is doing a pretty rad job of making stodgy science classes fun and interactive, and in the process causing students in tedious Engineering 101 classes to seethe with jealousy. Case in point: the […]
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School Shooters: Warning Signs and Misconceptions
Katherine Newman isn’t just the new dean of Johns Hopkins’ School of Arts & Sciences; she also happens to be an expert on school shootings — and, sadly, she’s getting plenty of chances to use her expertise these days. In the aftermath of the Newtown shootings last week, Newman spoke with CNN about the warning […]
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Missed Connections and More: Dissecting the ads on Craigslist
Baltimore Fishbowl Contributing Writer Maria-Veronica “MV” Banks writes the following column for The City That Breeds, and asks, “Huh?” to many of the weird and wonderful offers and asks on the local version of the world’s biggest classified section. Missed Connections You know that unsettling guy from the bar you were avoiding on Friday night, […]
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Grinch-Feet Ice Cold in the Snow
Baltimore writer Christine Grillo describes her inner Christmas Grinch whose tiny heart recently grew a couple of sizes. I imagine that every family in America has its own version of “How did my children get so spoiled?” Growing up, it was at Christmastime that my siblings and I heard my father’s version of the refrain. […]
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Miracle on 34th: The Lights on 34th Street
Some things are just quintessentially “Baltimore;” Natty boh, the Utz girl, Old Bay, the Kinetic Sculpture Race, The Wire, to name a few. The lights on the 700 block of 34th Street around the holidays, unquestionably, fall into that category. For the past 65 years, just after Thanksgiving, the residents of 34th street in Hampden […]
