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2007-04-13 16:32:47

Shiver me timbers R.L. Stine, author of the beloved "Goosebumps" series of creepy, crawly stories, is heading to "HorrorLand." The ghoulish theme park will be the springboard for 12 new tales, with Scholastic Books planning to release the first two...

Dr. Howard H. Patt, surgeon

2013-05-07 13:13:29

Dr. Howard H. Patt, a former Baltimore surgeon and longtime Mount Washington resident, died April 25 at Sunrise of Santa Monica, a senior living community in California, of complications from a fall. He was 95. "Howard was always a very calm, relaxed and...

Weekend road closures for FlowerMart

2013-05-02 05:52:00

Roads at Mount Vernon Place in and around this weekend's FlowerMart event will be closed from Thursday at 3 p.m. to Saturday at 11 p.m., FlowerMart officials said on their website. The event is held at Mount Vernon Place, at the Washington Monument, and...

'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict

2013-03-22 16:25:00

The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...

Memorial service Friday for Dr. Steven Muller

2013-02-21 12:31:17

A memorial service for Steven Muller, president emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University, will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Peabody Institute's Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, entrance at 17 E. Mount Vernon Place. Dr. Muller died Jan....

Gretchen Crews, librarian

2012-12-30 13:53:52

Gretchen Crews, a retired librarian, teacher and club manager, died Dec. 27 at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center of injuries sustained in a fall at her Towson home. She was 83. Born Gretchen Matthews in Baltimore and raised in Wyman Park, she was the...

Monumental undertaking

2012-12-05 10:20:00

Tonight, we celebrate the season with the lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. But unless we take needed action, we are at risk of losing this festive tradition — along with one of our city's most iconic landmarks. Sadly, the monument...

A boulevard worthy of King

2013-01-13 05:00:00

Comedian Chris Rock has observed that Martin Luther King stood for nonviolence, but now "Martin Luther King" is a street — and if you're on Martin Luther King Boulevard anywhere in America, violence is taking place. I believe that Baltimore's...

Car flips over at Mount Vernon's Washington Monument

2012-12-27 12:38:26

A car that crashed near the Washington Monument onl Thursday morning overturned, injuring a passenger and damaging a wall at the historic Mount Vernon park. The flipped-over four-door gray sedan blocked traffic on Washington Place just south of the 178-...

Season of 'Nutcracker,' 'Messiah' starts early

2012-11-17 00:00:00

The holiday season wouldn't be the holiday season without colorful music and dance events. And, just as department stores break out the Christmas decorations earlier and earlier, some performing arts organizations get into the swing before Thanksgiving....

Traffic: Accident at Lombard, water main break at Madison

2012-11-12 06:23:24

As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on Lombard Street near Lloyd Street in Baltimore City, due to an accident. An accident was slowing traffic on Fallston Road near Pleasantville Road in Fallston. A water main break was disrupting traffic around...

All Time Low shows love for city in 'For Baltimore' video

2012-10-31 07:56:00

Timonium-bred pop-punkers All Time Low have a new music video for the song “For Baltimore,” (watch it above) an ode to the band’s hometown. � Set in the pages of a cartoon-animated high school yearbook, the clip follows lead singer...

During the weekend, more than 100 nationally renowned, celebrity and local authors are featured.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season.

2012-12-07 08:52:00

41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season.

2012-12-06 00:00:00