Fort McHenry

Steven Tyler take heart: Why the national anthem bedevils so many

2012-01-23 16:37:19

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Does M.I.A. owe Kelly Clarkson and Madonna an apology?

2012-02-06 16:37:48

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Obama hails White House poetry night with prose

2011-05-11 21:36:56

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Baltimore Cemetery a little-known and dignified site

2013-05-24 16:47:18

A letter from a reader in Ruxton recommended a visit to a place guarded by entry gates and stone walls. Juliana C. Watts made her first trip to Baltimore Cemetery this month. She and a nephew were searching for ancestors interred there. She told me,...

Taking the Kids -- and learning about the star spangled banner

2013-05-23 10:30:06

The flag was just what the major ordered. It was gigantic -- 42-by-30-feet -- so big that the flag maker couldn't even lay it out in her house. Each star was two feet wide! This was during the War of 1812 and Major George Armistead, the commander of...

State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls

2013-05-20 21:01:00

On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed. Yates steers her bright yellow tow truck toward trouble, with the goal of getting disabled vehicles out of the roadway or back in business before traffic has time to clog....

Traffic: Disabled vehicle at Bore 1 of Fort McHenry Tunnel

2013-05-15 10:06:14

A disabled vehicle in Baltimore City on Interstate 95 South/North at Bore 1 of the Fort McHenry Tunnel has closed one of four southbound tunnel lanes at 8:48 a.m. The Maryland Transit Administration reported minor delays on the MARC train at 9 a.m. ...

Yuma County Sheriff's Posse member honored for WWII service

2013-05-14 08:44:02

A lifetime member of the Yuma County Sheriff's Posse was recently honored in Washington, D.C., for his service as a sailor during World War II. Raymond Evans, who served in the Navy from 1944 until 1946 as a fireman 1st Fleet tug sailor, was one of a...

Seagirt Marine Terminal's super cranes celebrated

2013-05-08 15:57:42

He didn't get down on one knee, but Christopher Lee wooed his wife with a skyscraping crane she literally could call her own at the dedication of the port of Baltimore's berth capable of handling the world's largest cargo ships. As founder of Highstar...

Five questions with ... Chad Barnhill

2013-05-10 15:05:00

Moving to Maryland has been a learning experience for Chad Barnhill, general manager of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino that will fill the sweeping vacant lot currently greeting drivers coming into the city on Russell Street. At home within the walls...

Tandon Doss kicking off upcoming National Kids to Parks Day

2013-05-10 06:16:00

Growing up in Indianapolis, Ravens wide receiver Tandon Doss was always outside playing. "My mom would always send us out of the house," Doss said in a telephone interview. "She didn't want us in the house all day playing video games. So, I stayed...

M. Faysal Thameen, structural engineer

2013-04-23 15:03:54

M. Faysal Thameen, a retired structural engineer who headed the city's role in the 1980s construction of the Fort McHenry Tunnel, died of cancer April 9 at his home in Millbury, Mass. The former Parkville resident was 75. "He was a quiet force in the...

Henry Lightner, the drummer boy of Fort McHenry for part of the War of 1812 is buried at Baltimore Cemetery.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Longshoreman (left) place their hands over their hearts as the Color Guard stands at attention while the National Anthem is played. Holding the American flag at right is Vince Vaise, Chief of Interpretation, Fort McHenry.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

The Rev. Meredith Kefauver Olsen, 38, of the All Hallows Episcopal Church in Edgewater, was confused by the initial explosion, not far behind her at the finish line she had just crossed.

2013-04-15 00:00:00