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Checking Out: After 70 Years, Dundalk’s Iconic Eastpoint Mall is Closing Its Doors
Throughout the decades, the mall became much more than a shopping destination—with highlights like a live penguin exhibit at Hochschild-Kohn’s department store and a window display of monkeys at Hess Shoes.
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Eight Sites to See Annapolis as a Pillar of American History
To kick off the country’s 250th year, we put together a history-inspired itinerary for strolling our scenic state capital—from enlightening exhibits to liberty landmarks.
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UMD Public Health Official Explains What Lies Ahead Amid COVID-19
Boris Lushniak says the best weapon against coronavirus is flattening the curve.
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Running List of Baltimore Programming and Events Impacted by Coronavirus
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has had a wide effect on many city institutions.
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How Baltimore Officials Are Preparing to Combat Coronavirus
With three cases confirmed in Maryland, medical professionals are taking measures to fight back.
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Camp Directory
A comprehensive resource guide including a list of camp experiences, from sports to academic to religious, in the Baltimore area.
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Goucher College Unveils Roadside Marker Honoring Suffragette History
Descendants of women’s rights advocates recognized at special ceremony.
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Former Mayor Catherine Pugh Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Legal professionals weigh in on the decision and the year-long ‘Healthy Holly’ scandal.
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Inside the Creation of the Tubman and Douglass Statues at the Maryland State House
Sculptures of the famous Marylanders honor their legacies and abolitionist history.
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Kirwan Commission Bill Aims to Set Higher Education Standards for Maryland
Funding concerns could stall progress of the public school reform legislation.
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Autumn at the Beach
The Northern Outer Banks is more than a summertime destination.
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Why Is Governor Larry Hogan Meeting with Chris Evans?
The ‘Avengers’ actor met with the governor to pitch a political project.
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The Great Migration
How Black families came "up South," faced down Jim Crow, and built a groundbreaking Civil Rights movement.
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What You Need to Know About Tuesday’s Special Primary Election
We break down top Dem platforms and predictions in race for Elijah Cummings’ seat.
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Enjoy a Hallmark Holiday
December in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, is picture perfect.
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Here’s What Chris Van Hollen Had to Say About Trump Tweet
The president called the Maryland senator a “no-name” on Twitter Tuesday morning.
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The Walters Offers a Rare Look at a Relic of St. Francis of Assisi
The restored St. Francis Missal is back on display at The Walters after nearly 40 years.
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No Small Deaths
Frances Glessner Lee's famous dioramas teach detectives how to evaluate crime scenes.
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What Did Baltimore Google in 2019?
Here are the topics and trends that got Charm City talking this year.
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Maryland Politicans React to Trump Impeachment
Local leaders reflect and look ahead at Senate trial.
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Jewish Community Leaders Respond to Jersey City Shooting
Councilman Izzy Patoka leads charge to increase security at kosher markets following the attack.
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A Man for All Seasons
Babe Ruth, the once “hopeless incorrigible” kid from Baltimore, made baseball, and America, bigger and better.
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Pete Buttigieg Touts Criminal Justice Reform In Baltimore Visit
The presidential candidate first visit to Baltimore was for private donor fundraising event.
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2019: Year In Review
Twenty of the most pivotal events in Baltimore this year, in chronological order.
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Will Judge Make an Example Out of Catherine Pugh?
With the former mayor’s sentencing scheduled for February, both sides get to work on their case.
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Options Remain for Adnan Syed’s Legal Team Following Supreme Court Denial
The nation’s highest court announced Monday that it will not hear the case.
