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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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St. Patrick: The Real Story Tops the Myth
Ireland’s patron saint escaped slavery and returned to convert the Emerald Isle.
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Meet the New City Council
Overhaul of City Hall begins today with swearing-in of eight new members.
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History of Orioles Champagne Celebrations in the Clubhouse
A brief look back at 60 years of baseball bubbly.
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Autumn at the Beach
The Northern Outer Banks is more than a summertime destination.
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Senator Barb
How did the daughter of Polish grocers become dean of the U.S. Senate women?
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Bernie Sanders Rallies Baltimore Voters
Vermont Senator draws big crowd to "political revolution" at Royal Farms Arena.
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The Epic Southeast Baltimore Christmas Church Tour
A photo and history tour inside Canton, Highlandtown, Fells Point and Little Italy's oldest immigrant Catholic churches.
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Book Reviews: January 2016
The latest from Wil Haygood, Lia Purpura, and Dr. Daniel Muñoz.
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Enjoy a Hallmark Holiday
December in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, is picture perfect.
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Q&A With Wil Haygood
The D.C. author talks about his latest book on Thurgood Marshall.
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Her Own Brush
Exhibit at Reginald F. Lewis Museum explores an artist ahead of her time.
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Rawlings-Blake Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election
Mayor says she will focus on getting Baltimore through its current crisis and moving city forward.
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Seven Score & Ten Years Ago
Upcoming events marking the sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
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Up Hill Climb
Carrying lessons learned from his humble roots, Elijah Cummings has become a national leader on Capitol Hill.
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Star-Spangled Spectacular Wrap-Up
Through images, we recap the bicentennial celebration of our National Anthem.
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Let's Party For The Patriots
Baltimore’s giant 1814 bicentennial bash promises to break all the records.
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The Men Who Saved Baltimore
The beginning of the end for the redcoats was two teenagers with muskets.
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Today in History: 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Photos from the Maryland Historical Society capture the Civil Rights movement in the state.
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Then and Now: Transportation
The efficient movement of people, goods, and services is central to the function of any city—forever facing new challenges and demanding new solutions.
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Then and Now: Industry
For more than 300 years, the Port of Baltimore has been the center of industry for the state.
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Then & Now: Essay
The harbor communities continue to change, but the vestiges of the old neighborhoods are still shaping Baltimore.
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Kurt Schmoke to Lead University of Baltimore
Former mayor is named president of the University of Baltimore
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Through Their Eyes
In 1954, the Supreme Court declared segregated education unconstitutional. Sixty years later, four Baltimoreans recall their first days in their new schools.
