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If Harbor Point is so hot, why the need for city investment?
The mayor of Baltimore does not want to be on the wrong side of history this time, so she fully supports $107 million in tax increment financing to aid the development of Harbor Point, that big slab of old, chromium-saturated land adjacent to Harbor...
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Baltimore Convention Center, Pratt Street, Harbor, Maryland General Assembly
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A double standard for cruise ships?
Regarding your article about Gov. Martin O'Malley's efforts to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency to relax its "clean fuel" requirements for large cruise ships, it seems that both the Royal Caribbean and the Carnival lines have hinted they might...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Government
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City Council postpones vote on foam container ban
The Baltimore City Council postponed action Monday on a bill that would have banned the use of foam cups and containers for carryout food and drinks after several members withdrew their support. Councilman James B. Kraft, the bill's chief sponsor, said...
Tags: Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Burger King, Bernard C. Young, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Maryland guide lists Chesapeake Bay eateries
Boaters may want to pick up a copy of the new Maryland edition of Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay. Created by authors Susan and Bill Wade, the travel guide lists seafood houses, crab shacks, and island-inspired tiki lounges along the...
Tags: Annapolis
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Baltimore's A&E scene bursting with new projects
Hurry up and finish, willya? That's becoming almost a rallying cry on the Baltimore arts and entertainment scene, as filmgoers, theater lovers, lounge lizards, even merry-go-round riders wait eagerly for new and refurbished venues to open. Some...
Tags: Film Festivals, National Aquarium Baltimore, Arts, Patapsco, Entertainment
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Globetrotters to dribble nearly 8 miles from Inner Harbor to Towson's new arena
Four members of the Harlem Globetrotters will take turns dribbling and spinning basketballs during a 7.7 mile walk from the Inner Harbor to Towson University's new arena Monday morning. The Globetrotters -- who, according to a Reuters report, are up for...Tags: Harlem Globetrotters, Pratt Street, 1st Mariner Arena, Social Issues
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Minor derecho, tornado outbreak cap active week of weather
A lightning strike injured a Cecil County zookeeper, half-dollar-sized hail fell in several counties and tornado sightings sent people scurrying for shelter from Rockville to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Yet the worst...
Tags: Travel Alerts, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Montgomery County (Virginia), Tropical Storms, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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More than 3 inches of rain measured at Inner Harbor on Monday
For much of Monday, rain remained steady yet drizzly. But twice downtown, the rainfall rate surged past an inch per hour, contributing to a one-day total of more than 3 inches -- nearly a month's worth of rain. Rain was measured at the Inner Harbor in...
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Tropical Storms, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Charles Street
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Tornado damages Locust Point warehouse as heavy rains soak region
A waterspout zipped across Baltimore harbor Monday afternoon, tossing pieces of a warehouse roof into the air, and at least one other tornado was reported in the area as storms brought heavy downpours and flooding. In Fells Point, cars sat in standing...
Tags: Silo Point, Dundalk, Tropical Storms, The Weather Channel (tv network), Baltimore County
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Tremont soon to relaunch as Embassy Suites
The prior owner planned to convert a 37-story hotel towering over St. Paul Street into apartment and long-term stay suites, but a new owner decided to invest $14 million in a renovation and keep it a hotel. The Tremont Plaza Hotel, which has been called...
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Mount Vernon, Government, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Charles Street
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Herbert B. Groh, 92, led a mariner's life from Baltimore
Herbert B. Groh, whose life as a mariner spanned the gamut from running errands on the city docks of the 1930s to work as a harbor pilot and tugboat captain, and who helped rescue and rehabilitate the Liberty ship-turned-floating-museum John W. Brown,...
Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Catonsville, Johns Hopkins University, United States Naval Academy, U.S. Army
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Baltimore's stormwater fee is needed to clean the harbor
It may be hard to picture, but it's possible for us to have clean waterways in the Baltimore region. Imagine a Herring Run safe for kids and dogs to play in, a healthy Gwynns Falls, or an Inner Harbor that is no longer hazardous but is actually suitable...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Patterson Park, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Bodies of Water
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