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October 15, 2009
Sunday BUTCHERS HILL HOUSE TOUR: The tour runs from noon to 5 p.m. and begins at Patterson Park's White House at East Lombard Street and South Patterson Park Avenue. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of. Call 410-522-6773. JEWISH HISTORY BIKE TOUR: Get fit, learn some history and enjoy the great outdoors all at the same time. The bike tour rides through South Baltimore, East Baltimore and Bolton Hill to uncover remaining Jewish sites. The trip leaves from the Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd St., at 10 a.m. Riders must be at least 12 years old. Tickets are $20. To register, call 410-732-6400.
NEWS
August 20, 2009
Icelandair moves regional offices from Columbia Icelandair, the national carrier of Iceland, said Wednesday it has relocated its North American headquarters from Columbia to Quincy, Mass. The move comes two years after the carrier announced it was canceling its flights from BWI Marshall Airport. The airline did not return calls so it is unclear how many jobs will be relocating. - Andrea K. Walker Jewish Museum of Md. buys land for expansion Baltimore's Corned Beef Row appears to be losing a deli and gaining a larger museum.
NEWS
November 16, 2008
Construction to begin on offices near APG 1 Construction will start tomorrow on an 84,000-square-foot office building near Aberdeen Proving Ground. The building off Route 22 will be the first structure in the North Gate Business Park at APG. The office park is being marketed to defense contractors and other companies. Lorraine Mirabella MTA considers reducing service from Harford, Cecil 2 Faced with declining revenues, the Maryland Transit Administration is considering cost-cutting reductions in service from Harford and Cecil counties to Baltimore beginning early next year.
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By NICHOLAS TESTA | March 20, 2008
Back Door Slam The lowdown -- Home to little more than 80,000 people, the Isle of Man is not known for producing musicians. But from this island nestled in the Irish Sea comes the Back Door Slam. With a sound inspired by B.B. King and Eric Clapton, these bluesmen jam at the 8x10 on Wednesday. If you go -- Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. The 8x10 is at 10 E. Cross St. Call 410-625-2000 or go to the8x10.com. March on Stage The lowdown -- March On Stage is a series of concerts started by the Hard Rock Cafe that aims to bring local bands and communities together to benefit charities.
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By John-John Williams IV | February 25, 2008
Marvin Leventon, a towering 83-year-old man, immediately picked out a somewhat familiar face from the top row of 200 photographs yesterday. Even though the picture was taken more than 60 years ago, the image of himself dressed in an Army Air Forces uniform during World War II stirs a strong sense of pride. "It brings back a lot of memories," said Leventon's wife, Vivian, who was struggling to capture the scene with a digital camera. "You realize more and more it's amazing what they went through and still managed to survive."
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By Frank D. Roylance | October 15, 2007
The crowds and the noise, the live chickens at Yankelove's Poultry, the bagels at Wartzman's and the cream cheese at Smelkinson's, the sidewalk fruit stands and pickle barrels ... they've all vanished from East Lombard Street, once the heart of Jewish East Baltimore. All that remains is a trio of delicatessens - Lenny's, Weiss' and Attman's - and, just off Lombard on Lloyd Street, B'nai Israel, the sole surviving active synagogue, and the Jewish Museum of Maryland. But all the memories, and a happy reunion of former East Lombard Street regulars, converged on the museum yesterday.
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By GLENN MCNATT | September 6, 2007
She was born Judith Sylvia Cohen in 1939, but the world knows her as the pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago, whose installation The Dinner Party (1974-79), which celebrated important women throughout history, became a leader of the women's movement. Now a new exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Maryland explores how Chicago's secular Jewish upbringing shaped her artistic vision and her compassionate identification with the plight of oppressed people the world over. Judy Chicago: Jewish Identity presents artworks from throughout her career that challenge injustice and express the artist's long-standing aspiration for universal tolerance, understanding and peace.
NEWS
August 27, 2007
Arena Players, Four Queens, No Jacks, a visit with four friends who, in the course of their weekly card game, discuss the challenges of modern dating. 8 p.m. Oct. 26, 801 McCulloh St. Reservations required; arenaplayersinc.org or 410-728-6500. Baltimore Public Works Museum, "Heavy Metal: Big Truck Day," featuring the city's fleet of big trucks. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 6, 751 Eastern Ave. ci.baltimore.md.us/government/dpw/museum/ or 410-396-5565. Baltimore School for the Arts, open house featuring workshops in dance, music, acting, stage production and visual arts.
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By GENA CHATTIN | March 22, 2007
DOWN ON THE FARM Enjoy the fun side of farming life Saturday in Annapolis when the Maryland Department of Agriculture holds its annual open house. Shop the Maryland food and craft market, make slime in the state chemist's laboratory, practice hog-calling, milk a cow and more. It's a hands-on way to learn how food gets to the table and about the farmer's role in protecting the environment. .................... The open house will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine, at the Maryland Department of Agriculture headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis.
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By Jamie Stiehm | March 20, 2007
Over her 64 years of life, Mervin Savoy has heard both familiar and unfamiliar tales of history, from George Washington's military triumphs to the struggles of her native people, the Piscataway Conoy tribe on Maryland's Western Shore. What she hasn't heard, at least not to her satisfaction, are the twists and turns of history as told by women. Whether in war, politics, business - the events of the day as told in newspapers and books - too often women seemed left out of the story lines.