NEWS
March 19, 2013
My compliments to the organizers of the recent Baltimore St. Patrick's Day Parade ("Thousands line Baltimore Streets for St. Patrick," March 11). It was a great parade, but it was missing one key ingredient: the Ravens marching band - Baltimore's Marching Ravens - was nowhere to be seen! The band and its well-known predecessor, the Colts' Marching Band, has been a staple in this St. Patrick's Day parade for many years. Yet on a beautiful, sunny day, in the year when the Ravens actually won the Super Bowl and the band would have been resoundingly cheered, they were missing.
NEWS
By Justin George, The Baltimore Sun | March 18, 2013
When De'ontae Smith was fatally stabbed and two friends were injured three blocks from the route of the Ravens' Super Bowl victory parade, police initially said the celebration was unrelated to the violence. As it turned out, the teen had cut school to cheer on the team. Officials have since said they didn't know enough at the time to conclusively link the events. The Baltimore Sun wanted to know: How were various city agencies talking about the stabbing in the minutes and hours after it took place?
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By Theresa Sintetos, The Baltimore Sun | March 11, 2013
St. Patrick's Day Celebration Don your best green outfit for this Irish celebration. Ocean City is hosting their annual St. Patty's Day celebration complete with parade and golf tournament. Sign up for the second annual St. Patrick's Golf Scramble at Eagle's Landing Golf Course and enjoy the luck of the Irish while you play, and a traditional Irish-American Lunch. Also, make sure to head down to Ocean Highway for Ocean City 's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The St. Patrick's Day Golf Scramble at Eagle's Landing begins at 9 a.m. on March 16. Entry fee is $50 per person, and includes lunch.
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | March 10, 2013
He's across the Atlantic from his native Ireland, but Ken Keady was wearing the green Sunday as he bobbed his 3-year-old daughter on his shoulders to see Baltimore's St. Patrick Parade. "It's a great occasion, a lot of color, a lot of flags and lot of music. I come every year," said Keady, now of Towson, with daughter Carolyn waving the Irish flag above his head. Keady pronounced Baltimore's parade as "one of the best I've ever seen" - and he's seen them in Dublin, he said. The Keady family was among thousands of people lining the route for the kilted bagpipe bands and eye-popping string bands, dance troupes, students, classic cars, floats and more.
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By Justin George, The Baltimore Sun | March 3, 2013
The flowers left in condolence are a kind but painful reminder that De'ontae Smith is gone, as is the funeral program his mother carries around to remember the boy stabbed to death downtown just hours after the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl victory parade. Chevita Bumbrey and her husband, Donae Wright, have struggled with De'ontae's conspicuous absence. He could usually be found slouching on the couch playing video games or dancing the "mump" to rap music - shuffling wide-legged on the wood floor.
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By John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore Sun | February 24, 2013
The rhythmic thud of the drum filled the air of Baltimore's Waverly community, alerting residents that something special was taking place in the neighborhood. The joyous sound of children's laughter and eventual singing reinforced the sense of community organizers envisioned when they planned Sunday's parade and subsequent concert in a 25-foot-by-25-foot translucent bubble. "It's whimsical. When people see it, they want to go in and enjoy it," said Seattle-based conceptual artist Nola Elsewhere, who dreamed up the concept of the bubble that housed the singing and music.