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Columbia has room to become 'artistic enabled community' [Letter]
I harbor high hopes that Columbia can blossom to the next level in creating a "go to" environment that supports and nurtures art and artists. Recently the Columbia Association has stepped up offering public forums on this and Jane Dembner of the...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Washington, DC
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Breathe Books in Hampden opening health-food cafe
Breathe Books in Hampden says it will add a health-food cafe to its store next month. Owner Susan Weis-Bohlen says all the offerings will have at least one of five features: gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, raw or Ayurvedic -- Ayurveda is a holistic type...Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Pikesville, Radio Industry, Business, Ayurvedic Medicine
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Leaving Symphony Woods 'as is' is not preservation; it is neglect [Letter]
The first rule of preservation is that you must have something valuable to preserve. In the case of buildings, they should have value to the community through their use, and/or their historical nature. In the case of land, preservation means protecting an...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Letter: Loss of open space in Symphony Woods is 'incalculable'
I am a former long-time resident of Columbia who still travels to the area frequently on business, and recently came across a copy of what used to be my "favorite" paper, the Flier. I read your article about the pending plans for Symphony Woods, and for...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture
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Letter: Jim Rouse would be 'appalled' at CA fast-tracking plans for Symphony Woods
On Feb. 14, you published eight letters raising thoughtful questions about a newly hatched plan for Symphony Woods. At the CA Board meeting a few hours later, many residents spoke out, almost all in opposition. Questions were raised about elements of...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture
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New proposal for Columbia
Decades ago, developer James W. Rouse looked at a rundown industrial waterfront in downtown Baltimore and saw the makings of an attraction called Harborplace at the Inner Harbor. Now a former Rouse employee looks at an expanse of woods in downtown...Tags: Ken Ulman, Harborplace, Central Park, Gardens and Parks, Culture
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Vernon Dobson, civil rights leader
The Rev. Vernon Dobson, a Baptist minister and civil rights leader, died Saturday of complications of a stroke. He was 89. As a leading figure in Baltimore's civil rights movement, Mr. Dobson lived a life molded by the struggle for equality — a...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baptist, Martin Luther King Jr., World War II (1939-1945)
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Symphony Woods Park should create a community meeting place [Commentary]
In 2010, the Columbia Association retained an outstanding firm of landscape architects to prepare a master plan for Symphony Woods Park. The plan that evolved over a two-year period reflects the creative talent of a team of landscape architects and...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Culture, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Tourism and Leisure
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Marylander of the Year
In 1987, The Sun's editorial board decided to bestow upon the Johns Hopkins University's then-president, Steven Muller, a newly created award: Marylander of the Year. The distinction was meant to honor the person who "contributed the most to Baltimore and...
Tags: Politics, Gold Glove Awards, John Waters, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, NAACP
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William Donald Schaefer, governor and mayor, dies
William Donald Schaefer, the dominant political figure of the last half-century of Maryland history, died Monday after a "do-it-now" career that changed the face of Baltimore while bringing a new burst of energy to the city he loved.
Mr. Schaefer was 89....Tags: Vehicles, Heart Problems, William Donald Schaefer, Harborplace, Parties and Movements
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Archives exhibit shows how Columbia came to be
Run by three county commissioners instead of a county executive, Howard County was a different place in the early 1960s. As required of all counties by the Maryland General Assembly in 1953, Howard had finally approved its General Plan in 1960, a much-...
Tags: Arable Farming, Property, Maryland General Assembly, Howard County, Ellicott City
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Longtime Rouse home is up for sale
The longtime home of James and Patricia Rouse on the banks of Wilde Lake in Columbia, where the world-known affordable housing advocates danced together to tunes from a stereo next to their living room fireplace, is up for sale. It is the home's first...
Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Homes, Harborplace, Interior Policy
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