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Pair tried to steal historical documents worth millions, police say
Barry H. Landau has rubbed elbows with presidents, helped plan inaugurations, and claims one of the largest collections of Oval Office memorabilia outside museums and presidential libraries. His Manhattan apartment includes a collection of china from...Tags: Trials, FBI, New York City, Abdominal Pain, The Washington Post
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Clemens acquitted of all charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens was acquitted Monday on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his long and brilliant career as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. ...
Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Cy Young Award, Justice System, FedEx Corporation
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Still in business: The 175+ year club
When Augustus Schwatka launched his blacksmithing shop on West Saratoga Street in 1810, the War of 1812 was on the horizon, locomotives were not yet a transportation option and slavery was thriving. Two centuries have passed since then, but you can still...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Travel, Alcoholic Beverages, Economy, Business and Finance
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Preserving our past: Ownership isn't the issue
What is the future for Baltimore's city-owned historic properties? The Baltimore Sun has reported that Baltimore City is hiring an appraisal firm to determine the "market value" of 15 city-owned historic properties. Baltimore Heritage has asked...
Tags: Patterson Park, Bromo Seltzer Tower, Inventories, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Babe Ruth
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Restoring Mount Vernon
Baltimore's Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, a classical Doric column towering 178 feet above its elegant surroundings. But nearly 200 years after its completion in 1829, the building and its...
Tags: Washington, DC, Arts and Culture, Central Park, Mount Vernon, Architecture
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Flowermart embraces the 21st century, but with lemon sticks
The big hats, the beautiful flowers, the maypole, the lemon peppermint sticks — those are the hallmarks of Baltimore's Flowermart, an oasis of old-fashioned gentility that its organizers promise will stay that way.
Which is why it's a little...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mount Vernon, Facebook, William Donald Schaefer, Lemons
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Flowermart heralds spring with lemon sticks, straw hats and, of course, beautiful blooms
Flowermart, the official start of spring in Baltimore, is as much about food as it is about flowers. So it makes sense that among the women wearing hats covered in blooms there would be a guy dressed as a slice of pizza. Antoine Hays of Baltimore —...
Tags: Mother's Day, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Place, Annapolis
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The rising Sun
A little more than 175 years ago, an ex-journeyman printer from New England boarded a carriage bound for America's southernmost big city. His hope was to start a newspaper there and run it himself. His friends thought he was out of his mind. Baltimore,...
Tags: Television Industry, New York University, Newspaper and Magazine, Patterson Park, Book
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Weekend calendar - May 19
19th-century garden party A garden party to prepare the 19th-century-style kitchen and medicinal garden. Bring gardening tools. Includes 19th-century refreshments. Today, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pry House Field Hospital, Antietam National Battlefield, 18906...Tags: Railway Transportation, Arts and Culture, Travel, Ronald McDonald (fictional character), Transportation
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Restore Mt. Vernon, but save the trees
Your editorial on the restoration of historic Mt. Vernon revealed The Sun's lack intimacy with this issue ("Restoring Mount Vernon," May 14). The Mount Vernon Conservancy's plan for removing the site's trees is out of touch and ignores the environmental...Tags: Mount Vernon
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Alexander to speak at Sharpsburg Library
Ted Alexander, chief historian at the Antietam National Battlefield, will talk about his book, “The Battle of Antietam: the Bloodiest Day” Thursday, June 7, at Sharpsburg Public Library. Ted will sign copies of his book, available for purchase...Tags: Arts and Culture, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Libraries
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