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The death of Arunah Shepherdson Abell
Death came for Arunah Shepherdson Abell on April 19, 1888, just 27 days before he would have celebrated the 51st anniversary of the newspaper he founded in Baltimore in 1837. Abell, who was in his city townhouse at Charles and Madison streets near...Tags: Religion and Belief, Newspaper and Magazine, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Restore Mount Vernon place, but don't change it
The Mount Vernon Place Conservancy (MVPC) plans to restore and maintain the area generally referred to as "Mount Vernon Place" ("Restoring Mount Vernon," May 14). The restoration work envisioned is naturally divided into two projects. One, the...Tags: Mount Vernon
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Whitney French Morrill, businessman
Whitney French Morrill, the co-owner of a building maintenance firm that cleaned Baltimore landmarks, died of complications from dementia Saturday at Manor Care Ruxton. The Monkton resident was 87.
Born in New York City and raised in Stamford, Conn.,...Tags: Lobbying, Long Island Sound, Anglicanism, New York City, Human Interest
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The rare and ethereal armonica is coming to Baltimore
Dennis James, a heralded armonica virtuoso who lives in upstate New York, will visit Baltimore next weekend to be a soloist with two organizations.
The story goes that in 1761, when Benjamin Franklin invented the glass instrument he dubbed the "armonica,...Tags: Dolly Parton, Fine Artists, Music Industry, Lead Poisoning, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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If Baltimore cares about the trees, why would it chop them down in Mount Vernon Place?
The Sun exhorts us to "Speak for the trees" (March 3). That's exactly what more than 2,200 people did when they signed petitions to save the trees in the Mount Vernon Place parks. The plan presented by the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy (MVPC) to the...Tags: Mount Vernon
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Alan Mark Silbergeld, consumer advocate
Alan Mark Silbergeld, a retired Consumer Union attorney and consumer advocate who was an aficionado of vocal music, died Friday of complications from lymphoma at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Homeland resident was 72. "He was a leading consumer advocate on...Tags: Lobbying, Credit and Debt, Dining and Drinking, Lymphoma, New York City
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Monument lighting brings holiday spirit to Mount Vernon
Fireworks lit up Mount Vernon Place, the sound of choirs echoed off townhouses and laser lights illuminated the chilly air Thursday evening for the 40th annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument.
"The fireworks this year were the best. They were...Tags: Entertainment Events, Washington Monument, Holidays, Christmas, William Donald Schaefer
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Isaac C. Lycett, engraver
Isaac Cate Lycett, a retired engraver of social stationery who produced the invitations for Bill Clinton's presidential inaugurations, died Tuesday of a heart attack at his Delta, Pa., home. He was 84 and had a second home on Mount Vernon Place.
Born...Tags: Government, Bill Clinton, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Religion and Belief, Jones Falls
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Exhibit brings together 'Eureka' moments in science
Earle Havens can almost hear their voices.
Each time Havens steps inside the George Peabody Library, he senses the muted exclamations, the murmured back-and-forth of a conversation that's been going on now for more than two millennia.
In one corner,...Tags: Euclid, Entertainment Events, Medical Specialization, Libraries, Colleges and Universities
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Day trips: Chuck Berry at D.C.'s Howard Theatre and more
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Chuck Berry at the Howard Theatre
The legendary Chuck Berry is part of the lineup of performers celebrating the reopening of Washington's historic Howard Theatre. The Howard began a $29 million renovation in 2010 and reopened this month....Tags: Trips and Vacations, PBS (tv network), Science, Jamie Hyneman, Science and Technology
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Gertrude Dorsey, accountant
Gertrude K. Dorsey, who was among the first women in the state to become a certified public accountant, died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 93 and a Towson resident.
Born Gertrude Hubert Kitchen in Atlanta, she was...Tags: Halethorpe, Entertainment Events, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, Diseases and Illnesses
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Students' pottery creations on sale at Towson University
Towson University's Department of Art will hold its 41st annual Holiday Pottery Sale Friday-Saturday, Dec. 2-3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., in the Center for the Arts Ceramics Studio Room 3012. As in years past, this event will showcase a large selection of...Tags: Building Material, Viniculture, Material Science, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Arts
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