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Charitably Chic: Shop to Give

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Fishbowl - By Anne Calvert - Oct. 15 (Opinion) - The retail industry has taken a hit in today’s fledgling economy. Our pockets are more shallow, we’ve tightened our belts, and it’s hard to justify accessorizing this new look without cause. The industry has met this challenge by aligning with charitable causes to incentivize shoppers and assuage their retail guilt. This month, the fashionable philanthropy is all over Baltimore, with local retailers offering shoppers a number of ways to contribute to the community. From now until October 23rd, the shops at The Village of Cross Keys are offering a number of charitable incentives through the shopping center’s semi-annual Cross Keys Cares event. The Pied Piper, for instance, is collecting cash contributions and donating a percentage of sales for the Children’s Cancer Foundation. Ruth Shaw, J. Jill, and The Store Ltd. are collecting gently warn clothing and cash donations for The House of Ruth, which helps lead the victims of domestic violence to safety and shelter. (Ruth Shaw gives a...

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Stories from the Home Front

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, Stephanie Hughes - Sep. 13 (News Analysis) - WYPR's Gil Sandler has written a book of stories remembering Baltimore's home front during World War II.

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Around The Block

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Stephanie Hughes - Sep. 13 (News Analysis) - On the inside of Baltimore's red light district.

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Vacant city houses get property tax break meant for owner-occupied homes - Page 2 - Baltimore Sun

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Scott Calvert, Jamie Hopkins - Sep. 12 (Research) - Property tax breaks meant to encourage homeownership have been awarded to 465 vacant houses in Baltimore, depriving the city of uncollected revenue in a difficult budget year and calling into question past promises from city officials to crack down on tax scofflaws, a Baltimore Sun analysis has found.

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Former Ravens Player Works To Defeat ALS

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WJZ-TV - By Kelly - Sep. 10 (News) - Former Raven O.J. Brigance continues his fight against ALS and is raising money to help others.

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Stronger police presence in D.C. for 9/11 observance

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Sep. 09 (News) - The nation’s capital is increasing police presence during the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and following a threat of a new attack. The move mirrors heightened security across the country as federal officials said Thursd

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Ravens Fans Get Festive On Purple Friday

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WJZ-TV - By Sjohnson2 - Sep. 09 (News) - Raven fans are getting festive this Friday. With the season kick-off now in sight, football fans say they're ready to start the season off right.

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Realities of Real Estate: A Short History of the Home Mortgage

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Record - By Bob, Donna McWilliams - Sep. 09 (News Analysis) - As the federal government begins to grapple with the new reality that there are limitations on how much money our nation can borrow, we are starting to examine possible changes to the tax code, as well as how our tax dollars are spent. Topics that were previously taboo are now on the table.

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Art District Helps Transform Community

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - Sep. 08 (News) -

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The Utility of Murals

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Stephanie Hughes - Sep. 07 (News Analysis) - What impact do those paintings around town have on the neighborhoods they inhabit?

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9-6-11: 1861 « Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast - Sep. 06 (News Analysis) - Adam Goodheart on the ideas of 1861.

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Disasterocalypse

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Lawrence Lanahan, Sheilah Kast - Sep. 06 (News Analysis) - What a week. Today we look back at the hurricane and earthquake that struck Maryland the week before last, and Baltimore Gas and Electric spokesman Rob Gould addresses criticism of the utility's effort to restore power to over 750,000 of its customers.

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8-31-11: “Zulu Fits”

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, J. Wynn Rousuck - Aug. 31 (News Analysis) - J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Heralds of Hope Theater's "Zulu Fits," part of the Baltimore Playwrights Festival. The play is at Load of Fun theater through September 4.

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“Abraham and Isaac”

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By J. Wynn Rousuck, Lawrence Lanahan - Aug. 24 (News Analysis) - J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the Theatrical Mining Company's "Abraham and Isaac," part of the Baltimore Playwrights Festival. The play is at College of Notre Dame of Maryland through August 28.

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Vacant city houses get property tax break meant for owner-occupied homes

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Scott Calvert, Jamie Smith Hopkins - Aug. 23 (News) - Property tax breaks meant to encourage homeownership have been awarded to 465 vacant houses in Baltimore.

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8-17-11: D’You Want Apple Slices With That?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, Stephanie Hughes - Aug. 17 (News Analysis) - Fast food restaurants are offering more healthy options. But are people choosing them -- and is it making a difference in terms of our health?

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8-16-11: Spotlighting the Jersey Shore

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By J. Wynn Rousuck, Stephanie Hughes - Aug. 16 (News Analysis) - A review of the musical "Unraveled on the Gravel"--playing in Baltimore, but set on the Jersey Shore.

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Stock Market Crash: What Should You Do?

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WBAL-TV - Aug. 10 (Editorial) - Experts weigh in on what investors should do in these turbulent times on Wall Street.

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You Say Tomato…

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, Stephanie Hughes - Aug. 10 (News Analysis) - ...I say tomato tarte tatin. Sascha Wolhandler gives us the best recipes for our favorite August fruit.

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A Parallel to “A Raisin in the Son”

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Stephanie Hughes, Sheilah Kast - Aug. 08 (News Analysis) - Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company brings back the Pulitzer Prize winning-play "Clybourne Park" to its stage. Maryland Morning Theater Critic J. Wynn Rousuck brings us this review.

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Pop Goes the Culture

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, Lawrence Lanahan - Aug. 03 (News Analysis) - McDaniel College president and popular culture analyst Roger Casey on the fall network lineup.

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To Be a Thirsty Tomato

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Stephanie Hughes - Aug. 02 (News Analysis) - How the extreme heat and dryness is affecting the region's farmers.

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Innovations in Dance

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Lawrence Lanahan - Aug. 02 (News Analysis) - MacArthur "genius grant" recipient Liz Lerman on her new book, "Hiking the Horizontal: Field Notes from a Choreographer."

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Hairspray

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Stephanie Hughes, Tom Hall - Aug. 01 (News Analysis) - Baltimore revisits the 1960s in its first ever community theater production of Hairspray.

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Utility costs cripple Hippodrome

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Mary Carole McCauley - Jul. 30 (News) - Seven years after the Hippodrome Theatre reopened with a citywide celebration and an outpouring of civic optimism, the historic venue is struggling, beset by exorbitant utility expenses and an audience that is seemingly deserting in droves.

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