Category Archives: Decades

Maryland Bill Seeks To Rename Negro, Polish Mountains

By The Associated Press (Myfoxdc.com, 2/7/2011) CUMBERLAND, Md. – A Maryland state senator said Monday that she has introduced a bill seeking to rename two Appalachian peaks, Negro Mountain and Polish Mountain, citing cultural sensitivities. Lawmakers Speak to FOX 5 … Continue reading

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Giant Mechanical Blue Crab

Does anyone remember the giant blue crab at the Maryland Science Center? Does it still move? Buy this crab print and other moments in Baltimore history captured by Sun photographers at The Baltimore Sun Store.

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Happy John Waters Day! (February 7th)

It’s John Waters Day somewhere But it’s a little weird, just as it should be By Michael Ollove (The Baltimore Sun, 2/7/2004) We’re sitting in our office the other day when an e-mail arrives from the New Museum in New … Continue reading

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Poe House could close without city help, curator warns

Officials want historic museum dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe to be self-sufficient by next year By Chris Kaltenbach, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/4/2011) The long-time curator of Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe House says the museum could be forced to close if … Continue reading

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