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Suzanne Muldowney at 2015 Hampden Christmas Parade

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) An old ‘dog learns new parading tricks Though her appearances as 1960s cartoon superhero Underdog have become a parade (and Atomic TV) tradition, this year the versatile Suzanne Muldowney instead reprised her 2000 portrayal … Continue reading

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Maryland celebrates New Year with unique drops

As the doughnut drops, a new year begins “Giant Do-Nut Drop” the newest of Maryland’s wacky New Year’s traditions. A duck, a muskrat, a crab and a pastry will descend to greet 2015. CNN to broadcast 10th annual crab drop … Continue reading

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It Can Be Hard to Sell a House on Hampden’s 34th Street

It Can Be Hard to Sell a House on One of the Merriest Blocks in the Country Christmas Decorations Get Supersized on This Baltimore Street, Sometimes Surprising New Arrivals By Scott Calvert (Wall Street Journal, Dec. 5, 2014) BALTIMORE—Out house-hunting, … Continue reading

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The Year Without a Mayor’s Christmas Parade…

…and The Ghosts of Mayor’s Christmas Parades Past By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) No, that’s not the title of  an old Rankin/Bass holiday TV special, but a lament for the 2013 Mayor’s Christmas Parade in Hampden, which was cancelled … Continue reading

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