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For a park, Druid Hill certainly has an abundance of features to keep its visitors busy. Pathways wind through the park's 745 acres and treat those who tread its grounds to what seems like a quiet oasis in the middle of one of the East Coast's most popular metropolises. Foremost of the treasures hiding within the bounds of Druid Hill is the Maryland Zoo, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo. Opened in 1876, the small zoo saw moderate traffic until it was beset by financial troubles following a major cosmetic overhaul that was designed to boost the number of visitors and make the zoo more visually appealing.
For a park, Druid Hill certainly has an abundance of features to keep its visitors busy. Pathways wind through the park's 745 acres and treat those who tread its grounds to what seems like a quiet oasis in the middle of one of the East Coast's most popular metropolises. Foremost of the treasures hiding within the bounds of Druid Hill is the Maryland Zoo, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo. Opened in 1876, the small zoo saw moderate traffic until it was beset by financial troubles following a major cosmetic overhaul that was designed to boost the number of visitors and make the zoo more visually appealing.
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Violent surge continues in Baltimore as teen becomes 24th killing in 18 days
Shot in the face and back Tuesday night, 19-year-old Leroy Boxdale became Baltimore's 24th homicide victim in 18 days. Boxdale, who was on supervised probation after pleading guilty to a drug charge in September, was found lying in the 3400 block of Park...Tags: Murder, Injuries, Assault, Drug Trafficking, Juvenile Delinquency
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2 charged in stabbing of 3
Two women were charged yesterday in an argument that turned violent on Thanksgiving night in West Baltimore, when three women were stabbed and taken to Sinai Hospital. Michelle Robinson, 33, of the 2500 block of Shirley Ave. in West Baltimore was charged...Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Injuries, Assault, Court Administration
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Activities
activities events Baltimore Farmers' Market Open Sundays from 8 a.m. until sellout, usually noon, through Dec. 21. At Saratoga Street between Holliday and Gay streets, under the Jones Falls Expressway. Go to promotionandarts.com. Dinosaur Mysteries;...Tags: Fells Point, Metal and Mineral, National Aquarium Baltimore, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Festive Event
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Maryland's black troops from the Great War paraded home in style
Some 400,000 African-Americans answered their country's call during World War I and served in the Army's segregated units. And even though the armistice ending the Great War was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, it was some time before troops returned home. It...Tags: Anglican, National Government, Christianity, Charity, Jazz Music
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Trees await good home
The problem Unplanted trees appear to be dying in a Recreation and Parks lot. The backstory Daniel and Melissa Burke have been puzzling over an unusual sight during their regular runs through Druid Hill Park. In early summer, they noticed unplanted trees... -
Consumer Sundays: Dying trees, Winning for Losing and Mutual Funds
baltimoresun.comIs it live or is it Memorex? Do you remember those commercials? Are they still on anymore? And if they're not, is that a sign of my age?Anyhoo, that catchphrase popped into my head when Liz told me she's writing about lots and lots of dead-looking,... -
City ballot questions seek approval of borrowing
Casting a ballot for the next president may be what draws a record number of Marylanders to the polls tomorrow, but Baltimore voters will also decide on borrowing $125 million for projects that officials call an investment in the city's future....Tags: Patterson Park, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Referenda, National Government, Maryland Zoo Baltimore
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Police Blotter
police blotter Police reports in Baltimore city and county Southern Baltimore Arrest Police were in the 100 block of Washburn Ave. about 10:30 p.m. Saturday when they observed a gunman exiting an alley with a scarf over his face. He approached two...Tags: Patterson Park, Murder, Juvenile Delinquency, Newington, Natural Resources
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Handmade signs signal persistent hope
Thirty-two years of elections in Maryland and I've never seen so many handmade signs. Someone told me weeks ago that you couldn't get your hands on an official, campaign-issued Obama sign anywhere; they ran out of them in Baltimore, which might explain...Tags: Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Martin Luther King Jr., National Government, Government
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City tries new tactics in running dirt-bike fight
A swarm of dirt bikers terrorized Michele Rosenberg as she rode down McCulloh Street, ramming her car with such relentlessness that she and her husband drove directly to the Northwest police station, where a sergeant said there was little he could do....Tags: Martin O'Malley, Reisterstown, William H. Cole IV, Law Enforcement, Animal Science
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Police identify victims in Upton fatal shooting
Baltimore police have identified two young men fatally shot Sunday night in the Upton community. Central District police responding to a report of two men shot in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Ave. near West Lafayette Avenue at 10:36 p.m. found the...Tags: Murder
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City officials warn of road closures
Baltimore transportation officials are warning motorists of road closures planned for today that could affect traffic. Madison Street is to be closed between Bond Street and Broadway from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to accommodate a crane operation. The 2nd Annual...Tags: Mount Washington, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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