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Dallas V. Smith
Dallas Varden Smith, a retired Baltimore businessman who had owned and operated several clothing stores, died Thursday of cancer at his Pikesville home. He was 73. Mr. Smith was born in Baltimore and raised in Pigtown and on West Lexington Street. He was...Tags: Sheila Dixon, Fashion Trends, Death and Dying, Pikesville, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Resurgent city raises its skyline and its profile
The new harborside Morgan Stanley building reminds me of just how much Baltimore invested in - and was changed by - the relaxed credit and available money of the past financial cycle. The highly visible structure now going up on an eastern tip of Fells...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Mount Royal, Mount Vernon, Land Resources, Heavy Engineering
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Cheap Trick Thursday: easy, cheap, homemade Christmas and holiday gifts
baltimoresun.comThere are a number of benefits to making holiday gifts. You can save money, if you plan it right. You limit your exposure to the chaos that is the mall starting the day after Thanksgiving. If you make enough, you can have a spare gift on hand to give to... -
A long but festive wait at some Md. polling places
The polls weren't even open early yesterday when Heru-ka Anu began to rally his fellow voters. Anu, who said he had been waiting with his wife at the head of the line at Baltimore's Dickey Hill Elementary School since 4:30 a.m., led a chant of Barack...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Local Elections, Voting, Tourism and Leisure, Referenda
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The market get-together: Be there or be square
Dining@LargePigtown asked me to remind everyone about the Under the Viaduct Baltimore Farmers Market get-together this Sunday. I don't know if a time has been set yet (she can post below), but she asked that I ask for suggestions of...... -
Cases dropped in 3 Pigtown burglaries
Earlier this year, Michael A. Peacock confessed to and was charged with four burglaries in Pigtown, but yesterday, Baltimore prosecutors dropped three of the four cases after learning that Peacock was in jail when those crimes occurred. Linda Deitz,...Tags: Prisons
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Income up, study says
A city-sponsored economic study shows Baltimore has about $1.2 billion more in aggregate neighborhood income than traditional markets have estimated, and city leaders say they plan to highlight these findings to developers in an attempt to revitalize four...Tags: Local Authority, Sheila Dixon, Population, Demographics, Murder
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Helping out carnivores
Special to The Baltimore SunSalary $25,000 Age 37 Years on job Two How he got started Having grown up in the restaurant business, Wilt says his job working in the meat department at Whole Foods is a natural progression. His family owned a few eateries in Pigtown and Brooklyn,...Tags: Government Health Care, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Whole Foods Market, Private Health Care, McDonald's
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Milton Vance Murray
Milton Vance Murray, who during his four-decade career as a teacher and later as an elementary school principal remained a steadfast champion of academic excellence, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease Oct. 5 at FutureCare Lochearn. He was 87....Tags: Duke Ellington, Coppin State University, Diana Ross, Alzheimer's Disease, Colleges and Universities
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Death spotlights risks of homelessness
Helen Reightler's family and friends worried about what would happen to the 43-year-old recovering heroin addict living on the streets. But the delicate balance between looking out for a loved one and being fed up with the troubles she brought with her...Tags: Assault, Hospitals and Clinics, Homelessness, Murder
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Ad campaign targets uninsured residents
Gov. Martin O'Malley and Baltimore health advocates announced the launch yesterday of a $150,000 advertising campaign designed to let uninsured Baltimoreans know that thousands more of them are eligible for Medicaid. Under a law that went into effect...Tags: Government Health Care, Casino and Gambling Industry, Society, Radio Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Mega Millions player produces winning ticket
A Baltimore woman got a piece of good news on her 49th birthday last week: She learned she had bought the winning Mega Millions ticket from last week's $24 million jackpot drawing. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, and her daughter brought a...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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