Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Sports
Baseball
When the Baltimore Orioles came calling, Austin Knight was ready.
The Reisterstown resident's lifelong dream was to play for his hometown team.
The Orioles selected the 5-foot-11, 195-pound infielder-outfielder in the 37t...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Community
A festival with a world view, the annual Showcase of Nations International Fest, descended upon the Poly/Western high schools complex at Falls Road and West Cold Spring Lane on Aug. 7-8.The festival -- celebrating Baltimore's cultural ...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Crime, News
Last weekend's safety summit in Charles Village will be followed by a meeting in about two weeks, with suggested priorities for fighting crime.
Unnerved by the fatal stabbing of a Johns Hopkins University researcher last month, about 100 area resid...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in News
Baltimore City is “close” to reaching an agreement with James “Buzz” Cusack, owner of the Charles Theatre, and his daughter, Kathleen, to run the historic Senator Theatre. “It’s pretty close,” said M.J. “Jay” Brodie, presi...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in News
At his Catonsville head shop, Peace of Sunshine, owner Larry Zwick sells tie-dyed T-shirts, hookahs and ornate glass bongs.
But one item recently added to the menu of the store at the corner of Frederick Road and Mellor Avenue has turned into a...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Business
"No" might yet mean "yes," when it comes to rezoning the old Mount Vernon United Methodist Church in Hampden for use as a computer company's headquarters.
The Baltimore Planning Commission on Aug. 5 voted down a request by Mark...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Crime, News
The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Po...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Events
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Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Events
Creative Alliance at the Patterson -- Hosts the Baltimore Improv Festival, presented by the Baltimore Improv Group. A full musical will be created from a one-word suggestion from the audience and performed on the spot. Thu.-Sun., Aug. 12-15, 7 p.m., 3131 ...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Opinion
Hudson's Corner
This is the time of the gardening season when I feel like throwing in the towel, or more precisely, throwing in the hose. About the only gardening I've done this summer, beside binge weeding, is dragging the hose, dragging the ho...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Promotions, Community
Mt. Washington
It's August, and school is right around the corner. On my walks through the neighborhood, I'm amazed at the large number of crepe myrtles bursting into bloom. Some are huge trees and some smaller bushes, but the pink, fuchsia and ...
Published August 10, 2010 by Baltimore Messenger in Arts, Entertainment
NEW MOVIES
"Eat Pray Love" (PG-13). Not reviewed. Julia Roberts stars in the screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's book as a newly-divorced woman on a journey of self-discovery. Opens Friday, Aug. 13.
"The Expendables&qu...
Published August 11, 2010 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times in Business
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was the only Baltimore County educational institution named one of the great places to work by The Chronicle of Higher Education last week.
The Washington, D.C., based publication, which boasts a re...
Published August 11, 2010 by Catonsville Times in Business
The Job Network Program will host its first awards showcase Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Q Building Theater Lounge on the Catonsville campus of the Community College of Baltimore County, 800 S. Rolling Road.
The event will honor the educa...
Published August 11, 2010 by Catonsville Times in Community
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Published August 11, 2010 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times in Opinion
Since the majority population of Catonsville is not in favor of the Promenade, I hope everyone read "Promenade tops concerns during candidates' forum," (Catonsville Times, July 7).
No matter what your political affiliation may be, I believe o...
Published August 11, 2010 by Catonsville Times in Business
There was no music in the background as Steve Ocone sat at a small table patiently replacing each of the finger pads on a shiny gold saxophone last week.
Occasionally, Ocone, 51, would play instruments to test them as he worked in his sma...
Published August 11, 2010 by Arbutus Times in Community
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Published August 11, 2010 by Arbutus Times in Sports
UMBC represents at lacrosse World Championships
Former UMBC lacrosse standout Brendan Mundorf was named to the FIL All-World team after the United States defeated Canada, 12-10, to claim the 2010 World Championship in Manchester, England.
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Published August 11, 2010 by Towson Times in Opinion
I write this letter at a time with a great challenge. We all have experienced in one way or another the negative results of the current economy.
Most of us have been fortunate enough to have the resources to weather the storm. The clients coming to th...
Published August 11, 2010 by Towson Times in News, Community
A members-owned Towson Swim Club at the northwest corner of Bosley Avenue and Towsontown Boulevard would enhance property values for the neighborhood -- according to the all-volunteer club board.
But the swim complex could bring troubled waters for ne...
Published August 11, 2010 by Towson Times in Opinion
I am writing in response to the story in the July 14 edition of the
Towson Times, "Baltimore County Council contender Paulshock answers
residency complaint," which clearly described Bill Paulshock's
residency issues.
I am, frankly, appalled ...
Published August 11, 2010 by Towson Times in Opinion
As a longtime reader of the Towson Times, I would like to share with
you my concern over seeing a paid political advertisement on the front
page of today's edition.
It would seem to me that the first four pages of any news
publication should be solel...
Published August 11, 2010 by Towson Times in Opinion
As a Democrat, I don't fully agree with a lot of the decisions U.S. Rep. Frank Kratovil has made since being elected in 2008.
However, I must admit that I approve of Mr. Kratovil's support for
the financial reform bill that just recently became law....
Published August 11, 2010 by Towson Times in Opinion
In the 2006 U.S. Senate debate that preceded the Democratic primary
that year, I was asked when I thought, realistically, that all U.S.
troops could be withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan, and I answered,
"June 2007."
Now, here we are mor...