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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Sale of downtown Annapolis post office building will end era ... eventually

    Since 1901, Annapolis residents and downtown workers have been dropping off letters and buying stamps at the brick Georgian Revival-style post office on Church Circle.
    Since 1901, Annapolis residents and downtown workers have been dropping off letters and buying stamps at the brick Georgian Revival-style post office on Church Circle. But not for much longer. A vote by the state's Board of Public Works on Wednesday...

    Tags: Rental Service, Annapolis, U.S. Postal Service, Mail Order Industry, Advertising

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Maryland agrees to buy Annapolis post office

    Maryland officials agreed Wednesday to buy the historic Annapolis post office building from the U.S. Postal Service for use as part of the government complex surrounding the State House.
    Maryland officials agreed Wednesday to buy the historic Annapolis post office building from the U.S. Postal Service for use as part of the government complex surrounding the State House. Without dissent, the three-member Board of Public Works agreed to...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Annapolis, Mail Order Industry, Human Interest

    3. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. With opening of Mill No. 1, the Jones Falls Valley's makeover is nearly complete

    Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby.
    Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby. "That's our great blue heron," Tufaro said. Water birds fly up...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hampden, Jones Falls

    4. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Maryland seeks historic status for Fort Carroll

    When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls.
    When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls. She visited the six-sided artificial island as a little girl, just...

    Tags: Wildlife, Fort McHenry, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Conservation

    5. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Orlando Ridout V, architectural historian

    Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident was 59.
    Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident...

    Tags: Architecture, George Washington University, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Painting, University of Virginia

    6. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Abandoned Henryton hospital slated for demolition

    Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and handicapped now appears beyond hope of recovery itself.
    Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and...

    Tags: Fires, Painting, Arts, Photography, Arts and Culture

    7. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Author to Speak at HCC

    The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will welcome Dr. Alan Taylor on April 8 as part of the College's commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Taylor will offer a public lecture at the Chesapeake Center at 10 a.m. His talk,...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, War of 1812, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities, Annapolis

    8. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Civil War interpretation efforts lauded

    The City of Hagerstown, the Hagerstown-Washington County Conventional and Visitors Bureau and the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area were recognized Jan. 31 at a Maryland Historical Trust awards ceremony at the Governor Calvert Ballroom in Annapolis.
    The City of Hagerstown, the Hagerstown-Washington County Conventional and Visitors Bureau and the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area were recognized Jan. 31 at a Maryland Historical Trust awards ceremony at the Governor Calvert Ballroom in Annapolis....

    Tags: Culture, New Products, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Annapolis, Wars and Interventions

    9. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Demolition is best option for properties near new library

    The line that separates “historic” from “blighted” is often too fine to discern. Historic buildings are only of value if someone with tremendously deep pockets can be found to breathe new life into them, and without such a patron...

    Tags: Libraries, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest, Arts and Culture

    10. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Aged grist mill awaits scarce federal funds

    A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools.
    A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools. Though the building is historic — it was listed...

    Tags: U.S. Public Health Service, Budgets and Budgeting, Fort McHenry, Science and Technology, Cecil County

    11. Feb 3, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. City, county officials consider options for structures near new library

    While construction of the new Washington County Free Library is nearing completion, an unknown factor of the overall project has caught the eye of some City of Hagerstown officials.
    cj.lovelace@herald-mail.com
    While construction of the new Washington County Free Library is nearing completion, an unknown factor of the overall project has caught the eye of some City of Hagerstown officials. At the rear of the library site on the corner of South Potomac and...

    Tags: Local Government, Libraries, Economy, Business and Finance, Property, Finance

    12. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Warfield cottage nets state tax credits for renovation

    A project to renovate a building in the Warfield Cultural and Commerce Center, in Sykesville, has been awarded $246,619 in state tax credits in Maryland's Sustainable Communities Tax Credit program. This week Gov. Martin O'Malley announced that five...

    Tags: Politics, Taxation, Tax Credits, Annapolis, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)

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