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Reptile House in Druid Hill Park

On August 5, 1948, Mayor Thomas D’Alessandro and other Baltimore City dignitaries came by motorcade to Druid Hill Park for the official opening of the Baltimore Zoo’s new Reptile House. They entered an oval room with a shallow, tile-lined pool at its center where small alligators and turtles swam. Set into the walls of the room were brightly lit tanks containing an eye-popping array of local and exotic snakes, lizards, and amphibians. Artists employed by the City’s Bureau of Parks had painted woodland, desert, or swamp scenes inside each tank to mimic the natural habitats of the occupants.

Baltimore, MD · 7d
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SUN: Harborplace developer warns Baltimore’s neighborhoods can’t thrive without downtown

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore’s downtown is in crisis, and allowing it to deteriorate further threatens investment across the entire city, Harborplace developer David Bramble said Thursday as he acknowledged the start of his waterfront redevelopment has slipped into next year. “Our central business district is in a crisis,”...

Baltimore, MD · 4d
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Maryland Has An Old-School Drive-In Where Movies Glow On The Biggest Screen In America

Kids in pajamas, a double feature of brand-new movies, and a screen so big it has built a national reputation. That’s a normal summer night at one Maryland drive-in. The gates first opened in 1956. The place recently celebrated 70 years with fireworks lighting up the sky over the lot.

Middle River, MD · 6d
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Garden club donation adds 17 trees to Perry Hall’s Angel Park

PERRY HALL, Md. — A donation from a regional garden club organization has funded the planting of 17 new trees at Angel Park, completing a green perimeter around much of the community-built playground. The project was made possible by the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland District 3, local officials announced Monday. Baltimore County Councilman David […]

Perry Hall, MD · 1d

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Luigi Mangione’s cousin wins local Baltimore election

His campaign focused on supporting law enforcement and imposing tougher penalties on criminals.

Baltimore County, MD · 2d

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Legal fight brewing over Harford Road housing bill in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A legal fight is brewing in Baltimore over a bill that could reshape development along Harford Road. Former City Council member Jody Landers told FOX45 that the bill, sponsored by Councilman Ryan Dorsey, would allow multi-family housing development not just along Harford Road but deep into neighborhoods currently zoned for single-family homes.

Baltimore, MD · 2d

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Veterans Housing Development Moves Forward in Maryland

A development for at-risk and formerly homeless veterans and their families has taken a big step forward in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has closed financing for the second phase of HELP Perry Point Veterans Village in Perryville. The department will administer more than $23 million to support the creation of an additional 77 homes on the campus of the Perry Point Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.

Maryland · 1d

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Baltimore County offers $50,000 in grants to expand caregiver support services

TOWSON, Md. — The Baltimore County Department of Aging announced Monday that it is making $50,000 in mini-grants available to local nonprofit organizations and community groups to help expand caregiver support services across the county. The individual grants, ranging from $6,000 to $15,000, are intended to help community-based organizations and neighborhood “Villages” identify caregivers and […]

Baltimore County, MD · 1d

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Druid Hill Park's Charm City Lights Returns With a 50-Foot Tree and Dining Igloos

Baltimore's holiday lights spectacular is lighting back up at Druid Hill Park, with organizers highlighting a 50-foot tree and an array of features for its latest run. Charm City Lights will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 27 at Druid Hill Park. Baltimore City Recreation and Parks shared the 2026...

Baltimore, MD · 2d

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Downtown Baltimore faces longer wait for waterfront revamp

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Major changes are coming to the plans for revitalizing Harborplace, but the project is facing new delays. WBFF has been following efforts to redevelop the once-popular waterfront destination, where families, tourists and residents gathered for years. Now, much of the waterfront shopping destination sits quiet. Developer...

Baltimore, MD · 2d

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West Baltimore's Grace Medical Center Finishes $61.6M Overhaul After Five Years

Grace Medical Center in West Baltimore has wrapped up a five-year, $61.6 million transformation, giving the neighborhood a modernized emergency department, new specialty clinics and expanded outpatient services inside a hospital some residents still remember as Bon Secours. The project touched nearly every corner of the campus, from a rebuilt dialysis unit to new behavioral health clinics, and much of the construction happened while the facility stayed open and operating through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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As New Bay Bridge Advances, ESLC’s Steve Kline Seeks Funding to Protect the Shore

With the federal government’s recent approval of Maryland’s plans for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a project long measured in studies and proposals is moving closer to reality. The estimated $17.5 billion project could reshape travel across the region, but its effects may reach well beyond the bridge and its approaches.

Maryland · 2d

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Montgomery College Dean Fights Disbarment Over 54 Trust Fund Transfers, Gambling

Baltimore County Circuit Court — Reported Site of Evidentiary Hearing. A bank's overdraft notice set off a disciplinary case that now has the Supreme Court of Maryland weighing whether to disbar Tiffany Fountaine Boykin, Montgomery College's dean of Rockville Student Affairs. Findings in the case say Boykin made 54 transfers from her client trust account to her law firm's operating account, moving nearly $28,000 that she then spent — plus a little more — at ATMs while gambling.

Maryland · 4d

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MDE tentatively rejects Curtis Bay petroleum cleanup company’s permit request

A plan to construct two waste oil tanks across the street from a high school “poses an unacceptable public health risk,” MDE says. State officials have denied the permit a Curtis Bay company that provides petroleum spill cleanup services needs to expand its operation in the far South Baltimore community.

Baltimore, MD · 2d

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Baltimore County's next top prosecutor talks crime, campaign spending and office overhaul

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore County's next top prosecutor is promising a new approach to fighting crime and greater transparency as she prepares to take over an office that has operated under the same leadership for nearly two decades. Sarah David, who defeated longtime State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger...

Baltimore County, MD · 2d

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Carroll County extends data center development ban through February 2028

Carroll County is extending its moratorium on new data center development for another year as officials consider potential changes to local regulations.

Carroll County, MD · 2d

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Approved new Chesapeake Bay crossing will have 2 four-lane spans

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Transportation Authority on Thursday, Nov. 5 announced final environmental approval for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study. The approved crossing connecting Anne Arundel and Queen Anne’s counties will enhance safe and reliable travel for residents and visitors for years to come, minimize environmental impacts and add $23 billion to the local economy while creating more than 60,000 jobs, according to a news release from the MDTA.

Anne Arundel County, MD · 4d

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Pleasant Wednesday before cooler, wet rest of the week in Maryland

Maryland · 1d