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A better way for Towson to get around
Downtown Towson is on the cusp of a building boom that will transform this suburban county seat into one of the most dynamic, cosmopolitan communities in Maryland. All the elements are in place for this transformation. Towson has two institutions of...
Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore County, Hospitals and Clinics, Towson University
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Transforming Towson into a regional destination
Officials announced on Tuesday a trio of new restaurants and a VIP section for the 15-screen movie theater planned for the Towson Square project — an $85 million development seen as a key element in attracting more shoppers and visitors to the...
Tags: Perry Hall, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Baltimore County
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Stars have aligned for progress in city
timr@herald-mail.comWilliam and Thomas Towson, who farmed the fields along present-day Joppa and York roads, wouldn’t recognize the community that bears their name today. Towsontown was born as something of a way station for farmers driving herds of livestock and...Tags: University System of Maryland, The Herald-Mail, Sora, Port of Baltimore, Baseball
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Will Baltimore County prevent bad behavior outside the new Towson Square development?
Although as a Towson resident I support redevelopment of the downtown, I hope the county will take measures so that weekend evenings at Towson Square do not resemble those outside the Towson Commons AMC ("Towson project building a buzz," Jan. 16). Large...Tags: Towson
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Leaders hope more resources will be directed to Towson
Community and political leaders were quick to call last weekend's violence outside the Recher Theatre an isolated event. But as new development draws more people into Baltimore County's largest downtown area, many want to see more police and other...
Tags: Perry Hall, Conservation, Public Transportation, Dining and Drinking, Towson
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Towson's best days are ahead
Last weekend, downtown Towson was rocked by a disturbance that was extraordinary in the history of our county seat. Those responsible should be held accountable, and we need to take steps to ensure it never happens again. But I believe the incident is a...
Tags: Business, Towson, Kevin Kamenetz, Local Government, Colleges and Universities
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Towson's Charles Village Pub returns with solid bar food
Charles Village Pub is all grown up — mostly.
Before the January 2011 fire that destroyed its building, Charles Village Pub in Towson drew a local lunch crowd, but it was mostly known as a bar for college kids. It was a fun place for after-school...Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Credit and Debt, Seafood, Foods and Beverages
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Balt. Co. developers given free rein
Thanks to The Sun for highlighting the incestuous relationship between politics and business in Baltimore County ("No 'courtesy' for Wegmans," May 27). Impact on communities is the last consideration. In the county seat of Towson, developers are intent... -
Balto. Co. announces new movie theater in downtown Towson
One of the nation's largest movie theater companies will anchor the Towson Circle III development, becoming the first announced tenant of a delayed project officials hope will spur revitalization in the heart of the Baltimore County seat.
Cinemark...Tags: White Marsh, Perry Hall, Hunt Valley, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Vice (movie)
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A photographic tour of Towson
Melissa Schehlein, a Towson native, walked the streets and byways of the Baltimore County seat in search of what was while documenting with her camera what is.
The result of her search was the recently published book, "Towson: Then and Now," a 96-page...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Gino Marchetti, Timonium, Baltimore County
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Rebuilt office tower to fill gap in Towson
Construction crews are busy filling a 12-story gap that has stood empty in the center of Towson for nearly 10 years.
Workers have been transforming the former Investment Building into the Towson City Center, a $27 million project of offices and retail...Tags: Pennsylvania, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Companies and Corporations, Symptoms
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Towson looks to more open, walkable design to hold visitors
Baltimore County has a plan for the heart of Towson, and it looks like Allegheny Avenue.
In good weather Souris' Saloon can count on serving customers at tables under a black awning on the wide sidewalk where Allegheny meets the traffic circle at York...Tags: Pennsylvania, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Elections
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