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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Open House Day With Six Of Connecticut Landmarks' Historic Properties
HartfordJoin Connecticut Landmarks as it participates in Connecticut's Ninth annual statewide Open House Day on Saturday, June 8, and travel through four centuries of history with six Landmark properties. Explore the rich heritage of: the Bellamy-Ferriday House...Tags: Travel, Suffield, New London (New London, Connecticut), Tourism and Leisure
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READER SUBMITTED: Pirie Associates Architects' Renovation Of CT Landmarks' Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Receives Award
CoventryA five-year renovation and addition project of the Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Visitor's Services, designed and orchestrated by Pirie Associates Architects of New Haven, has received the 2013 Connecticut Real Estate Exchange's CREW CT Blue Ribbon Award in...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Travel, Environmental Issues, Architecture, Tourism and Leisure
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Honor Flight coming to South Florida
Honor Flight, a national nonprofit that sponsors free visits to Washington, D.C., war memorials for aging veterans, hopes to launch its first flights out of Fort Lauderdale this fall, making the popular trips more accessible for local seniors. The...
Tags: Human Interest, Broward County, Aventura, Washington, DC, Southwest Airlines Co.
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World's tallest man, whirling dervishes at Anatolian festival
Los Angeles Times Daily Deal and Travel BloggerNo need to go to Turkey to see Konya's famed whirling dervishes or grab some fresh gozlemes (savory flat bread). Traditions, authentic food, even re-creations of some of the country's famed cities and landmarks will be on display this weekend at the...Tags: Travel, Breads, Tourism and Leisure
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Five for your planner: Tuesdays, May 14
1. Comedy that’s ‘Dy-no-mite’ Make Me Laugh Comedy Tour will host two shows Saturday, May 18, at Fraternal Order of Eagles, 18 N. Locust St., downtown Hagerstown. The shows will feature Jimmie Walker and C.J. Burney, hosted by Chad...
Tags: Human Interest, Dance, Tour Operations Industry, Travel, Entertainment Events
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Lafayette Trail in Havre de Grace named for key figure in local and world history [Editorial]
Havre de Grace was able to pull together a respectable version of its Lafayette Trail, just in time for the bicentennial celebration of a British sacking of the city during the War of 1812. The trail is named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert...Tags: Human Interest, Heroism, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Travel, War of 1812
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Fire captain gets to go Hollywood for a day
Special To The SunHOLLYWOOD HAS come to Baltimore, and Frank Hazzard had a chance to be part of it last week. Touchstone Pictures is shooting Ladder 49, a film starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett and Morris Chestnut on location in and around Baltimore...Tags: Hair and Nails, Celebrities, Jacinda Barrett, Wars and Interventions, Morris Chestnut
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From past to parties, Florida beaches are nearby
All that's really required for a day at the beach is a stretch of sand and surf, but there's enough of those raw materials in Florida to enjoy an experience beyond that. For history buffs, there are beaches in the shadows of Spanish forts and Victorian-...
Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Zoology, Tourism and Leisure, Zachary Taylor
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READER SUBMITTED: First Sunday Strolls: Cedar Grove Cemetery Walking Tour
New LondonOn Sunday, June 2, Connecticut Landmarks presents a walking tour of the Cedar Grove Cemetery with New London City Historian & Hempsted Houses Historian Sally Ryan and William Peterson, Curator Emeritus of Mystic Seaport. Visit graves of the Hempstead...Tags: Mystic Seaport, Travel, New London (New London, Connecticut), Tourism and Leisure
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Baltimore's marble lady stepping down from Calvert Street
Lady Baltimore has withstood much in 189 years perched overlooking Courthouse Square.
She has lost both of her arms over the decades — one of them, holding high a wreath that signifies service to the republic, was sheared off by a gust of wind in...Tags: Human Interest, Justice System, Tourism and Leisure, Sculpture, Renovation
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Japan PM's plans to break with past threaten more friction ahead
ReutersBy Linda Sieg TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a ceremony on Sunday to mark a day in history that few voters give much thought, he will also be quietly pushing his agenda to break free from Japan's post-war pacifism that...Tags: Beijing (China), Shinzo Abe, Wars and Interventions, China, Parliament
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State lacrosse: No. 8 Loyola men bounce back to crush Hobart
The visiting Loyola Greyhounds put a 13-12 overtime loss against Denver on April 13 behind them, using runs of six and seven unanswered goals to defeat Hobart, 19-11, on Saturday. Loyola's starting attack of Mike Sawyer (four goals, two assists), Zach...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Tech Hokies, College Sports, Drexel Dragons, Virginia Cavaliers
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