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Ronald Stratton, radio station manager
Ronald A. Stratton, who boosted ratings and transformed radio stations he managed, died of complications from a stroke June 29 at Madonna Heritage Assisted Living in Jarrettsville. He was 72 and lived in Red Lion, Pa.
Born in Detroit, he broke into...Tags: Harborplace, Barbra Streisand, Media Industry, Herb Alpert, Radio Industry
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Passion for palms feeds eccentric effort
Take one look at Fritz Fell's townhouse yard, and you get the feeling you aren't in Baltimore anymore. Fell's garden contains 23 varieties of palm trees, eucalyptus and an ornamental banana tree. Spanish moss clings to Bradford pears and aloe grows...Tags: Perry Hall
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James Karas, welder
James Karas, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. welder who also owned and operated a Northeast Market lunch counter, died Friday of prostate cancer at his Baldwin home. He was 88.
The son of Greek immigrant parents, Mr. Karas was born in Weirton, W.Va., and...Tags: Perry Hall, Baltimore County, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Christianity
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Raise your glass: The Tequila Fresca, Clementine's
Before she had a liquor license, Clementine's Cristin Dadant, a self-proclaimed "proprietress extraordinaire," had to take inventive measures in serving good craft cocktails with dinner. "Customers would bring in their own bottle [of liquor], I'd mix...
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Harry E. Sisk, accountant
Harry E. Sisk, a retired accountant and Vietnam War veteran, died Saturday of complications from an aneurysm at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Brooklyn Park resident was 66. Mr. Sisk was born in Baltimore and raised near Patterson Park....Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), University of Maryland Medical Center, Brooklyn Park, Aneurysm
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Korean-American liquor store owners feel targeted by city
When Michelle Ha came to the United States in 1980, she dreamed of getting a college degree and returning to South Korea to become a politician.
That didn't happen, but she's still serving her community. From the liquor store she runs in a downtrodden...Tags: Perry Hall, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Business, Public Officials
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GoDaddy founder gives $1 million to University of Baltimore for new professorship
The University of Baltimore will create a professorship in digital communication using a $1 million gift from alumnus and GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons.
GoDaddy is best known for its racy Super Bowl commercials, though the company's primary business is...Tags: University of Baltimore, Bob Parsons, Super Bowl, Go Daddy Group Inc.
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Mayor plans to raise bottle tax to pay for school construction
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will seek to raise the city's bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents as part of a plan to boost funding for school construction and repairs, her administration said Thursday.
The bottle tax money and other revenue would...Tags: Food Industry, Bowie, Unions, Carl Stokes, Helen Holton
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First Mariner's Hale retires
Edwin F. Hale Sr., the Baltimore trucking magnate and developer, said Friday that he has retired as chief executive and chairman of First Mariner Bancorp — the banking company he built, only to scramble in the housing market collapse and recession...Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Ed Hale, Loans, Realty, Shareholders
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The frightening world of John Merzbacher
With new talk that convicted child rapist John Joseph Merzbacher could regain his freedom because defense attorneys failed to disclose a plea offer back in the 1990s, let's take a moment to review the sordid history of this case. The Sun's Tricia...Tags: Trials, Teachers, Students, PTA, Christianity
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Bromo Tower arts and entertainment district proposal moves forward
A large swath of downtown Baltimore's west side would become the city's third state-designated arts and entertainment district, and the state's 20th, if Maryland economic development officials approve a city application designed to strengthen the area....Tags: Arts, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Arts and Culture, Hippodrome Theatre, Eubie Blake
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From Sun Magazine: The Baltimore Love Project had a hitch
Michael Owen has spent a lot of time around love — even as he began to lose his faith in it.
As the artist behind the Baltimore Love Project, Owen has painted the image of hands forming the word "love" on 11 walls scattered throughout the city....Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture
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