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    Feb 15, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  1. Jewish Museum examines the exodus to the suburbs

    As a child in the mid-1950s, I asked my mother why we didn't live in a modern house built of new, salmon-toned brick like my schoolmates. We lived in a traditional city neighborhood, in a three-story 1915 rowhouse. We had only a small backyard that lacked a barbecue area or swing set.
    As a child in the mid-1950s, I asked my mother why we didn't live in a modern house built of new, salmon-toned brick like my schoolmates. We lived in a traditional city neighborhood, in a three-story 1915 rowhouse. We had only a small backyard that lacked...

    Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Reisterstown Road, Religion and Belief, Judaism

    2. Dec 21, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  2. Garden club helped cultivate city neighborhoods

    Alimay Thompson Kendrick sits in her dining room and recalls the first meeting of a neighborhood club she joined in 1959. It was a garden club, composed of both men and women, all African-American, formed to represent the neighborhoods of Forest Park, Windsor Hills and Ashburton. It was named For-Win-Ash and its aim was to keep these communities green, clean and beautiful.
    Alimay Thompson Kendrick sits in her dining room and recalls the first meeting of a neighborhood club she joined in 1959. It was a garden club, composed of both men and women, all African-American, formed to represent the neighborhoods of Forest Park,...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Separation of Church and State, University of Maryland, College Park, Science and Technology, Howard University

    3. Mar 16, 2010 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. No app can replace city's need for vibrant libraries

    Interesting, these times we live in -- the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore reports a 20 percent increase in visitors through its doors, while Steve Jobs and Apple prepare to roll out the iPad, the computer tablet that allows you to download a book in seconds while you're anywhere within WiFi or 3G range, including your bathroom.
    Interesting, these times we live in -- the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore reports a 20 percent increase in visitors through its doors, while Steve Jobs and Apple prepare to roll out the iPad, the computer tablet that allows you to download a book...

    Tags: Patterson Park, Hands, Fingers, Books and Magazines, Apple iPad

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Poe House reopening planned for October

    Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum should reopen Oct. 4, the group responsible for making it profitable announced this week.
    Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum should reopen Oct. 4, the group responsible for making it profitable announced this week. "That's the official goal. That's the date," said Baltimore-based actor and author Mark Redfield, vice president of Poe...

    Tags: Museums, Fiction, Arts and Culture, Prosecution, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

    5. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced

    As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain.
    As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain. One of them would soon win the nation's most lucrative literary award, the...

    Tags: Kent County, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Graduation, The Washington Post, Northwestern University

    6. May 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Carolyn Marie Hauck, librarian

    Carolyn Marie Hauck, a retired <a href=&quot;http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/search/results/type.venue?what=Enoch+Pratt+Free+Library&where=&sort=rating">Enoch Pratt Free Library</a> staff member who encouraged patrons to explore films and the arts, died of dementia complications at the Pickersgill Retirement Community. The longtime Mount Vernon resident was 89.
    Carolyn Marie Hauck, a retired Enoch Pratt Free Library staff member who encouraged patrons to explore films and the arts, died of dementia complications at the Pickersgill Retirement Community. The longtime Mount Vernon resident was 89. Born in...

    Tags: Music, Anglicanism, Movies, Miami University, Religion and Belief

    7. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. City presents latest plans for upgrading Waverly Library

    The Waverly library would be about 2,000 square feet bigger than it is now, with a wall of glass, more computers, modernized equipment and separate areas for children and teens, as planned in a $6 million renovation project, Baltimore City library...

    Tags: Govans, Charles Village, Renovation, Mary Pat Clarke, Arts and Culture

    8. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Author George Saunders headlines 10th annual CityLit Festival

    Author George Saunders is having the kind of year that could lead the former roofer and slaughterhouse worker to imagine that someone is spritzing the air around him with a giant bottle of perfume.
    Author George Saunders is having the kind of year that could lead the former roofer and slaughterhouse worker to imagine that someone is spritzing the air around him with a giant bottle of perfume. "The way things have been going recently, it's as if...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Ayn Rand, GEICO, Reviews, Teaching and Learning

    9. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Gaiman, Kinsella, Koontz among releases to look forward to

    It's not too early to start compiling your summer reading list. Here are some recommendations, courtesy of the <a href=&quot;http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/search/results/type.venue?what=Enoch+Pratt+Free+Library&amp;where=&amp;sort=rating">Enoch Pratt Free Library</a>, with publication dates.
    It's not too early to start compiling your summer reading list. Here are some recommendations, courtesy of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, with publication dates. Fiction Sophie Kinsella, "Wedding Night": An unlikely romance involves a pair desperate to...

    Tags: John Le Carre, Diabetes, Italy, Nora Ephron, Entertainment

    10. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Boonsboro High School student a finalist in writing contest

    A Washington County student will be honored as a Maryland finalist April 13 at the CityLit Festival at the Enoch Pratt Free Library for her entry into the Letters About Literature contest. Boonsboro High School student Elizabeth Longerbeam will be...

    Tags: Library of Congress, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, Libraries, Culture

    11. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Book lovers, save the date for CityLit Festival

    The lineup for the 10th annual <a href=&quot;http://www.citylitproject.org/index.cfm?page=news&amp;newsid=130" target="_blank">CityLit Festival</a> is set, so Baltimore-area book lovers should mark April 13 on calendars.
    The lineup for the 10th annual CityLit Festival is set, so Baltimore-area book lovers should mark April 13 on calendars. The event, held at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, offers a full day of author readings, panel discussions and...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Columbia University, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The New York Times, George Saunders

    12. Apr 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the late, iconic Apple leader

    Few nonfiction writers think bigger than Walter Isaacson, who has taken on subjects like Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. But when Apple founder Steve Jobs invited him in 2004 to write a complete and frank biography, Isaacson held back.
    Few nonfiction writers think bigger than Walter Isaacson, who has taken on subjects like Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. But when Apple founder Steve Jobs invited him in 2004 to write a complete and frank biography, Isaacson held...

    Tags: Google Inc., Benjamin Franklin, China, Apple iPhone, Literature

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