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With opening of Mill No. 1, the Jones Falls Valley's makeover is nearly complete
Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby. "That's our great blue heron," Tufaro said. Water birds fly up...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clipper Mill, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hampden
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With a morning boom, BGE's landmark gas holder became a local memory
As the clock ticked down Sunday, the morning clouds disappeared, as if they were in on the months-long planning that went into the destruction of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s final natural-gas holding silo. Then, as if someone were turning on...
Tags: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Jones Falls Expressway, Roland Park, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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BGE prepares for gas tower implosion
For about eight decades, the 258-foot Melvale Gas Holder has towered above northern Baltimore. In seven seconds Sunday morning, the storage tank will be brought to the ground. BGE plans to implode the steel structure, which hasn't been used since 1997....
Tags: Jones Falls Expressway, Physiology, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
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Unlocking the mysteries of the Jones Falls Valley
A few years ago I raised my hand at an auction and bought a box of 19th-century sepia-toned landscape photographs. After hours of looking at them, I detected that they had been taken not far away, in the heart of the Jones Falls Valley in Baltimore City,...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Roland Park, Clipper Mill, Whitehall, Mount Vernon
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Going, going: Last of city's giant gas holders coming down
The giant gray cylinder has loomed over the North Baltimore landscape for decades, providing heating gas for city homes and a familiar landmark for drivers on the Jones Falls Expressway. Soon it will disappear from the skyline, and with it will go an...
Tags: Business, Jones Falls Expressway, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Energy Resources
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Tropical Storm Agnes flooded Maryland 40 years ago
Forty years later, records from Tropical Storm Agnes still stand. But the records barely tell the story. As measured at BWI Marshall Airport, June 1972 saw a record 9.95 inches of rain. June 21 and 22, meteorologists measured 2.19 inches of rain and 3.84...
Tags: Howard County, Carroll County (Maryland), Floods, Windsor Mill, Weather
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City building bike trail to connect Penn Station and Inner Harbor
About 16 months from now, bicyclists will be able to ride from the Inner Harbor to Pennsylvania Station on a smooth path all their own.
Little by little, crews working in the shadow of the Jones Falls Expressway are inching their way north, building a...Tags: Druid Hill, Jones Falls Expressway, Travel, Commuting, Clipper Mill
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City police officer shoots, kills man in Reservoir Hill
A Baltimore police officer investigating a domestic disturbance on Saturday morning in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood shot and killed a man armed with a knife, according to authorities. A police spokesman identified the man who was killed as George...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jones Falls Expressway, Michael Gordon, Health, Weaponry
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Baltimore targets 'food deserts'
More than a third of Baltimore neighborhoods don't have ready access to healthy foods, leaving one in five residents to rely on high-fat, high-calorie meals from corner stores and carryout restaurants, a new assessment shows.
City, academic and nonprofit...Tags: Lexington Market, High Blood Pressure, Jones Falls Expressway, Lifestyle and Leisure, Finance
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Senior basketball is serious business
They have survived badly sprained ankles and torn knee ligaments, mild concussions and more than their share of poor shooting days. Ralph Piersanti, one of the oldest in a group, has had two heart attacks. But they keep playing a game that used to be...
Tags: Jones Falls Expressway, Health, Basketball, Sports, Injuries and Wounds
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Traffic: Accident on I-695 outer loop near Belair Road
As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on the outer loop of I-695 near Belair Road, due to an accident.
Accidents were blocking traffic on I-95 southbound near the Harbor Tunnel in Baltimore City, on I-83 near 28th Street in Baltimore City and on Route...Tags: Harbor, Jones Falls Expressway, Belair Road, Traffic, Fort McHenry
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Watch for city street closures over weekend
Work and weekend events have shut down several city thoroughfares, officials said. A crane lift is expected to shut down 20th Street between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Charles Street to Maryland Avenue. A portion of Falls Road at the intersection of...Tags: Charles Street, Jones Falls Expressway, Lombard Street, St. Paul Street
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