Druid Hill

Baltimore wins regional water taste test

2012-05-17 17:48:09

Water samples from two treatment plants in Baltimore beat out samples from plants in Washington, D.C., and Delaware last week in an annual taste test, according to the city's Department of Public Works. The "Water Taste Challenge" is held each year at...

Hudson's Corner: Baltimore's appearance is a mixed bag upon returning from a weekend at the beach

2012-05-15 13:25:00

The first weekend of May, my husband and I always head to the beach. Few are there. We walk empty beaches, eat in half-filled restaurants and enjoy days of solitude before we return to a flurry of May-June graduations, weddings and end-of-year activities....

Longest ciclovia yet runs from Roland Park to Druid Hill Park

2012-05-06 10:28:00

Saturday's fifth and largest ciclovia, a three-mile walking and biking event that closed southbound Roland Avenue and several other roads to cars between Roland Park and Druid Hill Park, was billed as going "where no ciclovia has gone before." But that...

Four city rec centers to close

2012-05-02 13:20:02

Four Baltimore recreation centers will shut down for good at the end of the summer as part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's strategy to target limited funds to improve some centers while closing others, officials said Tuesday. The four centers, all in...

Police find robbery suspect shot at hospital

2012-05-02 20:51:47

A man who was shot while trying to rob a business Wednesday was later located by police at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said. Officers responded to the hospital at 9:10 p.m. after receiving word that a man with a gunshot wound...

Man shot trying to rob Baltimore store in Woodberry; another shot in East Baltimore

2012-05-03 04:33:00

Baltimore police are investigating two shootings that occurred Wednesday night, including a man who was shot in the chest while robbing a store north of Druid Hill Park in the Woodberry neighborhood. Few details of that shooting were available this...

Mount Vernon streets to be closed for Flowermart

2012-05-02 13:50:00

Commuters who've begun using downtown streets because of lane closures on the Jones Falls Expressway might want to think about a backup plan for Thursday evening and Friday. The Baltimore Department of Transportation will close streets in the Mount...

Rudolph James Redd Sr., engineer

2012-05-03 11:25:00

Rudolph James "Rudy" Redd Sr., an engineer who spent his nearly 40-year career with the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground and was an advocate for the mentally ill, died April 27 of a cardiac arrest at his home...

Weekend: Climate "dots", invasive weed pull, urban gardening and more

2012-05-04 09:10:00

The upcoming weekend is chock-full of green activities. Here are just some: Saturday is "Climate Impacts Day," meaning environmentalists intend to stage a flurry of demonstrations to get people to "connect the dots" between climate change and extreme...

Police presence, parking at issue as Roland Park readies biggest ciclovia

2012-05-06 00:00:00

Roland Park is looking forward to its fifth and biggest ciclovia on Saturday, May 5.. But community leaders have misgivings about the high number of police and traffic officers that will be safeguarding the ciclovia, and about restrictions on...

Roland Park turns hat-trick of community events, all happening over May 4 weekend

2012-04-26 13:21:00

Three Roland Park-sponsored events fall together over the weekend of May 4. The annual Spring Celebration kicks off the community's hat-trick Friday at The Woman's Club of Roland Park, while the third Tunes @ the Tower and the fifth ciclovia happen...

Maryland SPCA hosts annual March for the Animals

2012-04-27 05:37:00

The Maryland SPCA will hold its 17th annual March for the Animals on Sunday, April 29, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. Tina Regester, Director of Communications and Media Relations for the Maryland SPCA, said this is the organization's...

Park neighborhood to the glittering heights of the Big Band era. He starred on Broadway and in the movies.

2012-05-04 14:42:57

Patience is a virtue but thirst makes waiting their turn difficult for these pit bulls as the Maryland SPCA holds their 17th annual March for the Animals around the lake in Druid Hill Park Sunday afternoon.

2012-04-30 00:00:00

"Al Capone" switches sides of the law, as he's dressed up as a cop during the costume contest. The Maryland SPCA holds their 17th annual March for the Animals around the lake in Druid Hill Park Sunday afternoon.

2012-04-29 14:05:00