Roland Park

Batts apologizes for late police response in Roland Park

2013-05-23 10:31:00

Tom Hoen's babysitter surprised two burglars as they stuffed small electronics, jewelry and cash into his son's backpack Tuesday morning. She said one told her, "The contractors are upstairs." The men, one with dreadlocks and the other wearing doctor'...

Interim principal of Roland Park public school wins job permanently

2013-05-22 06:17:00

As the Roland Park Elementary/Middle School year ends and students rise to the next level, interim principal Nicholas D’Ambrosio can count himself as a graduate, too. D’Ambrosio, whose temporary title this past year was managing assistant...

Mary B. Filler, dance instructor

2013-05-20 14:51:56

Mary B. Filler, a former dance instructor and preschool teacher, died May 13 from bladder cancer at Harmony Hall, a Columbia retirement community. She was 99. The daughter of the owner of a Baltimore feed and seed store and a homemaker, the former Mary...

City school system receives seven charter applications

2013-05-14 18:45:22

The city school board is considering proposals for seven charter schools that include two named for female trailblazers, another attempt at an all-male, college-preparatory program in East Baltimore, and an elementary school for at-risk youths. The new...

Cyclists ride to downtown Towson for Bike to Work Day

2013-05-17 10:16:27

Biking enthusiasts and advocates from all around the Towson area took advantage of a warm, clear morning Friday to participate in the 10th Annual Baltimore County Bike to Work Day Rally at the Towson Courthouse. "I think it was really successful,"...

Back Story: Arts patron revives outdoor festival in Druid Hill

2013-05-16 14:18:04

Barbara Shapiro's love affair with Druid Hill Park dates to her childhood, when she passed through it daily on the way from her Ashburton home to old School 49 on Cathedral Street. And even when construction of Druid Park Lake Drive in the 1940s and...

Hudson's Corner: Blend T lemon passes taste test and is on its way to a store near you

2013-05-16 20:04:00

We all have the nightmare of being late to class, forgetting to study for the exam or being late to a test. At three score and four, I have now lived that nightmare.� I did not awake in a sweat. I did not leap from bed, throw on clothes and run...

Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director

2013-05-14 15:39:30

Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...

Ruth M. Land, educator

2013-05-06 13:18:56

Ruth M. Land, a retired Baltimore public schools guidance counselor, died April 26 of complications from dementia at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 93. The daughter of farmers, Ruth Margaret Williams was born and raised in Ocala, Fla. After...

Roland Park Elementary/Middle School holds annual May Mart

2013-05-12 19:11:00

Tony Sartori, 61, and Sam Jenkins, 10, were fundraisers extraordinaire at the 85th annual May Mart on Saturday at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School. Sartori, of Bellona-Gittings, a hairdresser at Kobi's in Mount Washington and father of a Roland Park...

Funnel cloud sighting, severe wind damage reported in Saturday storms

2013-05-11 20:35:00

A trained weather spotter reported a funnel cloud sighting in Roland Park on Saturday afternoon, while severe wind damage occurred in Harford County as storms passed through the region, according to the National Weather Service. The funnel cloud...

Color Run to draw 25,000 to Camden Yards

2013-05-09 16:22:00

Kate Joyce detests running. She has since she was in high school. But the prospect of trotting through vibrant clouds of yellow, blue, orange and pink has prompted her to make an exception this weekend. Joyce will be among 25,000 people participating in...

Jennifer Snouffer, 57, was cha-cha-cha-charming in the outfit she wore to Chuck and Mary Kay Nabit's Preakness party, which had a "vintage Havana" theme. That theme also helped the Roland Park resident with her current fashion goals.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Preakness party had a theme - vintage Havana attire. So, Joan Ottenritter, 55, went for tropical white in the outfit she wore to the shindig at the Roland Park home of Chuck and Mary Kay Nabit. "I went to look up vintage Havana and walked away thinking 'white, and a hat,'" she said.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Sporting a jester hat and beads, Patrick Terhune, 10, of Original Northwood, eats cotton candy Saturday during the 85th annual May Mart festival at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School.

2013-05-12 13:37:00