Baltimore American Indian Center Powwow
12 photos Dancers dressed in splendid regalia march into the Patterson high school gym to the thundering beat of drums. They represent more than forty Native American tribes, some from as far away as...
View ArticleA morning at Gennuso’s Barbershop
21 photos Chuck Gennuso has been cutting hair since 1958. He opened his own shop on York Road, just south of Towson, in 1975. Since then it’s become a local institution, serving several generations of...
View ArticleRecycling found objects into garden art
16 Photos Sherrill Cooper, a Finksburg artist, has filled her garden with sculptures and pieces made from found objects. View photos of Cooper’s art.
View ArticleBay Buddies summer camp
15 Photos The Bay Buddies summer camp program is a unique end-of-summer fun and educational program that meets the specialized needs of children who are medically fragile or who have disabilities that...
View ArticleSun photographer, Barbara Haddock Taylor
30 Photos Barbara Haddock Taylor has been a staff photographer at The Baltimore Sun since 1984. Her assignments at The Sun have sent her from the political halls of Annapolis to Tuskegee, Alabama to...
View ArticleChristmas at Ladew Gardens
22 Photos The 1747 Manor House at Ladew Gardens, located in Monkton, Md., was recently transformed with a holiday theme of “Christmas Through the Ages.” Garden clubs and volunteers worked to decorate...
View ArticlePatterson Park Pagoda: Asian influence in Southeast Baltimore
22 Photos The Patterson Park Pagoda, built in 1891, was originally known as the Observatory because of its excellent vistas. From its upper balconies on a clear day, visitors can see Baltimore’s...
View ArticleBaltimore’s Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
15 Photos The city of Baltimore is peppered with historic national sites. One the most important is the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House located on Pratt Street near Little Italy. Founded in 1927 the...
View ArticleJeannie Walden portrays Civil War widow
17 Photos Jeannie Walden has been performing all of her life. At least since age 4, when she stood on the counter doing an impression of Mae West at a Piggly Wiggly store in her hometown of Lenoir NC,...
View ArticleThe ponies of Assateague Island
16 Photos Assateague Island National Seashore is home to about 101 wild ponies. The herd in the northern area of Assateague can be seen around the island, from parking lots to the beach to the salt...
View ArticleBaltimore’s historic Lithuanian Hall celebrates 100th anniversary
14 Photos Baltimore’s historic Lithuanian Hall has been a social gathering place in Baltimore for 100 years, and Saturday’s bash was attended by politicians, dignitaries and the Lithuanian ambassador...
View ArticleBaltimore’s Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry
16 Photos The Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, which opened in 1996, is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution that is operated by the University of Maryland School of Dentistry....
View ArticleMcDaniel College 30th annual music camp for students
22 photos, 1 video The McDaniel Summer Music Camp, which is held on the campus of McDaniel College, is Maryland’s longest-running music camp for middle and high school students. This year, the camp is...
View ArticlePins honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty
10 Photos For the past 31 years, on the first Friday in May, commemorative pins are given to guests at the annual Fallen Heroes Day ceremony held at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. The ceremony...
View ArticlePuppets are serious business for artist Tiffany Lange
15 Photos Puppets are serious business for artist Tiffany Lange Photos and text by Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun Puppets may be thought of as a form of children’s entertainment for many...
View ArticleRestoration of the 1309
26 Photos For the past two years, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad has been restoring a Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive. When completed, the No. 1309 will be the largest and...
View ArticleConowingo Dam: Keeping the lights on for a generation
25 Photos Motorists who travel along Route 1 between Harford and Cecil counties across the Susquehanna River over the mile-long Conowingo Dam might wonder what’s inside the large facility that’s owned...
View ArticleEWA’s Last Rites Match: A Bruising Good Time
23 Photos Photos and text by Barbara Haddock Taylor The hard-hitting, body-slamming, pile-driving professional wrestlers from the Eastern Wrestling Association held a “Last Rites” match at Parkville’s...
View ArticleMaking rolls for Thanksgiving
30 Photos Photos and text by Barbara Haddock Taylor James W. Hamlin, who grew up in the Druid Heights neighborhood, wanted to bring people back to Baltimore’s historic Pennsylvania Avenue. He hoped to...
View ArticleViva House, a Baltimore blessing for almost half a century
19 Photos Photos and text by Barbara Haddock Taylor “I love it. It’s a blessing,” says Tyrone Black, a resident of southwest Baltimore, as he enjoys a hearty casserole while chatting with a friend in...
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