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Despite being home to two colleges, Catonsville tends to be known more as a place to pass through on the way to more prominent neighbors Columbia, Ellicott City or Baltimore rather than a destination of its own. Historically, the town was exactly that -- a crossroads just outside of Baltimore where travelers would stop on their way up the Frederick Turnpike. The business those travelers brought with them is what gave life to the shopping districts that now line Catonsville's main roads of Edmonson Avenue, Route 40 and Frederick Road (the former Frederick Turnpike). The town's excellent shopping and many restaurants and bars make it an optimal stop for a taste of the city without the crowds.
Despite being home to two colleges, Catonsville tends to be known more as a place to pass through on the way to more prominent neighbors Columbia, Ellicott City or Baltimore rather than a destination of its own. Historically, the town was exactly that -- a crossroads just outside of Baltimore where travelers would stop on their way up the Frederick Turnpike. The business those travelers brought with them is what gave life to the shopping districts that now line Catonsville's main roads of Edmonson Avenue, Route 40 and Frederick Road (the former Frederick Turnpike). The town's excellent shopping and many restaurants and bars make it an optimal stop for a taste of the city without the crowds.
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Dec. 6: The polls
Boys basketball ++++++++++++++++++++ || No. School || Record || Prev. || || 1. St. Frances || 11-1 || 1 || || 2. Lake Clifton || 7-0 || 2 || || 3. Calvert Hall || 13-2 || 3 || || 4. Walbrook || 8-1 || 4 || || 5. Digital Harbor || 5-1 || 5 || || 6....Tags: Annapolis, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Severna Park, Harbor, Owings Mills
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Baltimore County to ask Assembly to fund schools, public safety
Baltimore County's list of requests for this year's General Assembly is focused on education and public safety, County Executive James T. Smith Jr. told state legislators at a meeting yesterday in Towson. Despite reduced state revenue projections and the...Tags: Crimes, Government, Parkville, Local Authority, Towson
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Collective punishment unfair to people of Gaza
The article "Muslims step up Israel protests" (Jan. 3) suggests that the Palestinians are divided between those who "back the search by moderate leaders for a peace accord with the Jewish state and those drawn to Hamas' call for armed struggle," as if...Tags: Diplomacy, Civil Unrest, Gaza Crisis, Punishment, Religious Conflicts
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Baltimore County executive says priorities are schools, safety
With the economy plummeting by almost every measure, there was little optimism this morning when James T. Smith Jr., the Baltimore County executive, addressed state legislators about the county's priorities for the 2009 session of the Maryland General...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Law Enforcement, Government, Maryland, State Budgets
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Three firefighters suffer minor burns in house fire
Three Baltimore County firefighters suffered minor burns at a townhouse fire near Catonsville late Thursday, officials said yesterday. No one was home when the fire occurred about 10 p.m. in the 1100 block of Granville Road, fire officials said. The cause...Tags: Fires
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Teens reported missing found safe in D.C.
Two Baltimore County teenagers reported missing Saturday were found Tuesday night at Union Station in Washington and have returned to their homes in Lansdowne, county police have confirmed. Nancy Evans, the aunt of Felecia Nicole Kramer, 18, of the 3200...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Georgia
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Elizabeth Large's top 10
To make up this list of the best restaurants I reviewed this year, I went to the Sun's archives and started reading my old reviews. What I found was that the stars awarded weren't always an indication of whether I would love to go back. Sometimes it's not...Tags: Fells Point, Restaurants, Federal Hill, Cheese, Dining and Drinking
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Isadore H. Goodwin Jr., city schools vice principal
Isadore Harry Goodwin Jr., a retired city public schools vice principal who enjoyed gardening, died of cancer Dec. 23 at his Glen Burnie home. He was 79. Born in Columbia, S.C., where he earned a bachelor's degree at Benedict College, he served in the...Tags: Anglican, Pimlico, Christianity, Maryland, Schools
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Thelma G. Reagan
Thelma G. Reagan, who christened a Baltimore-built tank landing ship during World War II, died of kidney failure Saturday at her daughter's Riderwood home. The longtime Rosedale resident was 96. Born Thelma Conner in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, World War II, People, Maryland, Patterson Park
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Baltimore County police seek two missing teens
Baltimore County police were seeking a pair of Catonsville-area teenagers who were reported missing Saturday. Police said Brandon Daniel Dell'angelo, 15, of the 2800 block of Georgia Ave. and Felecia Nicole Kramer, 18, of the 3200 block of Garden Ave....Tags: Police, Georgia
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A year-end look at restaurants' ups, downs
When I went back to see what I wrote in my year-end wrap-up last year, I didn't expect this sentence: "In spite of the generally gloomy economic picture, a surprising number of new restaurants opened their doors in 2007."
I didn't know the meaning of...Tags: Artscape, Fells Point, Justice System, Belvedere Square, Restaurants
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With granite and grace
Jennifer Dare longed for a Victorian-style house with charming detail work. But when she walked into a Georgian-style house in Catonsville, with its hand-nailed wood floors decorated with inlaid mahogany, sconces with delicate earringlike trim and twin...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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