It looks more like a museum than a court building, all angles on the outside and easy-to-navigate inside. The South Tower of the Montgomery County Circuit Court, which opens Monday after three years of construction, features state-of-the-art technology inside the most environmentally friendly court building in the state.

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CUMBERLAND — A historical museum in Cumberland is asking Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley for $2.75 million for renovation work. Allegany Museum President Gary Bartik told The Cumberland Times-News the renovations would make the downtown museum a national heritage attraction. Allegany ...

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The Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved the first of several contracts for a $125 million renovation of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport that officials say is vital to increasing international flights.

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“All’s well that ends well!” shouted a crowd of nearly 150 as the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company kicked off renovations of the historic Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. building at Calvert and Redwood streets Tuesday morning.

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WASHINGTON — The National Gallery of Art plans to close its modern art galleries for three years to complete a $68 million renovation, adding new galleries and a rooftop sculpture garden. Federal funds will pay for renovations to the East ...

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The Siena School, of Silver Spring, a school for bright, college-bound students with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia, is celebrating the opening of a new building, marking the completion of a multimillion-dollar, seven-month renovation that gives it more than twice the space of its former building.

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Workers will begin a $7 million renovation of the former summer home of philanthropist Johns Hopkins next week.

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ST. LOUIS — A Chicago-area atheist is using his last legal recourse in challenging the use of state funds to renovate a towering southern Illinois cross, but he acknowledges the odds are “pretty slim” that the U.S. Supreme Court will ...

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The heart of the National Aquarium in Baltimore is getting a $12.5 million makeover as officials prepare to drain the 260,000-gallon centerpiece tank after Labor Day.

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The Daily Record’s latest Focus Section includes a survey of residential agents in the Baltimore area, who are cautiously optimistic that the market is seeing a slow rise in home values. It also examines the power of home inspectors and ...

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