William Donald Schaefer’s parting gift to his beloved city will help to pay for flowers, neighborhood improvements and even flagpoles.

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For people who are not from this area, Oriole Park at Camden Yards may well be the best known and most recognizable structure in Baltimore. While it may not rival the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building, it is ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley held his first “Tweetup” Monday morning, fielding a handful of questions from 16 Twitter followers who met in person to discuss issues in the state. “We have an opportunity in these times to be better connected than ...

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Look for construction to soon begin on the expansion of the Towson Circle development on Joppa Road near the traffic circle. Sources say this $35 million extension and redevelopment is ready to launch after several years of uncertainty because of ...

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What were the biggest news stories of 2011? Race cars zooming around the Inner Harbor? Potential promised (new development in Owings Mills) or potential unrealized (development in East Baltimore, the future of horse racing in Maryland)? Maybe it can be ...

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They were, as a friend said about one of them, “like planets that created an alternate gravity where people like us could thrive.” They were cranky and contentious and demanding. Patience was not among their virtues. Their confidence caught our ...

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From William Donald Schaefer's death in April to the Grand Prix in September, to the inauguration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in early December, a lot has happened in 2011. The Daily Record's photographers were there to capture some of these historic events, and our editors have chosen the best of the best to be Photos of the Year.

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Gov. Martin O’Malley will embark on a trade mission to India, the first by a sitting Maryland governor, at the end of November with a delegation of more than 100 educators, business executives and elected officials, his office announced Tuesday. ...

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While much of the talk about restarting the tight job market centers on small businesses, there is a crisis in the works in Federal Hill where such entrepreneurships are concerned. Many small businesses have closed shop over the past six ...

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Edward J. Gallagher, Baltimore’s director of finance who has served under six mayors, announced Tuesday he is retiring, prompting a national search for his replacement as the city faces tense budget woes. Gallagher said he has agreed to remain in ...

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