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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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Thomas Hal Gomer
T homas Hal Gomer, a retired Brooklyn Park High School educator, artist and drama coach, died Nov. 27 of heart failure at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The Linthicum resident was 77. Dr. Gomer was born and raised in Bowling Green, Ky. After...Tags: Court Administration, High Schools, Justice System, Theater, Teachers
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Scholarship honors slain school worker
A scholarship endowment has been established at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in memory of Aysha D. Ring, a school employee stabbed and killed by a stranger while standing in line Nov. 22 at a Catonsville liquor store. The endowment was established "so...Tags: Employees, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Schools
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Top-selling property
$1.175 million 12900 Old Frederick Road, Sykesville, Howard County 21784 Sold on July 1 Built 1945 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms 4 full Square footage 3,264 $1,100,000 22 Sagewood Court, Sparks, Baltimore County 21152 $1,050,000 2703 Hambleton Road, Riva,...Tags: Severna Park, Sykesville
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Way too soon to link Obama with Lincoln
I've seen several letters recently that either compare President-elect Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln or draw an analogy between them ("New 'team of rivals' shows real strength," letters, Nov. 25). I think that everyone needs to take a step back and...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Government, Barack Obama, National Government
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Reporting defames victim of slashing
How dare reporter Gus Sentementes end the tragic story of the slashing of Aysha D. Ring by telling the readers Ms. Ring was charged with an "alcohol related" incident a year ago ("Few clues in Catonsville slashing," Nov. 24)? What was the point of sharing...Tags: Schools, Apprentices
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Cabinet choices limit possible challengers
I have to concede that President-elect Barack Obama is a very shrewd politician ("Obama decides on Clinton, aides say," Nov. 22). One way to ensure his chances to win a second term is to occupy his potential rivals with positions in his administration....Tags: Barack Obama
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Henry V. Rieger Sr., advertising executive
Henry V. Rieger Sr., a retired Baltimore advertising executive and former Catonsville resident, died Nov. 21 of complications from a stroke at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Home on the Eastern Shore. He was 96. Born in Locust Point and raised on...Tags: Fishing, Bolton Hill, Somerset County (Maryland), Advertising, Locust Point
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Suspect picked up naked in chapel
In the 55 hours between the apparently random fatal stabbing of a woman at a Catonsville liquor store and the arrest of the man Baltimore County police charged with the killing, the suspect had an unusual run-in with police in Pennsylvania. David A....Tags: Police Arrests, Court Administration, Crimes, Justice System, Law Enforcement
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Arts calendar
fine art Museums American Visionary Art Museum 800 Key Highway. 410-244-1900. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive at North Charles and 31st streets....Tags: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Fells Point, New Hampshire, IMAX, Theater
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Will deer devastate the 'seeds of change'?
It was wonderful to read about the city school system's plan to establish an organic farm in Baltimore County to produce healthy fruit and produce for the school cafeteria program ("Seeds of Change," Nov. 24). But the managers of the facility had better...Tags: Diseases, Plant Diseases, Patapsco
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Man held in Catonsville slaying was found naked in Pa. chapel
In the 55 hours between the apparently random fatal stabbing of a woman at a Catonsville liquor store and the arrest of the man Baltimore County police charged with the killing, the suspect had an unusual run-in with police in Pennsylvania. David A....Tags: Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Police, Crimes, Murder, Pennsylvania
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No motive in fatal Catonsville slashing
Fingerprints left at a Catonsville liquor store where a woman was fatally stabbed Saturday afternoon led police to the nearby home of a 23-year-old man whose only prior criminal conviction was for burglarizing a house with some friends. David Aaron...Tags: Court Administration, Police Arrests, Crimes, Justice System, Murder
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