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Es Mi Parque: History of Patapsco Valley State Park in English and Spanish
Maryland State Parks has created their Es Mi Parque program to better connect a large and growing number of Latino visitors to the cultural, recreational and historic resources of Maryland. In partnership, Preservation Maryland will produce a series of brief park...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Cambridge Community Radio’s Vintage Studio
Cambridge Community Radio in Dorchester County used a Heritage Fund grant to transform a vintage ca. 1930 storefront restaurant into a music venue and radio studio as a new home for their all-volunteer, local radio station. Cambridge Community Radio, WHCP 101.5, is...
Smart Growth Maryland Director Appointed to City of Brunwick’s Preservation and Revitalization Committee
As a part of Smart Growth Maryland’s ongoing efforts to support community revitalization across the state, Kimberly Golden Brandt, the Director of the program was recently appointed to serve on the City of Brunswick’s Preservation and Revitalization Committee,...
Veterans Sought for Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program
In partnership with the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center, Preservation Maryland's newest effort, The Campaign for Historic Trades, is assisting with the recruitment of post-9/11 veterans to participate in a dynamic trades apprenticeship...
Plan to Clear Cut 240 Acres of Charles County Forest Hits Local Opposition
Smart Growth Maryland and its partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County recently announced their opposition to Georgetown University’s plans to clear-cut 240 acres of Southern Maryland’s largest forest for an industrial-scale solar facility. Green...
Announcing the Launch of the Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund
Preservation Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, Baltimore Heritage, and the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, are proud to launch the Baltimore City Historic Preservation Fund. Update: Preservation...
Preservation Maryland Executive Director Addresses Maryland State Senate
On Monday, February 18, 2019, as a part of the Maryland Senate's annual observation of George Washington's birthday, Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding was invited by Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller to address the convening and speak...
Redevelopment Opportunity: Nickel Building in Frostburg, Maryland
The City of Frostburg in Allegany County, Maryland is currently accepting proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of the historic Nickel Building on Main Street through an open RFP process. The building, which formerly housed the popular "Au Petit Paris," a...
Preservation Maryland Executive Director Appointed to Ellicott City CDC Exploratory Committee
As a part of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball's efforts to address the ongoing threat of flooding to Ellicott City, a exploratory committee has been established to determine the feasibility of creating a community development corporation (CDC) for the historic...
South Mountain Battlefield State Park Caught up in Federal Land Swap
In late December 2018, it was revealed that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan had been quietly negotiating with former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on a proposed land swap that would have given Oxon Cove National Park in Prince George’s County to the state in...
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