Neighbors drop tent battle against school

Neighbors of the Towson-area Baltimore Lutheran School have agreed to drop pending litigation against a giant tent on school property, ending a nearly yearlong feud that included personal jabs, protests and two arrests.

Residents along Towson?s Concordia Drive said this week that they have agreed to dismantle the Web site used to criticize the five-story canopy, withdraw a zoning appeal and abandon nuisance and property-value lawsuits. In return, school administrators have agreed to install a fence and cypress trees to shield the tent, used to house athletic fields.