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Ravens Caravan Kicks Off First Purple Friday of 2014
See where Purple Friday caravan will be in Baltimore County—full schedule is here.

The Purple Caravan is making the rounds on Friday, Sept. 5, to get fans ready for the season. Here’s where the Ravens, Poe and cheerleaders are headed, according to the Ravens:
- Hightopps Backstage Grille, 2306 York Road in Timonium; 7:30–7:55 a.m.
- Meritt Athletic Club, 8757 Mylander Lane in Towson; 8:15–8:40 a.m.
- M&T Bank, 120 Shawan Road in Hunt Valley; 10:10–10:35 a.m.
- Giant Food, 6050 Daybreak Circle in Clarksville; 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
- Giant Food, 8805 Centre Park Drive in Columbia; 12:40–1:05 p.m.
- M&T Bank, 10025 Governor Warfield Parkway in Columbia; 1:20–1:45 p.m.
- Verizon, 9021 Snowden Square Drive in Columbia; 2:05–2:30 p.m.
- Smyth, 2020 York Road in Timonium; 3:25–3:50 p.m.
- Verizon, 1964 York Road in Timonium; 3:55–4:20 p.m.
- Hightopps Backstage Grille, 2306 York Road in Timonium; 4:30–5 p.m.
- Hampden (The Dizz, Dimitri’s Tavern, Clipper Mill Inn, Zissimos Bar, Frazier’s on the Ave., Cafe Hon, Holy Frijoles); 5:30–8:45 p.m.
- Pappas Restaurant, 1725 Taylor Avenue in Parkville; 6:15–6:40 p.m.
- The Emerald Tavern, 8300 Harford Road in Parkville; 6:55–7:20 p.m.
- Firehouse Tavern, 2800 East Joppa Road in Parkville; 7:35–8 p.m.
- Casey’s Bar and Restaurant, 1742 East Joppa Road in Parkville; 8:15–8:40 p.m.
- Hunt Valley Wine, Liquor and Beer, 116 Shawan Road in Hunt Valley; 6:15–6:35 p.m.
- Shawan Liquors, 11339 York Road in Cockeysville; 6:45–7:05 p.m.
- Cranbrook Liquors, 52 Cranbrook Road in Cockeysville; 7:20–7:40 p.m.
- Fairground Discount Beverages, 2157 York Road in Timonium; 7:50–8:10 p.m.
- Total Wine and More, 8727 Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson; 8:30–8:50 p.m.
- Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, 6526 Holabird Avenue in Dundalk; 9–10 p.m.
The Baltimore Ravens open the season at home against the Cincinnati Bengals at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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