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  • Trash hauler neighbor draws opposition from Finksburg residents

    Trash hauler neighbor draws opposition from Finksburg residents

    The possibility of a trash hauling company moving in next door has some Finksburg residents up in arms. But their opposition might not be enough to prevent the business from relocating there. Earlier this summer, the county Board of Zoning Appeals agreed to allow J&J Trash Removal to operate as...

  • Under Armour launches next chapter of footwear campaign

    Under Armour launches next chapter of footwear campaign

    Under Armour launched the next chapter of a footwear campaign unveiled earlier this summer, with the latest focus on running. The newest ad in the "It Comes From Below" campaign highlights an Under Armour sponsored running event, UA run Camp: Elevation and the more than 30 athletes from urban run...

  • BWI airport to speed up customs lines via mobile app

    BWI airport to speed up customs lines via mobile app

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Travelers to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport now have the option of using a mobile application to get through customs faster. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Friday that the airport will become the 18th one to offer Mobile Passport Control admission...

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  • Visiting a shoot for Matt Porterfield's 'Sollers Point'

    Visiting a shoot for Matt Porterfield's 'Sollers Point'

    The sign on the door of the Holiday House said it wouldn't be opening until 4 p.m., but the swarm of activity in and around one of the Hamilton neighborhood's favorite haunts suggested anything but a closed bar. Rented trucks were parked outside the front entrance on Harford Road, people — often...

  • Region's innovative arts education and programs give outlet, experience

    Region's innovative arts education and programs give outlet, experience

    At Baltimore Youth Arts, teenagers are painting murals around the city. At Mercy High School, students are performing alongside music and theater professionals. And at Creative Alliance, kids are using Baltimore club music to learn new dance techniques. Around the region, new and innovative educational...

  • Local theater companies go for gold in first Baltimore Theatre Olympics

    Local theater companies go for gold in first Baltimore Theatre Olympics

    Maryland has its fair share of local athletes competing in the Rio Olympics. But back at home, a group of Baltimoreans have also been going for gold — in a slightly different competition.  With the Summer Olympics in the spotlight, Everyman Theatre wanted to find a way to join in on the fun --...

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  • Outdoor rooms for dining, entertaining grow in popularity

    Outdoor rooms for dining, entertaining grow in popularity

    Debbie Mays realized a long-held dream in July, when she and partner Neil Miller opened up their brand new outdoor kitchen and bar to friends and family for a party. "That morning, the doors were put in, and the party began, and it was spectacular," she said. "Having an outdoor kitchen was something...

  • Baltimore's 'Blue Book,' a relic of 19th-century elite, persists today

    Baltimore's 'Blue Book,' a relic of 19th-century elite, persists today

    With her 18th birthday approaching, it was nearly time for Margaret Van der Spiegel Penniman to make her debut in the adult world. Her mother went to the stationery store on Charles Street to register her debutante reception at the Engineers Club in the Baltimore Society Visiting List book. "It...

  • 'Poe Mansion' for sale for $2.5 million in Ruxton

    'Poe Mansion' for sale for $2.5 million in Ruxton

    The house at 1818 Ruxton Road was once owned by Philip Livingston Poe, a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe, who lived in it for almost 60 years. It became known as the Poe Mansion and is now on the market for $2,499,999. The current owners hired a structural engineer and have lovingly restored the home,...

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  • Relief for 'deadbeat dads'

    One of the biggest hurdles many inmates recently released from prison face is the accumulated debt of child support payments they were unable to pay while behind bars. The courts generally issue child support orders based on the parents' income and ability to pay when their case is heard. But if...

  • Bathroom breakdown

    Bathroom breakdown

    Transgender individuals have been using their choice of bathrooms — yes, including school bathrooms — for decades, but thanks to a U.S. District Court judge, their ability to do so has once again been compromised. Monday's ill-timed injunction granted by Judge Reed O'Connor of Northern Texas will,...

  • Parallel dimensions

    Parallel dimensions

    Last year, officials at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration decided they would no longer test prospective drivers for parallel parking skills. A lot of folks immediately assumed this would substantially increase the pass rate. Guess what? They were right. Newly-released statistics show that...

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  • With Republican Gov. Larry Hogan at convention, GOP fundraising gets boost

    With Republican Gov. Larry Hogan at convention, GOP fundraising gets boost

    For the first time since he took office, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan attended the annual conference of local government officials in Ocean City this week, and his arrival ushered in more robust GOP fundraising. The three-day annual Maryland Association of Counties' summer conference has always...

  • Hatewatch blog led city to fire an attorney, but what is it?

    Hatewatch blog led city to fire an attorney, but what is it?

    When a team of researchers in Alabama published a blog last week, they effectively ousted a veteran attorney working for the City of Baltimore. On Wednesday, team leader Heidi Beirich wrote online that Glen Keith Allen had been a dues-paying member of the neo-Nazi National Alliance. On Thursday,...

  • Maryland public defenders juggle heavy caseloads; critics say indigent clients suffer

    Maryland public defenders juggle heavy caseloads; critics say indigent clients suffer

    The Annapolis district courts have not been gaveled into session for the day, but already more than a dozen criminal defendants and their relatives are milling around in the hallway when a public defender arrives, a stack of thick manila folders under his arm. He calls out a list of names. One...

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