Century-old family cemetery is unlikely tenant for Towson Circle III

What happened to Wednesday's winter weather?

Though occasional flurries fell in Baltimore throughout the afternoon and evening, the city was spared the predicted snow accumulation...

Old Towson Jail rehabilitation project honored by historical trust

The rehabilitation of the Old Towson Jail into an office building was honored by the Maryland Historical Trust last week as part of the...

County Councilman Marks names West Towson resident to Commission on Aging

Fifth District County Council member David Marks last week nominated West Towson resident Jane Roger to serve as a local representative on...

Opening statements likely Wednesday in Huguely murder trial

Opening statements in the high-profile trial of George W. Huguely V, charged with murder in the death of his former University of Virginia...

Opponents speak against Balto. Co. transgender bill

Opponents of a proposal to protect transgender people from discrimination in Baltimore County urged the County Council on Monday to defeat...

Jury selection continues in trial of U.Va. lacrosse player accused of killing Yeardley Love

One by one, potential jurors in the murder case against George W. Huguely V, who's accused of beating his former girlfriend to death when...

Pot Spring students send heartfelt Valentine's gift to sick, disabled children

Having students make Valentine's Day cards can be a good arts-and-crafts project.

Pedestrian struck by car early Saturday near Towson Starbucks

A man walking near a Towson coffee shop was struck by a car early Saturday and seriously injured.

Basketball: Mount St. Joe wins overtime thriller over Calvert Hall

Mount St. Joseph made eight straight free throws in the final 1:19 of overtime to seal a 65-60 victory over visiting Calvert Hall Tuesday...

Swimming: Notre Dame Prep rolls to IAAM title; Bryn Mawr repeats in 'B'

After ending McDonogh's eight-year grip on the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship last season, Notre...

Gilman rallies from 59 points down to win MIAA indoor track title

LANDOVER — Gilman didn't enjoy the first part of Friday's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championship meet, as Mount...

Wrestling: Loyola earns rare dual meet triumph over Mount St. Joe

Loyola Blakefield turned senior night at Mount St. Joseph into an historic Friday night for the Dons as they sprinted to a 32-12 lead and...

Girls basketball: John Carroll halts Notre Dame Prep's long home winning streak

In addition to sweeping the regular-season series from Notre Dame Prep on Friday evening with a 44-35 victory on the Blazers' senior night,...

Organizer of the Great Scale Model Train Show, Howard Zane knows his stuff

Howard Zane's passion for model railroading is obvious. The walls of his Columbia home are lined with glass cases filled with row upon row...

Luke Murray, son of actor Bill, is helping turn around Towson's basketball team

Earlier this month, assistant coach Luke Murray was traveling with Towson University's basketball team, psyching himself up for a win,...

Finding a tree with four-season appeal

One of our specimen trees is nearly kaput, so I've been looking for a suitable replacement that I can transplant this spring in full sun and...

'Ring of Honor' wrestling gets a stranglehold on Baltimore

It's Saturday night at Canton's Du Burns Arena, and Mike "The Prodigy" Bennett flexes and preens as his opponent, Ring of Honor champion Jay...

In 'Gleam,' testing limits and breaking traditions

Watching "Gleam" at Center Stage is like visiting a distant era that actually wasn't all that long ago. This play takes place between 1903...

Gettysburg orchestra set to visit Towson, Dulaney high schools, then Goucher College

On Thursday, Jan.19, Gettysburg College Symphony Orchestra will visit both Towson High School and Dulaney High School to conduct a clinic...

On face value, Hahn-Bin delivers a new experience

A tuxedo seems like the one sartorial item that Hahn-Bin might not wear when this 24-year-old violinist appears for the Candlelight...

Long-lived Arborvitae teems with life

A pair of sparrows has been nesting in our arborvitae tree. It's the perfect spot for them, too, since the tree's densely packed branches...

Fifth graders take to the dance floor

The idea of dancing with a boy sent several fifth-grade girls at Gunpowder Elementary into a tailspin. Jen Holland even gathered 25...

Education notes: Head of the Class

The following students from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., have been named to the fall 2011 dean's list:

Head of the Class: Local scholars earn dean's list honors

Irene Harris of Cockeysville, attending University of Dallas, Irving, Texas is spending the spring semester studying abroad...

Education notes: Pine Grove students get double dose of performances

Students at Pine Grove Elementary School on Dulaney Valley Road were set to be doubly entertained this week with educational performances on...

Cockeysville students' art complement Meyerhoff show

Twelve students from Cockeysville Middle School are having their artwork displayed at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Resident's exhibit at Ascension features works inspired by local beauty

Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Road, is continuing an exhibit of the paintings of Rodgers Forge resident

Sink or swim: Towson Swim Club sets end-of-month deadline to reach membership goal

The Towson Swim Club's board of directors has instituted a Feb. 29 deadline that will decide whether plans for a pool on the corner of...

Loch Raven mountain bikers welcome council resolution, but compromise on trails remains elusive

The mountain biking community turned out in force at the Baltimore County Council's work session Tuesday to thank council members for a...

LaVey's life as a good Scout honored with national award

For many of the 2,018 Towson-area Scouts who, over the last 40-something years, have had their Eagle Scout reviews conducted by Jim LaVey,...

After two years, Baltimore County's single-stream recycling program collecting momentum

Paper in one bin, bottles in another. Remember those old days of recycling?

American Girls take center stage at Towson Town Center

More than 200 girls and their American Girl dolls hit the runway at Towson Town Center on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Timonium: Calvert Hall choir poised to perform at Ground Zero and Carnagie Hall

Calvert Hall's Vocal Program will travel to New York City, April 11-15, to perform an afternoon concert at St. Paul's...

Mild winter has customers of Baltimore County's public golf courses teeing off

As far as the landscape was concerned, Fox Hollow Golf Course in Timonium looked as you'd expect it to on the first day of February.

Towson Town Center seeing red on Feb. 3 for national heart disease awareness event

Towson Town Center is hosting National Wear Red Day on Friday, Feb. 3, in conjunction with Go Red For Women, a program of the American Heart...

St. Joseph Medical Center narrows field of suitors to three

St. Joseph Medical Center has narrowed its search for a strategic partner to three, the hospital said Wednesday.

St. John Properties will develop Timonium Exchange strip center

Four arrested in December killing at Towson Town Center

Six days before Christmas, four men tracked down 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget as he shopped at the Towson Town Center mall. One of them...

PNC Bank branch inside York Road supermarket robbed

A man who implied that he had a gun robbed the PNC Bank inside the Giant supermarket in the 6300 block of York Road on Thursday, Jan. 26,...

Police say man was abducted in Towson, forced to take cash from ATM

A man was kidnapped in downtown Towson and ordered to take money out of an automatic teller machine last week, according the Baltimore...

Towson crime log: Pair of liquor stores robbed in Timonium area

The following is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts. Our policy is to include descriptions when...

Editorial: Two years in, single-stream recycling looks like a success

Last week marked an anniversary worth noting. It was on Feb. 1, 2010, that Baltimore County made the switch to single-stream recycling.

Council Comment: Marks discusses proposal to establish open space zoning

On Monday, Feb. 6, County Councilman Tom Quirk and I will introduce legislation to create the first open space zoning designation in...

Letter: Maryland must pass laws that keep criminals behind bars

To our state legislators:

From Where I Sit: Weighing options of how to embrace weight loss challenges

It's a question only a wrestler could answer.