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Cancer benefit set for tomorrow

The Pikesville Chamber of Commerce will hold "Miles that Matter: Pikesville 5K Run/Walk" tomorrow to benefit the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center.

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Michael Dresser: Shifting gears on mass transit

When gas prices were clunking along in the low 3-buck-something range, mass transit didn't seem nearly as interesting as it does now. For the vast majority of us, the idea of sharing the commuting experience with strangers was as remote as planting our own tofu trees.

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Tiny, historic area is tucked into Pikesville

Ralston is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Pikesville, an area in northwest Baltimore County.

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Farmers' market to open Tuesday

The Pikesville Farmers' Market will open July 1 on the Walker Avenue side of the Pikesville Library and Senior Center.

All-Baltimore County: Boys track

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Jermol Dix, Western Tech

All-Baltimore County: Girls track

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Amanda Kimbers, McDonogh

Whatever happened to ... Karen Goldberg?

A music critic writing in The Sun in 1987 described Karen Goldberg, a self-taught Baltimore acoustic guitarist, this way:

Michael Dresser: Travel light, and ride close

It's been quite an experience riding the light rail system the past couple of weeks. Certainly it's been a great way to get to know your fellow Baltimoreans a little better. My favorite was that southbound stretch between Mount Washington and North Avenue, whipping around curves in a stuffed-to-the-gills one-car train while standing in a stairwell jotting down quotes offered by fellow members of the "crush load."

Pikesville captures 13th straight county title

Another year, another county championship.

Man accused in blasts a 'safety risk,' ordered held

A well-off, retired businessman accused of creating loud bangs and flashes in the middle of the night because he was "mad at his neighbors" in Pikesville was ordered held without bail yesterday by a judge who expressed concern about the suspect "blowing up the neighborhood."

Happy farewell to 'boom' times

There are things that go bump in the night, and then there are things that shake your walls, rattle your brain and send you flying out of bed.

Road project in Lutherville to affect turns

The State Highway Administration will temporarily prohibit motorists from making left turns from southbound York Road onto eastbound Seminary Avenue starting Monday while York Road is widened between Cavan Drive and Ridgely Road in Lutherville.

Quick cuts part of Passover tradition

There were twice as many stylists working as on a usual Sunday and every seat was taken, with pre-teens getting their curly locks blown straight and toddlers getting their hair trimmed, too distracted to cry as they watched Elmo DVDs. The phone had been ringing nonstop, not including the half-dozen messages waiting when she arrived.

First love, lasting love

All they remember is that they were on an elevator. But what do the details matter now?

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Bre Scullark

What do models wear when they're off the runway and off the clock? We would like to believe they lounge around in yoga pants and sneakers the way we do, but the fact is, they're often just as stylish off camera as they are on.

Lombard as center of Jewish life

The crowds and the noise, the live chickens at Yankelove's Poultry, the bagels at Wartzman's and the cream cheese at Smelkinson's, the sidewalk fruit stands and pickle barrels ... they've all vanished from East Lombard Street, once the heart of Jewish East Baltimore.

It's goodbye, hello for a congregation

Members of Beth Jacob Congregation are celebrating their last Shabbat service today.

O'Malley maps out plan for DNA

As Baltimore County police announced the second arrest in less than a week of a man linked to a long-unsolved rape through DNA testing, Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday he eventually wants police departments to collect genetic samples as commonly as they do fingerprints.

All-Baltimore County boys indoor track team