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2013 Harford Guide Shopping in Harford
Whether you prefer department stores or small boutiques, there is something for every shopper in Harford County. For some, the best place to start is Bel Air, also known as the “heart of Harford County.” At the intersection of routes 1 and 24,...
Tags: Pier 1 Imports Incorporated, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, PETsMART Incorporated, Target
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Sol Kramer, wholesale hobby business owner
Sol Kramer, who turned a Depression-era 15-cent balsa toy airplane business into a leading wholesale hobby empire, died of pneumonia April 24 at Hospice by the Sea in Pompano Beach, Fla. The former Pikesville resident was 96. Born in Baltimore, he was...
Tags: Pikesville, Toy Industry, Hampden, Coral Gables, Hobbies
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EEOC claims Toys 'R' Us discriminated against deaf job applicant
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Toys "R" Us, alleging the company broke the law when staff at its Columbia store refused to provide a sign-language interpreter for a job applicant who is deaf. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S....
Tags: Toy Industry, Trials, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hearing Impairment, Laws
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Ravens' Purple Fever spreads in Howard school system before Super Bowl
There's an epidemic spreading among the staff of the Howard County Public School System: Purple Fever. Whether it's Administrative Director of Elementary Schools Arlene Harrison proclaiming before a Board of Education presentation last week that "purple...
Tags: Terrell Suggs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XLVII, Football, San Francisco 49ers
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Toy giveaway serious business for Arbutus nonprofit
Santa has his elves. So does Southwest Emergency Services. Those volunteering for the Arbutus nonprofit based on the campus of Arbutus United Methodist Church at Shelbourne Road and Maple Avenue were out in full force on Dec. 14 to help make the...
Tags: Catonsville, Religious Festivals, Toy Industry, Halethorpe, Candy, Flowers and Gifts
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Finding the resolve for pet's weight-loss plan
For The Baltimore SunWe noticed over the holidays, much to her chagrin, that the Labragator is getting a wee bit chunky 'round the middle. Just like us, she's getting older and her weight is becoming an issue; our last lab had joint problems that weren't helped at all by...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps thankful for community support of Toys for Tots drive
Editor: On behalf of the officers and members of the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to our fifth annual Toys for Tots campaign this season. Our goal this was to fill, from front to back, all three of our...Tags: Religious Festivals, Toy Industry, U.S. Marine Corps, Havre de Grace, Holidays
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First Toys for Tots drive at Ridgely Middle School exceeds goals
The holiday season took on a bit of a different meaning this year for hundreds of Ridgely Middle School students who this month overwhelmed their teachers with strong participation in the school's first Toys for Tots drive. "The kids are doing a...
Tags: Family, Toy Industry, U.S. Marine Corps, Students, Holidays
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The board game that launched a lifetime of errand running
Connie and Nancy and I have been best friends since the seventh grade, and when the three of us get together, it is middle school all over again. Card games and board games are part of our mix, and I am happy to report that while I am no better at...Tags: Mad Men (tv program), Monopoly (game), Satellite and Cable Service, Companies and Corporations, Personal Service
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Retailers test new formats during holidays
At GameStop Kids at White Marsh Mall, shoppers will find plush Mario book bags and Angry Birds hats mixed in with the Lego Star Wars and other kid-friendly video games, a mix meant to attract both serious "gamers" as well as those who've never played...
Tags: Family, Toy Industry, Dundalk, Marketing, LEGO Group
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Small toy shops expect bright holiday
Just as Tom and Claudia Towles were opening their second Baltimore toy shop four years ago, the recession hit. The owners of aMuse Toys decided to cut back — not on staff or selling space — but on the number of manufacturers whose products...
Tags: Family, American Express Company, Toy Industry, Black Friday (shopping), Consumers
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Owings Mills family's holiday mitzvah is donating toys to needy children
As the day of his bar mitzvah approached, Zack Lubliner, of Owings Mills, decided on a mitzvah project that would help others and celebrate the coming Festival of Lights. "Since my bar mitzvah was during Hanukkah, I thought I'd give people presents,"...
Tags: Toy Industry, Judaism, Hanukkah, Gifts, Target
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