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President Bryan Fischer said the group, which represents more than 30 Towson-area community associations, decided to shed the "unwieldy" acronym to "more effectively convey who we are."

For the second time this spring, Catonsville High School students walked out of class on Friday to protest gun violence in schools.

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The Board of Education voted Tuesday night to postpone its decision on whether to move forward with a $60 million renovation for Lansdowne High School until its next meeting May 8.

The Baltimore County Council passed what was described as a "housekeeping" bill April 2. Council members did not know at the time that the bill could negate a lawsuit against County Executive Kevin Kamenetz.

Details emerge on Towson double homicide

Tens of thousands of used books will be sold at the Towson Library from April 19 to 22.

A group of Arbutus residents met with community outreach officer Tom Warehime to discuss issues aired on the Arbutus Improvement Association Facebook page.

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Two men were found dead with signs of physical trauma in an apartment in Towson, and Baltimore County police are investigating the deaths as a double homicide, officials said.

A judge ordered Chabad-Lubavitch to tear down a building addition that she ruled violates setback covenants. Their request to delay the teardown was denied.

More than a year after a fire destroyed its Catonsville shop, Blue Iris Flowers is returning to a nearby space on Frederick Road.

The Orient Restaurant, a popular Towson spot for Chinese and Japanese food, is reopening in Towson after two years.

Towson University is expanding a grant to Baltimore County Police to step up weekend neighborhood patrols and keep an eye on rowdy students during the spring semester.

Advocacy group "Save Towson's Gateway" is planning a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the county's removal of 30 trees at the site of a proposed Royal Farms on York Road.

The County Council votes Monday on whether to support the "Patapsco Arts District," which would provide tax credits and incentives to artists in Catonsville, Arbutus and UMBC.

Catonsville High School hosted a "senior citizen prom" on March 24.

Towson High advocate group "New in '22" met with county officials in March to discuss the process for taking the school off the historic landmark list, making it easier to renovate and expand the building.

A 51-year-old man was killed and a 97-year-old woman was critically injured in a house fire in Arbutus early Wednesday morning, officials said.

The Towson Chamber of Commerce is installing planters with bushes and flowers around Towson's downtown district using a state grant.

Food Truck Wednesdays, a weekly dinnertime event in Arbutus, will launch at a second location in Timonium April 4.

Blue Water Baltimore will run a study to improve stormwater management around the Herring Run tributary in the Knollwood and Overbrook neighborhoods of Towson.

A snowstorm on Wednesday, the second day of spring, brought much of Catonsville and Arbutus areas to a grinding halt.

Snow continues to fall on Wednesday, the second day of Spring, slowing down life in Towson.

Baltimore County's places of worship are wrestling with how to be welcoming while keeping congregants safe, amid a national discussion after the Parkland, Fla. shooting about how to protect "soft targets."

The owner and an employee of Griffin's Loving Care, an assisted living home in Lansdowne, each pleaded guilty to four counts of neglect of a vulnerable adult in March.

The owner of Oscar, a dog that died in Arbutus over New Years from hypothermia, has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty.

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The Chabad of Towson and Goucher, in the center of a long-standing zoning dispute with the neighborhood, was ordered to tear down an addition by March 1 but filed for an extension.

Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocery store focused on natural and organic food, plans to open a Towson location this summer, its second in the mid-Atlantic region.

Students at Catonsville High School students began walking out of the school building on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to take part in the National School Walkout commemorating last month’s school shooting in Florida.

After 12 years in the Towson area, Asian fusion restaurant Pei Wei has closed.

The eight-week Sisters in the Brotherhood Pre-Apprenticeship Program prepares women for careers in carpentry, drawing them to a male-dominated industry.

Catonsville High principal Matthew Ames laid out the school's plans for how to handle a March 14 student walkout, planned across the country to protest gun violence.

After a 70-year run, the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department’s annual carnival is coming to an end.

After last week's wind storm derailed inspection plans, Krispy Kreme's Catonsville location announced they will open on April 3, a week later than previously planned.

Food Truck Wednesdays, a popular weekly fundraiser for the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, will kick off its second season on March 14 with an Irish-themed pub night for St. Patrick’s Day.

In the wake of Tuesday night’s deadline to file candidacy for the 2018 elections, Baltimore County’s District 1 is getting its first look at what the ballot will look like come November.

"Youth Speak Out," a three-week workshop put on by nonprofit Wide Angle Media, was held at the Woodlawn Library in February to give about a dozen young people the skills to express their stories through film.

A firefighter from Catonsville's Station 4 rescued a cat from a tree in mid-February, highlighting the county's recent return to saving cats when possible.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut's new Catonsville location will start serving up fresh doughnuts at the end of March.

Three Republican candidates, all from the Baltimore County side of the district, have announced their candidacy for one of District 12’s three long Democrat-held delegate seats.

A Columbia man is facing four criminal charges and more than 20 traffic charges after fleeing the scene of a crash in Catonsville, running from police into a wooded area and prompting a helicopter and K9 search.

At Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, volunteers cooked colonial-style to experience how Banneker lived.

A pedestrian bridge connecting Dogwood Road to Woodlawn High School that was closed in 2014 will be rebuilt this spring, county officials said.

Construction for 818 Market, a gourmet grocery store planned for Frederick Road in Catonsville, is set to begin in March.

The Baltimore County Women's Commission named Gabrielle McLean of Catonsville "Young Woman of the Year" for her work helping homeless youth and children.

The fifth annual Wintertide Art Show at the Arbutus Library is expected to showcase more than 100 works of art from nine area schools.

Valentine's Day celebrations took an unexpected turn at the Hollywood Cinema in Arbutus when about 300 people, mostly women, packed into the theater to drink wine and watch "Fifty Shades Freed."

Following state senator Edward Kasemeyer's announcement that he will not run for office in 2018, District 12 delegate Clarence Lam announced he will run to fill the seat.