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Towson resident Laurie Taylor-Mitchell is a longtime advocate for Baltimore County public school students.

The Orient Restaurant is reopening in Towson. Plans are to reopen at 416 York Road in the next 7 to 10 days.

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The 37th annual Maryland Home and Garden Show kicks off this weekend and continues through March 11.

A last-minute flurry of fiings for Towson area offices came in this week as Tuesday's filing deadline for the June 26 primary election approached. Here's who is in the running.

Towson High School students excelled in a districtwide science competition that drew more than 220 students.

A kindergartner at Stoneleigh Elementary raised more than $7,200 for the American Heart Association through a pushup for dollars campaign. The school-wide campaign asked all elementary students at Stoneleigh to jump rope or do other heart healthy activities for dollars.

The first of three projects planned for construction on Joppa Road is finished. Sonic restaurant opened at 1631 E. Joppa Rd. on Wednesday.

Got rats? The county's rat eradication program will expand to three Towson neighborhoods in July. Officials say the program is succeeding in controlling rodent infestations in the 13 original neighborhoods targeted with the pilot program.

Plans for former La Cakerie chef Jason Hisley's new shop in Timonium are underway at 47 E. Padonia Road. The bakery is set to open in April.

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Radebaugh Park, three years in the making, might actually take shape in the spring and summer.

Towson High School’s National Arts Honor Society will hosts its 25th annual edible art exhibit, an open contest for the most creative sculptures that can be made out of edible materials. After judging, the art becomes the main course for the night.

Though the Towson Healthy Hearts 5K isn’t set until June this year, organizers of the heart health focused neighborhood race have kicked off sign-ups with a series of videos meant to encourage neighborhood participation.

A Towson couple will celebrate 65 years of marriage this year. They spoke to us about the longevity of their marriage and what keeps the sparks flying six decades later.

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As a celebration of all things Olympic, the The Orokawa Y in Towson will host a free family and heart-friendly event Feb. 16.

A tattoo shop is one step closer to opening in downtown Towson.

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STANLEY Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, will occupy the entire top floor of the building with plans to move to the new location in first quarter 2018.

San Francisco-based Spin, a dockless bike share company, has launched at Towson University and Goucher College.

Towson High's Colophon received its latest national award this week. The high school has produced the literary magazine for more than 50 years.

Baltimore County Public Library's Towson branch will host a free genealogy session Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Participants can learn how to research lost or unknown ancestors through census records, historic photographs, funeral programs, slave narratives and other sources.

A man who alleges he has had more than $2,000 of damage to his vehicle was denied from receiving Baltimore County funds because he was the first person to report the issue to officials.

The Towson Arts Collective has moved on from a temporary space at the Towson Town Center. The nonprofit arts group is looking at a space in the Shops at Kenilworth.

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Towson High’s Colophon was one of 26 magazines in the nation to receive the Highest Award as part of the 2017 Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English.

A second group has formed to discuss plans for a new Towson High School. The group seeks to preserve the historic nature of the 1949 school building and decrease the size of plans for the new school.

Members of the PTA Council of Baltimore County are considering spreading one effort to fight food insecurity in schools throughout Baltimore County.

Some areas in Baltimore County have seen a rash of residential burglaries in recent months, according to Baltimore County police, who say burglars have struck 18 large homes since October, including three in Towson Jan. 19.

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The 51st annual Towsontown Spring Festival is now accepting applications for vendors at the downtown Towson festival.

Baltimore County Police have detained a a suspect in the robbery of a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Towson Monday.

Towson American Legion to raise funds for scholarship fund set up in Towson native's honor

The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce's annual celebration of county restaurants, Baltimore County Restaurant Week, starts Jan. 19 and runs through Feb. 3.

A Phoenix resident credits running with allowing him to drop about 45 pounds and centering his life.

After years of letter writing campaigns and public speeches by Baltimore County parents, Towson area parents are one step closer to seeing their request for new schools granted.

After a rash of vandalism the evening of New Year's Day, Greenbrier residents reported two additional vandalism incidents this week.

The AMF Timonium has been rebranded as Bowlero, a “retro-modern" bowling center owned by the same parent company.

The Towson Chamber of Commerce has announced a new awards series dedicated to recognizing those who make Towson a better place to live.

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A free book group for veterans, hosted by the Maryland Humanities and the Towson branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, kicks of Jan. 29. The group meets five times monthly for a pizza dinner and group discussion in Towson.

Greenbrier residents say someone vandalized five vehicles overnight between Jan. 1 and 2.

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Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has nominated Margaret Willis King for appointment to the Baltimore County Human Relations Commission. The Human Relations Commission is charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws under Title 29 of the Baltimore County Code.

The Baltimore County Commission for Women has opened nominations for its 36th annual Women of the Year awards.

Rise Biscuits Donuts, a North Carolina chain serving biscuits, doughnuts and fried chicken sandwiches, will open a location near Towson Jan. 10. The Maryland franchise will donate 10 percent of its grand opening sales on Jan. 13 to the Timonium Elementary School PTA.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust will pitch in $115,000 toward studying improvements desired by Towson’s Knollwood-Donnybrook Improvement Association along Herring Run, a 31-square-mile watershed with headwaters in eastern Towson.

Baltimore County has changed its Christmas tree collection procedures to picking up trees in the same place place garbage. Trees were collected from in front of homes in previous years.

No More Stolen Childhoods, a Cockeysville-based nonprofit that helps survivors of child sex abuse has named Towson resident Vanessa Milio as its new executive director.