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The city's plan to award naming rights to the Baltimore Arena to the Royal Farms chain of convenience stores drew praise Tuesday as a pairing almost as good as Western fries and chicken, though some still questioned the need to place yet another corporate logo on a municipal building.

The Baltimore Arena is slated to get a real fresh facelift real fast, with the city expected to select Royal Farms Wedneday as the new corporate sponsor of the venue.

Power couple Beyonce and Jay Z are going on tour this summer -- and making a stop in Baltimore. The On the Run Tour stops at M&T Bank Stadium on July 7.

Edie Brown of Mays Chapel is a PR powershouse; Chiara Menegatti, 10, of Lutherville Laboratory Elementary and Grace Black, also 10, of St. Paul's School for Girls were winner and runnerup of a basketball shootout held recently at Ridgely Middle School.

After stealing a fellow rider's phone on a Maryland Transit Administration bus in Baltimore this summer, three men forced the man to exit the bus and withdraw cash from an ATM in order to pay to get the phone back, according to MTA Police.

Visit Baltimore officials and others in the industry say the city needs more exhibition space and a new arena or it risks falling behind in the lucrative convention market

After contract expired, naming rights are up for sale

Grand Prix aims to prove city without Fortune 500 company can support growing sports scene

Wayne L. Sherman, a Baltimore City government employee and a Morrell Park activist, was stricken on a street in downtown Baltimore on July 11 and died at Mercy Medical Center.

Angela Rypien is the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Charm and the most famous player in the Legends Football League, formerly the Lingerie Football League.

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice showed up at 1st Mariner Arena on Monday night for WWE Raw.

Ryback talks about WWE Raw at 1st Mariner Arena

Capping Ticketmaster fees has little to do with Springsteen playing Baltimore

Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers could add unlimited fees to the price of admission for concerts and sporting events under legislation approved by a key City Council committee on Tuesday.

A little more than 40 years later, Monroe, now 68 years old, said he still feels regret about leaving Baltimore, citing the naivete of his younger self. Yesterday, Monroe reflected on his career and his time with the Bullets at an event in Baltimore to celebrate the official release of his autobiography, "Earl the Pearl: My Story."

School spent $70 million on arena in hopes of bolstering sports program, adding business

Globetrotters to mark first sporting event at new Tiger Arena with march for charity

Our view: A high-powered friendship is diminishing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's standing

During the week, one is a chemical engineer. One is a nutritional consultant. Another is a police sergeant in Baltimore City. But on weekends, they play for the Baltimore Charm of the Legends Football League (formerly the Lingerie Football League).

The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr., senior pastor of the New Shiloh Baptist Church whose Sunday preaching on the radio brought him an audience beyond his congregation of 5,000 members, died early Thursday of cancer at his daughter's Bowie home. He was 76.

One of the first trips Mark Turgeon made after succeeding Gary Williams at Maryland was to Baltimore. A little more than two years later, Baltimore remains a priority for Turgeon in terms of his program's fans and future players.

After several profitable quarters, First Mariner Bancorp reported Tuesday that it lost nearly $2.3 million in the first quarter as it disposed of bad loans and foreclosed real estate.

Aside from the lip-syncing, the pop princess pulled out all the stops, from eye-catching costumes to a string of mega-hits

"Mandy" singer Barry Manilow discusses his Manilow Music Project, sneaking in songs the audience might not know and more. He performs at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore on April 20.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Rosanna Garcia and Gabrielle Holloway will face off April 13 at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena.