The city-owned parcel along Pratt Street is primarily occupied by a fountain

On Maryland's Eastern Shore, 6201 Swan Creek Road in Rock Hall reaches new heights in property ownership. A classic 19th-century farmhouse and a charming waterfront cottage sit on a private peninsula consisting of 177-plus acres of farmland.

The Carroll County Historic Preservation Commission will meet Sept. 10 in the historic schoolhouse in Uniontown to discuss the fate of the 107-year-old former rural community bank.

Three nautical miles from downtown Annapolis but seeming worlds away is the private peninsula where Mill and Burley creeks meet the Chesapeake Bay — and where 2077 Maidstone Farm Road, a nine-acre estate with 2,000 feet of the waterfront, awaits its new owner.

Nestled between homes in historic Uniontown, a former rural community bank has sat vacant along Uniontown Road for more than 30 years.

We should forgive the student debts of graduates who choose professions in social work, child care, elder care, nursing and teaching

It is not often that a piece of Maryland architectural history goes on the market, which is one of myriad reasons that the Springfield Estate in northern Baltimore County is such a treasure.

David S. Ewell, a retired banker, who was a Civil War buff, died July 8 of lung cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 76.

For six weeks during the summer of 1972 I was an umpire. I called Little League baseball and men's fast pitch softball games for teams in Baltimore County. Most of the other umpires were grown men, and I have vivid memories of drowning in my oversized mask and chest protector. Whether it was an easy game to call or a nail-biter, I would not trade the experience for anything. I was employed, learning the fundamentals of managing the money I was making and gaining experience handling challenging

Meet Cyndi Hutchins, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's director of financial gerontology – one of the country's first in such a position at a financial management firm.

Indemnity Insurance Corp. founder Jeffrey B. Cohen fights everything. Now he faces the biggest battle of his life — his company has been seized by regulators and he's accused of plotting to kill a judge.

The former treasurer for Winfield fire company received a 10-year suspended sentence Wednesday for embezzling funds from the company over the course of nearly five years.

A contemporary, villa-style home made of brick and cedar siding, found at 4205 Sweet Air Road in Baldwin, is for sale for $675,000.

A former repair auto shop on Bel Air's North Main Street could be the site of a microbrewery and restaurant and a key for development on the north side of town, according to the business owner.

Harford Community College announces that Freedom Federal Credit Union has established the Freedom Federal Credit Union Scholarship at the college.

Holiday celebration a tradition

Anne Arundel County voters will chose between Republican Steve Schuh and Democrat George F. Johnson IV for their next county executive.

Robert M.S. Menzies Sr., president and CEO of Easton bank and Trust Co. and a civic leader, died Tuesday of multiple myeloma at his Easton home. He was 67.

In the Lutherville development of Mayfair, 1 Seaberry Court is a stately and traditional Colonial-style home. The interior, however, is designed for a modern, minimalist lifestyle.

Toni R. Killefer, a former preschool teacher who was a longtime supporter of breast cancer research and was a mentor to cancer patients, died of Monday of metastatic breast cancer at her Stevenson home. She was 49.

Morris Weiner continues working at his vacuum cleaner repair shop in Morris Weiner where he is now assisted by his daughter.

The investor group buying 1st Mariner Bank in Baltimore said Monday that they've received necessary federal and state regulatory approvals and expect to close on the deal this month.

One of the finest waterfront properties on Gibson Island in Anne Arundel County is the contemporary, three-story stucco home located at 1621 St. Giles Road.