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Ray Green is married with two daughters and lives in West Sussex, England. He graduated from Southampton University with a BSc in Physics and then went on to a career spanning some 30 years in the electronics manufacturing industry. For much of that time he was operating at Director or Managing Director level in several different companies and so he is well qualified to give an insight into the world of business and corporate politics and intrigue. His business career culminated in his participation in a management buyout of his last company. It was an incredibly tortuous process, and the ...

2018 Veterans Day freebies: Free eats for vets and active duty military at Starbucks, Dunkin', Denny's, Bonefish Grill and others.

By Doreen Christensen

Nov 10, 2018

The former H.H. Gregg and Toys 'R' Us spaces at the Tollgate Marketplace shopping center in Bel Air, a combined 63,000 square feet, are being marketed by the shopping center owner.

By David Anderson

Jun 26, 2018

Roundup of 2018 Memorial Day freebies, deals and retail coupons and deals for holiday sales through May 28.

By Doreen Christensen

May 25, 2018

The Famous Dave’s barbecue restaurant at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 24 in Bel Air has closed after seven years in business.

By David Anderson

Aug 25, 2017

Restaurants in and around Baltimore are preparing special menus for Mother's Day on May 14. Here are some of the spots where you can treat your mom to brunch

By Sarah Meehan

May 2, 2017

LocaLynx was launched by its three founders from Mansfield, Ohio. in October 2015, offering communities coupons and deals for nearby businesses, while promoting local goods and services. The app has since launched in communities across 15 states and Canada, including Maryland, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Colorado and Wyoming.

By Andrew Michaels

Mar 2, 2017

Now five years old with 41 locations in 11 states, the chain is looking to double in size in two years, and Kraus and Newton say they plan to turn barbecue with a side of patriotism into a national brand.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 18, 2017

As Baltimore’s reputation as a foodie city rises, it’s coming at a cost to the dining public as more restaurants open with higher price points.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 10, 2016

Leap Day freebies and deals good on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016

By Doreen Christensen

Feb 29, 2016

By now you've probably heard that there's a new "Real Housewives" franchise that's set up shop nearby in tony Potomac. The cast of six started displaying their quick comebacks, lavish digs and equally lavish wardrobes on Sunday's series premiere on Bravo. Here's a quick rundown on where you might spot the cast during their off-camera hours and how they achieve their on-camera style.

By John-John Williams IV

Jan 20, 2016

Anastasia has closed, and the space is undergoing renovations to transform it to a Latin-inspired restaurant.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 27, 2015

Two women who work at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center and have breast cancer meet for the first time at a special hospital event and plot to match-make their adult children. It works. Now, the happy couple is getting married. St. Joe's threw them an engagement party last week.

Land of the Free: Veterans Day freebies, discounts, eats and treats on Nov. 11, 2015

Restaurant coupons: $10 off at Bonefish Grill, freebies at McDonald's, Chipotle

By Doreen Christensen

Aug 11, 2015

The Harford County Liquor Control Board assessed extra fines against two local businesses Wednesday after the resident licensees did not show up for show cause hearings to answer charges of liquor law violations.

Despite objections from its lawyer, the Harford County Liquor Control Board has decided Bonefish Grill in Bel Air can keep serving alcoholic drinks to its customers, having complied with requirements the board set two weeks ago.

As Bonefish Grill open with fanfare at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by county officials, it's further testimony to downtown Towson's status as an emerging market in the region.

Owners of Bonefish Grill in Bel Air, who have been running their establishment for five months without any members of their limited liability corporation on their liquor license as the law requires, have about two weeks to get their paperwork in order.

Through the Winter Shelter program, St. Philip's Episcopal Church hosted the homeless from Sunday Dec. 28, 2014 through Sunday, Jan. 4, hosting an estimated 30-35 people each night and were assisted in the large effort by many local groups and restaurants to provide food, personal supplies, lunches for the next day, conversation and company.

The majority of Harford County businesses passed a liquor compliance test last year, although 2015 is off to a rocky start with half of businesses, including two new ones, failing another test.

Event for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation helps build Baltimore's culinary scene

This recipe is for a creamy onion soup, not a traditional French-style onion soup with cheese on top.

Oyster Bay Grille opened in September 2013 in the Towson Circle development at York and Joppa roads, taking over a restaurant space that had been vacant since the closing of Vin in 2008.

Mission BBQ's newest location in Columbia is scheduled to officially open to the public on Monday.

This week another piece of the dramatic redevelopment of downtown Towson falls into place as a 90,000 square foot, 15-screen Cinemark theater ushers in its first moviegoers Thursday.

Developer Greenberg Gibbons announced last month the addition of five new restaurants, two retailers and a U.S. post office to the new Towne Centre at Laurel. Along with new tenants is also the addition of a new street light and entrance that allows drivers to enter from Cherry Lane, said Jack Brock, assistant director of community planning for Laurel.

In what one liquor board member called "a pretty significant improvement," 27 out of 30 businesses checked during a recent underage compliance test did not sell alcohol to an underage student

I am writing to you as the president of FACE-IT (Faith Activated Community Empowering Intervention Training), a not for profit corporation incorporated in the State of Maryland.

More than a dozen Harford County businesses were willing to serve alcohol to an underage customer during a compliance test last week, the county's liquor control board revealed at a meeting last Wednesday.

Thomas Fitzpatrick, president and chief operating officer of developer Greenberg Gibbons, came before the Laurel City Council Monday, Jan. 27 to update the city on opening dates and new stores in the $110 million Towne Centre at Laurell, which, he said, could bring upward of 1,500 new jobs to the area; not counting the about 1,000 construction jobs in the building of the center.

Fourteen new stores and restaurants announced for Towne Centre at Laurel

Shoo-Fly Diner, the new restaurant from Amy and Spike Gjerde, opened mid-October in the Belvedere Square building — a former Hess Shoes store — that has previously housed the restaurants Taste and Crush.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced Thursday that Bonefish Grill, BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse, Hanabi Japanese Restaurant and the Bobby Flay-inspired Bobby's Burger Palace, as the four newest future tenants of Towson Square.

The Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate its 125th anniversary beginning with an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 12

Mission BBQ is already in preview mode, hosting invitation-only charity nights for police and fire departments

You know those television cooking shows where the chefs scramble to prepare judge-pleasing dishes using specified ingredients while the clock ticks down? The Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament is like that, except with a live audience and an emcee who asks questions as the chefs work.

The Howard County Police Foundation 22nd annual Howard County Police Pace 5K race and 1-mile walk is scheduled for Sept. 8 at Centennial Park in Ellicott City, the foundation announced this week.

Harford police blotter

Mission BBQ plans to expand to California, Canton and York, Pa.